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Re: Truck bed lights
[Re: FurFlyin]
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01/10/20 05:03 PM
01/10/20 05:03 PM
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sumpter_al
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Go through the fire wall. Insulate the wire very good. A short in a 12 volt wire will melt it down I used 2 layers of heat shrink tubing on the section of the wire that went through the firewall. Got it at harbor freight.
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Re: Truck bed lights
[Re: 40Bucks]
#3008929
01/10/20 05:39 PM
01/10/20 05:39 PM
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Posts: 1,160 Opelika
noeyeddeer
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If I don't blow up the truck in the process I'll try to post the results of the project. Please post the results either way . Just kidding, you got this man.
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Re: Truck bed lights
[Re: ParrotHead89]
#3024602
01/27/20 10:16 AM
01/27/20 10:16 AM
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Posts: 3,293 Autaugaville
trailertrash
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My hunting truck Tundra came with a Undercover bed cover, which is a hard one piece. I am going to attach these right to the cover so when I lift up cover the lights will be above my head shinning down. You will be in your own shadow all the time. I would put the lights to one side or the other or better yet, both sides.
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Re: Truck bed lights
[Re: odocoileus]
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01/27/20 10:21 AM
01/27/20 10:21 AM
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trailertrash
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I would consider mounting the switch in the bed, where you will most likely be when you want bed lights. You could have two switches controlling them, but that’s a little more complex circuit. Led bed lights are unlikely to draw a lot of current, so I would just drop a fused hot wire off of your battery (this is also make them able to cut on regardless of ignition switch position) to the bed, switch the hot lead, and get your ground. I'm with Odo on this. A switch in the cab is asking for a dead battery (if not a daily driver). A switch where you are working is simply more practical anyway. To each his own I suppose.
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Re: Truck bed lights
[Re: ParrotHead89]
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01/27/20 09:52 PM
01/27/20 09:52 PM
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Posts: 11,932 Satsuma
kodiak06
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Those are very bright. Does yours have the motion sensor and auto shut off on it? They have auto shut off you can set
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Re: Truck bed lights
[Re: trailertrash]
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01/27/20 09:55 PM
01/27/20 09:55 PM
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kodiak06
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I would consider mounting the switch in the bed, where you will most likely be when you want bed lights. You could have two switches controlling them, but that’s a little more complex circuit. Led bed lights are unlikely to draw a lot of current, so I would just drop a fused hot wire off of your battery (this is also make them able to cut on regardless of ignition switch position) to the bed, switch the hot lead, and get your ground. I'm with Odo on this. A switch in the cab is asking for a dead battery (if not a daily driver). A switch where you are working is simply more practical anyway. To each his own I suppose. If you go with this company, the light strip has a switch... Even the ones that hard wire inside blinker assy.
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