Ideas for cargo lights?
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Cargo Master
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Ideas for cargo lights?
I am looking for some ideas on how to light my box area at night so I can see when tying down motorcycles or whatever in the dark. The "cargo lights" on the back of the cab just don't cut it. I don't want a roll bar or headache rack, so those are out. I did consider putting some battery powered LED tap lights inside my tool box lid so I wouldn't have to run wires or worry about weather or thieves.
Tell me what you have done to light your cargo area and please post pics if you can. Thanks!
Tell me what you have done to light your cargo area and please post pics if you can. Thanks!
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Cargo Master
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From: OR and UT
That was my other thought, putting some LED strip lights under the bed rails. Problem is that the light from those would not shine directly on what I am tying down. I may still do it though.
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I've been wanting to do this for a while now. Mostly because I'm running a tonneau cover and can't see ANYTHING in there - even during the day. RECON makes a fancy kit, but it's 100 bucks (yikes). I was thinking if I were to do it, I might consider wiring the lights to turn on when the tailgate is opened (with a kill switch of course - so they're not left on if I roll w/o the gate for some reason).
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I have an aluminum bed cover and needed some light. So, I put two Wally World lights on the back of my tool box and one inside with an on/off switch inside the tool box. It was inexpensive and lights up the both boxes.
You can see one of the lights in the upper left corner of the pic.
You can see one of the lights in the upper left corner of the pic.
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I used these in various locations under the bed rail.
They're small, very bright, can be mounted on just one end, and bent to shine in the direction required. Not the
The top ones on this page (LUXART LED Light Modules)....
Super Bright LEDs - LED Accent Lighting and LED Modules
Not the cheapest at roughly $20 a pop, but they're waterproof and are very nice.
TX
They're small, very bright, can be mounted on just one end, and bent to shine in the direction required. Not the
The top ones on this page (LUXART LED Light Modules)....
Super Bright LEDs - LED Accent Lighting and LED Modules
Not the cheapest at roughly $20 a pop, but they're waterproof and are very nice.
TX
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I used these in various locations under the bed rail.
They're small, very bright, can be mounted on just one end, and bent to shine in the direction required. Not the
The top ones on this page (LUXART LED Light Modules)....
Super Bright LEDs - LED Accent Lighting and LED Modules
Not the cheapest at roughly $20 a pop, but they're waterproof and are very nice.
TX
They're small, very bright, can be mounted on just one end, and bent to shine in the direction required. Not the
The top ones on this page (LUXART LED Light Modules)....
Super Bright LEDs - LED Accent Lighting and LED Modules
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Here is a good read, it had images but i don't see them(post 127). Bear hunter did a nice job.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...with-pics.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...with-pics.html
