LED Bedlights
11-12-2012, 09:23 AM
#191
i got mine done and installed this weekend, didn't take long at all. I went with 2 of the led bars from superbright and they are plenty bright to light up the whole bed under the tonneau.
On my 2012, i didn't have the angle bed side under the rail, so I fabbed some brackets from angle iron and mounted with heavy duty 3m tape.
I tapped the cargo light wire so them come on with the unlock button.
On my 2012, i didn't have the angle bed side under the rail, so I fabbed some brackets from angle iron and mounted with heavy duty 3m tape.
I tapped the cargo light wire so them come on with the unlock button.
11-12-2012, 03:38 PM
#192
bump.. thanks to this thread I just finished doing this myself.
I picked up a strip of cuttable LED lights from amazon,
and a few basic switches which I placed in the tray at the front of the center console.
Sorry I don't have pictures of the switches, but they turned out great using a 13/16" boring bit in a drill once I took the tray out of the center console. I had to trim a bit of the lower center console piece in order for the switch wiring to fit. I can get more pictures if anyone would like, just PM me for that as I dont' check this board very often.
The lights came with sticky tape on them already and so far they've stuck just fine. I might end up having to stick them down better, some good 3M super baller tape will work i'm sure.
I just put them level with the bottom of the inside of the bed rail, on the bed itself.
Pics..
http://imgur.com/a/w1TsF
Couldn't be happier!!
I picked up a strip of cuttable LED lights from amazon,
and a few basic switches which I placed in the tray at the front of the center console.
Sorry I don't have pictures of the switches, but they turned out great using a 13/16" boring bit in a drill once I took the tray out of the center console. I had to trim a bit of the lower center console piece in order for the switch wiring to fit. I can get more pictures if anyone would like, just PM me for that as I dont' check this board very often.
The lights came with sticky tape on them already and so far they've stuck just fine. I might end up having to stick them down better, some good 3M super baller tape will work i'm sure.
I just put them level with the bottom of the inside of the bed rail, on the bed itself.
Pics..
http://imgur.com/a/w1TsF
Couldn't be happier!!
11-12-2012, 07:36 PM
#194
I did mine today. I ran the flexible sealed black strips cut to 50" per side with the 5050 SMD chips.
A lot brighter than the LEDs I used on my previous truck. Power was tapped into the trailer harness as per post #1. I spliced the orange wire and undid the ground bolt and added a terminal vs splicing that white wire.
A lot brighter than the LEDs I used on my previous truck. Power was tapped into the trailer harness as per post #1. I spliced the orange wire and undid the ground bolt and added a terminal vs splicing that white wire.
Last edited by LocDown; 11-12-2012 at 07:41 PM.
11-12-2012, 09:23 PM
#195
F150 Forum
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by DBCooper
i got mine done and installed this weekend, didn't take long at all. I went with 2 of the led bars from superbright and they are plenty bright to light up the whole bed under the tonneau.
On my 2012, i didn't have the angle bed side under the rail, so I fabbed some brackets from angle iron and mounted with heavy duty 3m tape.
I tapped the cargo light wire so them come on with the unlock button.
On my 2012, i didn't have the angle bed side under the rail, so I fabbed some brackets from angle iron and mounted with heavy duty 3m tape.
I tapped the cargo light wire so them come on with the unlock button.
11-12-2012, 09:25 PM
#196
Meaner than ymeski56
Originally Posted by tuxedoblack11
That's wierd that you don't have that angle under the lip of the bed? Are you sure you looked in the right spot?
11-17-2012, 10:49 PM
#199
Senior Member
I did mine today. I ran the flexible sealed black strips cut to 50" per side with the 5050 SMD chips.
A lot brighter than the LEDs I used on my previous truck. Power was tapped into the trailer harness as per post #1. I spliced the orange wire and undid the ground bolt and added a terminal vs splicing that white wire.
A lot brighter than the LEDs I used on my previous truck. Power was tapped into the trailer harness as per post #1. I spliced the orange wire and undid the ground bolt and added a terminal vs splicing that white wire.