I just ordered some led strip lights on ebay and was wondering if anyone here has used them on their trucks somehow. I'm not really sure what to do with them once they get here, nor do I even know how to/what to hook them up. Any help, thoughts, pics, etc... is greatly appreciated. I'm thinking I might put them near the floor to light up the leg room, or maybe in the bed of the truck somewhere, maybe under the truck somewhere. I have no clue. Any suggestions?

 

Are they the 16 foot roll? I have ordered the strips in white and orange. They were for my motorcycle. Supper easy to use. Cut on the line, solder in the wire, and heat shrink to cover. WHat SMD did you order?

 

I kind of went crazy on ebay today....I got 7 led bulds (Map,Dome,Reverse,&Tag) and this 16' strip of leds....all for under $15

 

Here's the link....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...ht_3442wt_1163

 

Yup, those are it. The SMD 50/50 are brighter but more spaced out. They also sell 3528 SMD 600 led count which is double the LEDs and they look more like a solid light pattern. I just gave away a roll to a friend before I though about putting it on the truck.

Like I said before, there supper easy to ins all, Just be ready to use a different glue if they fall off. That only depends on the location with heat. This happened on the motorcycle but as you know, your ridding on a motor. You could test out the lights with a simple 9v battery. Wont be as bright (close enough) but its only for test purpose.

 

this is what I did

 

That's pretty cool. How do you have them powered?

 

Here's mine. I'm going to wire strips inside also. Also removing all those green LEDs and replacing them with RGB (color changing).

 

That's freaking crazy man! lol Do you just have them tied into a switch and then to your battery posts? I don't know anything about wiring these type of things, but will figure it out I guess.

 

I use mine for puddle lights , comes on when the doors open, unlock from the fob or door keypad, or take the key out of the ignition. Works great