lol - that gave me a good chuckle Chas. That should be quite a simple fix then.
Don't like the adverts? Click here to remove them
Interior light in the cargo area for 80 Series
- Thread starter adrianr
- Start date
Dave Burgess
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2010
- Messages
- 247
Found them!
I was being a bit soft and gentle with the wires tucked into the rook space. A quick tug
and a taped up connector appeared. Now to screw the light onto the roof and cut the headlining nicely. 
I was being a bit soft and gentle with the wires tucked into the rook space. A quick tug
and a taped up connector appeared. Now to screw the light onto the roof and cut the headlining nicely. 
I too fitted a third OE lamp at the cargo end, Karl Webster sent me one over about three years back. TBH I have not found the need to change to LED but having seen some vehicles fitted with LED's on MUD I must say I am tempted.
I am also looking for a strip light to fit in the lift up tailgate,
regards
Dave
I am also looking for a strip light to fit in the lift up tailgate,
regards
Dave
Don't like the adverts? Click here to remove them
It's just a cheap LED strip light bit like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-LED-S...e-Strip-Lights-6-Color-UK-stock-/320681128958
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-LED-S...e-Strip-Lights-6-Color-UK-stock-/320681128958
womble_
Active Member
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2014
- Messages
- 78
- Country Flag
cwc,
i did the same, although i placed it on the bottom/rear of the window pointing in. Gives great light to the interior even when full, and lights up the tailgate when we are camping.
Did you manage to get the wiring through the original grommet? I was worried I'd never get it back together again and just had the wire running free. the grey wire in the pic below, with red switch next to the fridge. I wanted to be able to turn it off with the tailgate open when there were lots of insects about.
[RESIZE=100]
[/RESIZE]
i did the same, although i placed it on the bottom/rear of the window pointing in. Gives great light to the interior even when full, and lights up the tailgate when we are camping.
Did you manage to get the wiring through the original grommet? I was worried I'd never get it back together again and just had the wire running free. the grey wire in the pic below, with red switch next to the fridge. I wanted to be able to turn it off with the tailgate open when there were lots of insects about.
[RESIZE=100]
[/RESIZE]
Last edited:
Towpack
Well-Known Member
I had a caravan type fluorescent strip light mounted on the upper tailgate between the handle and the window glass. I recently replaced it with 4 of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390956320...49&var=660318537170&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT spaced evenly across the width of the door and wired to a rocker switch behind the interior handle. They're self adhesive, dead easy to fit and very bright.
Some nice lighting ideas here. I have seen advertised...somewhere a strip of LED's on a flexible material, you could simply cut them to length and they still worked as they were paralleled!
@ Towpack, they look pretty cool, I a going to order some, might also fit one along the bottom of each the doors as puddle lights, cheaper than ordering the OE units.
regards
Dave
@ Towpack, they look pretty cool, I a going to order some, might also fit one along the bottom of each the doors as puddle lights, cheaper than ordering the OE units.
regards
Dave
Last edited:
I bought a strip of these very cheaply as footwell lights. They work superbly and I have gone on to use them for other things. They look best when hidden from direct view (such as door puddle lights) and come in warm or cool white among others. They are best when attached to good straight flat backing such as painted metal.
Look for COB LEDs, these are much more even as lights on view as overall diffused light.
Warm white will give a slightly orange light nearer to filament lamps, whereas cool white is closer to daylight. Some can just be too blue but most are good colour now especially warm white which is what we are mostly used to in filament lamps.
Look for COB LEDs, these are much more even as lights on view as overall diffused light.
Warm white will give a slightly orange light nearer to filament lamps, whereas cool white is closer to daylight. Some can just be too blue but most are good colour now especially warm white which is what we are mostly used to in filament lamps.
stumog
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2012
- Messages
- 3,786
- Country Flag
I used the led strip you can buy it was sticky on one side but I added sikaflex to make sure it didn't fall. It's so bright now.
People say though that the bugs are attracted to the white lights so may change to a red or yellow at some point.
Stu
People say though that the bugs are attracted to the white lights so may change to a red or yellow at some point.
Stu
womble_
Active Member
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2014
- Messages
- 78
- Country Flag
Dave 2000,
that's exactly what i did. They are cheap and bright and cut to length, but the soldering was a real pain as there is only a very small contact area.
I had lots left over, so run it the length of the awning as well, which we don't use very often, but works well.
http://r.ebay.com/OI2x4R
that's exactly what i did. They are cheap and bright and cut to length, but the soldering was a real pain as there is only a very small contact area.
I had lots left over, so run it the length of the awning as well, which we don't use very often, but works well.
http://r.ebay.com/OI2x4R
