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Old 05-27-2014, 04:58 PM   #1
MrRobinGrimes
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M.O.C. #14034
Truck Bed Lighting project

After swapping out all the lights in the Monty with 48 LED panels ($2ea/ebay), I liked them so much I ordered more and added 10 to the bed of my truck. It was a simple DIY project.
1) Bought 50ft of 16ga Red/Black wire.($20)
2) Every 16in I exposed wire and soldered the leads from the LED panel to the Red/Black wires.
3) Ran 5 LEDs down each side of the bed, under the rails.
4) Grounded the black wire to the bed. (It took a suprising amount of effort to get through the Rhino Liner to the metal in a small spot for a grounded screw. Which proves to me how truely tough the Rhino Liner is.)
5) Ran a red wire under truck along frame rail wire harness to the engine compartment and back through firewall to the Ford Upfitter switch #4 (15amp).

Now with the key on and #4 upfitter switch up, the bed is brightly lit. It will make hooking up at night much easier.





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