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05-27-2014, 04:58 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Spring
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M.O.C. #14034
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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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05-27-2014, 05:40 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Looks great.
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Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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05-28-2014, 12:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,370
M.O.C. #8728
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Very nice. I've got to stop reading this forum. I'm already thinking of doing this to my truck.
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05-28-2014, 10:09 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pahrump
Posts: 2,523
M.O.C. #1081
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Very nice. Want to do something like this to my truck.
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05-28-2014, 06:21 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Frostproof, FL USA
Posts: 2,362
M.O.C. #13272
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That is a extremely SWEET modification!
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05-29-2014, 11:58 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: South
Posts: 2,499
M.O.C. #5140
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Very nice!
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05-29-2014, 06:35 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 932
M.O.C. #9053
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How did you fix the LEDs to the sides of the truck? Double sided tape? Jusst wondered, cause I know sticky stuff wil not work long in Florida's summer heat.
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2009 Big Sky 365REQ 10th Anniversary Edition
2008 Ford F350 King Ranch Super Duty
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05-30-2014, 05:32 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Spring
Posts: 43
M.O.C. #14034
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The LED panels come with 3M backing. I'm in Houston, Tx which runs 95% humidity some days in summer. I've been surprised by how well they stay put in the RV. Out of 25+ I've only had one that would not stay stuck. I'll see how well they hold up in the truck bed. If they start dropping I'll add a drop of construction adhesive to the backs.
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05-30-2014, 11:03 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 932
M.O.C. #9053
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Cool. We will watch for your findings as summer rolls on. Tampa is a lot like Houston regarding heat and humidity.
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2009 Big Sky 365REQ 10th Anniversary Edition
2008 Ford F350 King Ranch Super Duty
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06-01-2014, 02:26 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Silverdale
Posts: 275
M.O.C. #7117
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Robin, I have looked for the "bundle" that holds the wires to use for the upfitter switches several times under the dash and I cannot find them. Since we both have 2008 trucks, any hints on how to locate them? I would like to use one for my TPMS. Thanks, Glenn
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