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Very well done, and extremely detailed writeup/FAQ. Nice Job! 
My personal cargo mod?
1. Purchase stick on light
2. Remove from box
3. Stick to roof
4. Turn on
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I'm way to weary of ripping my truck apart for this mod but it looks cool!
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01-22-2011, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Snooperstyle
Ha! I probably could! They used to be hooked up to my dome light over the second row, and it was damn near embarrassing when I had to open the door to get in and out. People thought I was trying to make my t4r into a limo. That is why I did this mod this way...it only comes on now when I open the lift gate. Even though it is quite bright, it is frekin' AWESOME to be able to see as well as I can when I am loading things back there.
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thats pretty awesome. i like the looks. I may have to do that, but go with a smaller strip of lights.
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01-22-2011, 12:27 AM
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Missed this before ..... great job Snoop!! Thanks for taking the time!
They make simple DC LED dimmer switches to go inline with the wiring if you need to adjust the brightness up or down.
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01-22-2011, 10:08 AM
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thats pretty awesome. i like the looks. I may have to do that, but go with a smaller strip of lights.
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The package has two strips, which can be cut shorter, or the same company sells a pkg of 2 - 6" strips. I thought about just using one 12" strip per side - not interested in attracting any 747s.
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01-24-2011, 02:37 PM
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Missed this before ..... great job Snoop!! Thanks for taking the time!
They make simple DC LED dimmer switches to go inline with the wiring if you need to adjust the brightness up or down.
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Thanks Harper! Now that is a great idea! You could put that dimmer switch right in the little area behind the tail lights for semi-easy access too. You could even put one on each side. Although, I think that if you do this mod, you will never want it on anything other than BRIGHT! I can see how you might want to dim it if you were sleeping in the back or something like that. Would be a good option to have.
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LED strips from Autozone
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The package has two strips, which can be cut shorter, or the same company sells a pkg of 2 - 6" strips. I thought about just using one 12" strip per side - not interested in attracting any 747s.
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FYI, here is the link to the product page of the LED strips I used:
Alpena/24 in. white colorful flexible LED light (77423B) | LED Exterior Accessories | AutoZone.com
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Regarding brightness...
For those that are concerned about this setup being too bright, I have some advice. You don't have to do the whole mod to figure out if it is too bright or nor not.
1. Buy the two LED strip light sets and hook them up to the cigarette lighter with a home made adapter.
2. Do not remove the 3M tape backing and just put the strips up and fasten them in place with clear packing tape.
3. You can even drive around with this setup and see how it works for a week, and then decide later to pull off the rear panel and do it for a more permanent setup.
This is what I did. Doing this helped me decide that the amount of light really was helpful and not ridiculous.
Hope that helps.
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This is what I did. Doing this helped me decide that the amount of light really was helpful and not ridiculous.
Hope that helps.
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In no way was my comment meant as a diss on your mod, Snooper. I think it rocks. 
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In no way was my comment meant as a diss on your mod, Snooper. I think it rocks. |
I know that my man. No worries!
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02-01-2011, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Snooperstyle
For those that are concerned about this setup being too bright, I have some advice. You don't have to do the whole mod to figure out if it is too bright or nor not.
1. Buy the two LED strip light sets and hook them up to the cigarette lighter with a home made adapter.
2. Do not remove the 3M tape backing and just put the strips up and fasten them in place with clear packing tape.
3. You can even drive around with this setup and see how it works for a week, and then decide later to pull off the rear panel and do it for a more permanent setup.
This is what I did. Doing this helped me decide that the amount of light really was helpful and not ridiculous.
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Snoop, I took your advice. Today's blizzard gave me time to toy around with this and the lights for the engine bay mod provided lights.
The current set up uses two of t he same lights you recommended for the engine bay, one on each side.
The wiring is run through the headliner to the side with the 12v plug. The wires currently come out of the right side tail light access cover and go through a switch to the plug.
If I like this set up and feel it's bright enough, then I'll eventually work my way into the rear door as you did.
The first pic with no flash doesn't do the lighting justice....they do seem bright enough in person.
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Hey that is pretty discreet. I am liking that, but is it bright enough? It is funny, because I actually bought those smaller LED strips to put back there, but ended up doing the engine compartment LED mod first and used them there instead. I am still loving my setup too...
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02-02-2011, 09:15 AM
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Hey that is pretty discreet. I am liking that, but is it bright enough?
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"Bright enough" is very subjective - compared to your truck, it's probably like having a candle lit!  Seriously though, it seems to accomplish what I need.
I think it will work out OK - but I won't use the 3M tape for a few days until I'm 100% sure. I like the discreet look of these lights with the functionality of yours....trying to find the happy medium there.
If I had to order the lights again, I would probably order the 2 of the silver circles for use in place of these black bars. Seems like they'd be even more discreet on that tan surface.
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"Bright enough" is very subjective - compared to your truck, it's probably like having a candle lit! Seriously though, it seems to accomplish what I need.
I think it will work out OK - but I won't use the 3M tape for a few days until I'm 100% sure. I like the discreet look of these lights with the functionality of yours....trying to find the happy medium there.
If I had to order the lights again, I would probably order the 2 of the silver circles for use in place of these black bars. Seems like they'd be even more discreet on that tan surface. |
Post pics when you get it finalized!
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Snoop / all:
Has anyone bought the silver LED strips here? I am wondering if the silver LEDs will look less obvious against the tan pillar than the black light strips do. I'm finally about to finish this project out and want to know if the silver will look better than the black. I have to order 4 more of these lights anyway for the engine bay, so it's no additional cost.
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03-13-2011, 02:36 PM
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I dunno. But they are so subtle that probly doesn't matter either way. My vote would be go for black, since there is already black stuff inside in other places.
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