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I picked up this idea on Reddit from a post by titanup0812:
I liked the poster’s idea for a simpler and much less expensive solution for bed lighting using GE Under Cabinet LED light strips.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08RN3VLFG/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I wanted to make the lights repositionable so instead of using the included 3M adhesive pads to adhere the lights themselves to the truck bed I used the adhesive pads to adhere two neodymium disk magnets to the back of each light bar.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B089CVX89D?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
The light bars hold very well but can slide around a little bit on the slick spray in bed liner surface. I may add a third magnet to each light bar if they do end up moving around too much or falling off while driving.
A big drawback is the lights are not waterproof and I am wondering how exposure to the summer heat will effect them. Of course, they could be stored inside the truck and put in place when needed.
But, at around $8 per light strip and $1.75 per magnet (plus the cost of 12 AA batteries) it is an easy, effective and inexpensive solution for illuminating the bed area.
I liked the poster’s idea for a simpler and much less expensive solution for bed lighting using GE Under Cabinet LED light strips.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08RN3VLFG/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I wanted to make the lights repositionable so instead of using the included 3M adhesive pads to adhere the lights themselves to the truck bed I used the adhesive pads to adhere two neodymium disk magnets to the back of each light bar.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B089CVX89D?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
The light bars hold very well but can slide around a little bit on the slick spray in bed liner surface. I may add a third magnet to each light bar if they do end up moving around too much or falling off while driving.
A big drawback is the lights are not waterproof and I am wondering how exposure to the summer heat will effect them. Of course, they could be stored inside the truck and put in place when needed.
But, at around $8 per light strip and $1.75 per magnet (plus the cost of 12 AA batteries) it is an easy, effective and inexpensive solution for illuminating the bed area.
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