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Using GE Under Counter LED lights for bed lighting…works great!

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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.
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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.
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I like the looks of the bed rug, would you mind providing details/url link for it. Thank You
 

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I emailed Alex at forums@realtruck and got the bedrug for 110.00. He said price was good through July.
 
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Great Idea. And you can always store them inside the cab or in the bed cubby so the weather doesn't get them.
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