Is there enough room behind the hatch panels to recess the lights flush? I can see those lights getting banged up when I go camping. Firewood or other hard objects would nail those.
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I used this type rocker switch
It takes a good push with the thumb to turn it on /off.
I seriously doubt it will come on while driving, but anything is possible...
I'll post pics later on, but the way I did it was;
drill a 1.25" whole and install them from behind.. I decided to use the covers cause it was easier to remove them and drill the hole on a bench... used a couple of small machine screws/nuts to hold in place...
They could be mounted flush on the same spot, as the tail gate has plenty of inner space. These lights are small...
I guess you could drill a whole from .25" to .75" (enough to have the LED light come through) and two small holes for the screws to hold the the housing in place..
I really dont see mine being smash by gear that I carry on the cargo area
Derek, the struts I got from Mc Master Carr.
There is a thread out there that gives you all the parts you need from different vendors....
https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/26702-60s-hydraulic-arm-rear-hatch.html
It takes a good push with the thumb to turn it on /off.
I seriously doubt it will come on while driving, but anything is possible...
I'll post pics later on, but the way I did it was;
drill a 1.25" whole and install them from behind.. I decided to use the covers cause it was easier to remove them and drill the hole on a bench... used a couple of small machine screws/nuts to hold in place...
They could be mounted flush on the same spot, as the tail gate has plenty of inner space. These lights are small...
I guess you could drill a whole from .25" to .75" (enough to have the LED light come through) and two small holes for the screws to hold the the housing in place..
I really dont see mine being smash by gear that I carry on the cargo area
Derek, the struts I got from Mc Master Carr.
There is a thread out there that gives you all the parts you need from different vendors....
https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/26702-60s-hydraulic-arm-rear-hatch.html
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gregnash
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Think in his build thread he put new shocks on the rear hatch lid that were a bit stronger than normal.
This is an awesom site...makes me wonder with all the options they have which one might be best for some engine bay lighting....sense they draw so little you could mount half a dozen in the engine bay and wire it all to a switch either in the cab or in the engine bay itself and turn it on and never need a flashlight again, unless you are looking in your engine bay to find out why your battery is dead...lol
Thanks guys.
CruisinTiger said:
Someone once told me to get a hood light off of a 80's Chevy truck because they use some tilt mechanism (float) to turn on under the hood. Get that and these lights man it would be sweet. I might have to do some more research on this.
Semi-off topic
My dad used to have a '92 Sierra. The hood light was actually over on the fender and it was on a reel. Always thought that was a neat feature.
Subscribing because this is brilliant.
These fit in replacement of your stock backup lights.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/...lbs/vehicle/1989-toyota-land-cruiser--/62---/
Hey that's slick. Especially using the removable panels on the lift gate. I'd wire them into the cargo light circuit for mine. Make it totally automatic 
Any particular reason, Frank, why you chose the "cool white" over the "Warm White" ? Warm is a bit brighter for slightly more current, according to their website ...
http://www.oznium.com/marine-led-light/tech
http://www.oznium.com/marine-led-light/tech
bpedoyle said:
My 76 full size Chevy Blazer has two lights by the cowl under the hood, and yes they are on some type of tilt switch. I think it's a mercury switch actually. Also, I think they take the standard 1157 type bulb, I can check if anyone wants me to. Haven't had one problem with them in the 6+ years I've owned the Blaze.
Danny
gregnash
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Actually showed these to a buddy that has an expo'd Disco and he bought some. Going to mount them under the body as crawling rock lights. Thought that was a pretty rad idea. Also thought that a "moveable" on in the engine bay that was hooked to a fairly strong magnet would we awesome, then you can position light as you need it.
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Spike that's the reason...
I know when we camp out these lights will be on for a few hrs at a time...the cool white has a lower current draw, and cause the color temp on the cool white is closer to natural sunlight than the soft white....
I dont know how much of a hue the soft white might be/have... so I went with the color temp that Im most familiar with...
I know when we camp out these lights will be on for a few hrs at a time...the cool white has a lower current draw, and cause the color temp on the cool white is closer to natural sunlight than the soft white....
I dont know how much of a hue the soft white might be/have... so I went with the color temp that Im most familiar with...
Is it possible to put LED lights like these on a rheostat? I'd like to have the ability to make as much light as MaNu shows above, but having the ability to dim them would be excellent.
Was that a dumb question? I thought that due to the low load of LEDs that regular rheostats ( dimmers ) could not be used.
Is this still true or are there rheostats that work for LEDs?
Is this still true or are there rheostats that work for LEDs?
I think there are ways to dim LEDs, but not by a conventional rheostat. Some LEDs may not be dimmable at all.
Cool white may attract more bugs though...
