When camping the rear of the LC 100 is the work station for every thing. In winter the days are short and I often arrive in the dark needing more light than a headlamp or stock lighting provides.
I'm starting small with lights on the hatch door to illuminate the tailgate and a light for the cargo area. This is the core of the camping need and will just be handy hauling the groceries.
I chose the rigid alumium channel lights (water proof). I feel they will hold up for years, look clean and rigid helps with mounting options.
Here is the final mock up that confirms the strips put out enough good light and in the right places. I worked up to this with a single 2' led strips before ordering the two 1' strips before committing further time in the design.
This is the final result of 4-5 hours of installing the lights. I'm really please with the light. It's bright, it's low drain, there are no shadows on the tailgate from my head. Note: The lights are in but power to the rear, 12v fuse box and switches in the rear are not. So, for now its plug and play.
I really appreciate everyone's install photos as it has help in my own planning. I'll return the favor for those that may want to see the way I did this. There are lots of good ways to end up lighting the rear area this is mine.
This is the way I mounted the cargo light, wired to two alumium strip that just slide into the slots. I choose the superbrightleds item number in the photo. They have little spring clip that holds the light really well. I put connectors on it so I could just pull it out if I want to.
The door lights are the same type but 11.8". The are attached with SS wire not your average box box wire but I think that would work fine. I chose this method as I felt I it would be clean and grab a lot of the trim plastic. I located it so that a rib would be in the loop for addition strength.
I was able to run the wires thru the stock location and up thru the rubber wiring chase from the door into the car. I used marine duplex wire ancor 16 awg. I was stiff enough to just push thru the chase after I untaped the center support.
I'm starting small with lights on the hatch door to illuminate the tailgate and a light for the cargo area. This is the core of the camping need and will just be handy hauling the groceries.
I chose the rigid alumium channel lights (water proof). I feel they will hold up for years, look clean and rigid helps with mounting options.
Here is the final mock up that confirms the strips put out enough good light and in the right places. I worked up to this with a single 2' led strips before ordering the two 1' strips before committing further time in the design.
This is the final result of 4-5 hours of installing the lights. I'm really please with the light. It's bright, it's low drain, there are no shadows on the tailgate from my head. Note: The lights are in but power to the rear, 12v fuse box and switches in the rear are not. So, for now its plug and play.
I really appreciate everyone's install photos as it has help in my own planning. I'll return the favor for those that may want to see the way I did this. There are lots of good ways to end up lighting the rear area this is mine.
This is the way I mounted the cargo light, wired to two alumium strip that just slide into the slots. I choose the superbrightleds item number in the photo. They have little spring clip that holds the light really well. I put connectors on it so I could just pull it out if I want to.
The door lights are the same type but 11.8". The are attached with SS wire not your average box box wire but I think that would work fine. I chose this method as I felt I it would be clean and grab a lot of the trim plastic. I located it so that a rib would be in the loop for addition strength.
I was able to run the wires thru the stock location and up thru the rubber wiring chase from the door into the car. I used marine duplex wire ancor 16 awg. I was stiff enough to just push thru the chase after I untaped the center support.
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