Trail lights AND under dash LED lights

[Banjer Picker]

Looking to mount some lights up inside the wheel wells to throw light down on the trail around the truck on a night run. Should I run the positive wire straight off the battery? Do I need a fuse between power source and switch?

Would also like to run LEDs under the dash (that I can turn on/off with truck off). I've heard LEDs draw far less power and have different requirements. Can anyone point me towards previous threads on these?

Thanks!!

 

[garberz]

I have five lights underneath that I use on night runs. They're nothing fancy, just tractor flood lights. They draw quite a few amps each, so they are on their own circuit with a relay. Anything you pull off the battery should be fused. If your running multiple non-LED lights for this, I would use a relay. LED's draw a fraction of power compared to halogens. They're great for interior lighting.

Mark

 

[Pat'sBronco]

My son bought a led bed light kit from LMC. He used 3 under his dash and its perfect! I will be using the other 3 under my Bronco dash. That kit comes with the switch by the way.

 

[NYLES]

Banjer I think im gonna put 2 led floodlights on the frame behind the door and hope they put enough light out the front sides......led lights run far less amps than regular stuff the 2 on the front of my duck boat draw 1.2 amps.....but they expensive.

 

[68rockcrawler]

I got some stick on LEDs from Autozone that are about 6" long that I stuck under my dash and in my glove compartment powered through the dome light fuse and they work great and were pretty. Heap.

 

[JohnJohn]

I picked a set of these up for $26. They come with 20 sections with 4 LED's on each section. I put 10 sections under my trail rig and they work great. I have another 10 left over for my other street/trail rig. You cant beat it for about $30.
http://dx.com/p/waterproof-28w-7000k-1200lm-80x5050-smd-led-white-light-strip-dc-12v-91953

 

[JohnJohn]

Here are two pics of the LED's under my trail rig.

 

[jw0747]

Here are two pics of the LED's under my trail rig.

did you get those lights at the low rider parts store by chance?

 

[TAWL_BOY]

This is what I got:
http://dx.com/p/waterproof-28w-7000k-1200lm-80x5050-smd-led-white-light-strip-dc-12v-91953

They were even cheaper when I got 'em.

Bright as heck. I haven't mounted 'em up yet, but many are on pirate and they've had good feedback.