Jump to content

LED Under Rail Bed Lighting

b1gted

By b1gted
in Modifications & Accessories

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • 3 weeks later...
  • Replies 399
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

block8head
block8head

Here you go...

electricchiken7
electricchiken7

I installed the after market ones. I tied them into my cargo lights. Great mod!!     Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk    

corwest
corwest

Just as a heads up: The junction box comes with a cover for the plug that these plug into. So I made my own plug out of the cover with a couple parts from other plugs i had laying around and sealed

Posted Images

loghead Enthusiast

loghead

Posted
Posted

After having issues of getting the correct oem kit for my 2015 I opted to go with the kit from Xkglow. I wanted to make sure I could turn it on and off in the rear of the truck and it also has a auto timer that well shut it off.

05eb11f7b6f49f8267b628326c7b103f.jpgc3cde2dc5677dbb06eea9f0ab7ab8502.jpgdaab89ad00c41718e78e13b3dba33bce.jpg

 

Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

  • Like 4
Imcrazy Senior Enthusiast

Imcrazy

Posted
Posted

After having issues of getting the correct oem kit for my 2015 I opted to go with the kit from Xkglow. I wanted to make sure I could turn it on and off in the rear of the truck and it also has a auto timer that well shut it off.

05eb11f7b6f49f8267b628326c7b103f.jpgc3cde2dc5677dbb06eea9f0ab7ab8502.jpgdaab89ad00c41718e78e13b3dba33bce.jpg

 

Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Hey that is sweet! Where did you pick up the power source? I want to do the same thing for my Silverado.

davidncurtis Enthusiast

davidncurtis

Posted
Posted

22878806

 

 

yes it does

e070d365044c5b2dca2af3f405966826.jpg

 

 

Does this harness work for a 2014 Silverado 1500? when I typed the part number in on a GM parts store it indicated that it fits the 2500's but not the 1500s

Imcrazy Senior Enthusiast

Imcrazy

Posted
Posted

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to convert the cover into the harness connector? I got a set on eBay (part # 23295942) that was supposed to fit '14 - '16s but when I went to install them today I realized the plug is a 6 pin and not 8 pin as it should be. Because I purchased them 6 weeks ago eBay cant help me and the seller is no longer a registered eBay user (shocking). I can drill out the back to get the wires through but I'm not sure how to get them out of the one harness and into the correct pins on the cover without destroying them. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hey I can't remember if I had asked or not but, would you want to sell the harness? I have a '16 and could use it. Shoot me a PM if you want to.

Thanks,

Aaron.

TheTunaHunter Enthusiast

TheTunaHunter

Posted
Posted (edited)

Hey that is sweet! Where did you pick up the power source? I want to do the same thing for my Silverado.

 

Trailer plug has constant 12V, just T-Tap at the rear of the harness.

 

a9d74a877ac4cfe7835094a25cb5a0d7.jpg

Edited by TheTunaHunter
  • Like 1
jeosbo01 New Member

jeosbo01

Posted
Posted

Hi all, brand new here and still catching up on the wealth of knowledge.

One question I have is...has anyone ran aftermarket under rail lights to the switch for a roof mounted light? I have a 2013 Z71 with a roof light switch but I can't imagine a situation where I would ever need a roof light, but I really want to put in under rails.

MWZotti Enthusiast

MWZotti

Posted
Posted

So you have the pre-wired beacon package. It's do-able, you just need to locate the beacon harness, should be accessible vial overhead console, and connect to it. Run your wires down the pillar and out to the rear of the truck. If you used a relay you could control the lights from the switch for the roof mounted light, as well as from a second switch near the bed.

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

jeosbo01 New Member

jeosbo01

Posted
Posted

If you used a relay you could control the lights from the switch for the roof mounted light, as well as from a second switch near the bed.

 

Not having the overhead light inside come on when I try to check on cargo while in the driver's seat would be good, being able to turn them on from the rear would certainly be even better! Gonna have to poke around and find that harness. Thanks

Imcrazy Senior Enthusiast

Imcrazy

Posted
Posted

Installed mine today, bought this kit:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Large-Truck-Lighting-Toyota-Nissan/dp/B00R11TCR8/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1457317498&sr=1-1&keywords=Large+Truck+Bed+Lighting+Light+Kit+32+WHITE+LED+for+Chevy+Ford+Toyota+Nissan+Dodge

 

Drilled out the connector cover and used some spades to hook the whole thing up! Works off the interior switch now. Much more light than the OEM kit that had come on my Sierra.

davidncurtis Enthusiast

davidncurtis

Posted
Posted

Installed mine today, bought this kit:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Large-Truck-Lighting-Toyota-Nissan/dp/B00R11TCR8/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1457317498&sr=1-1&keywords=Large+Truck+Bed+Lighting+Light+Kit+32+WHITE+LED+for+Chevy+Ford+Toyota+Nissan+Dodge

 

Drilled out the connector cover and used some spades to hook the whole thing up! Works off the interior switch now. Much more light than the OEM kit that had come on my Sierra.

 

How did you mount these lights?

 

I'm in the process of doing something like this but I don't know how I want to mount them but I want to hide the lights.

 

Any suggestions?

 

I will be using the factory harness to connect this to the cargo lights

Imcrazy Senior Enthusiast

Imcrazy

Posted
Posted

 

How did you mount these lights?

 

I'm in the process of doing something like this but I don't know how I want to mount them but I want to hide the lights.

 

Any suggestions?

 

I will be using the factory harness to connect this to the cargo lights

 

They have self adhesive backing, I stuck 'em under the bed tops.

Ravenkeeper Senior Enthusiast

Ravenkeeper

Posted
Posted

 

They have self adhesive backing, I stuck 'em under the bed tops.

What effect will the summer heat have on the adhesive? We tend to get triple digits during the summer, out here.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • ryan35205
      Lets Talk Z60 Suspension

      By ryan35205 · Posted

      Did the KYBs keep it the same height in the front? I was concerned that pre-assembled assembly would raise it up an inch to standard non-z60 height.. I guess which it would make the rake 1 inch instead of 2 inches.
    • Grumpy Bear
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      Thank you for keeping the train on the tracks and for a thoughtful engagement. I enjoyed the reflection on a previous stance to refine and improve your position. I like that inquisitive flexibility about you Atlas.    No the process isn't sterile. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of miles of piping, vessels, pumps. Chevron, the people I worked for, were keenly aware that there is a market for what is known as their "ISOCLEAN" line of lubricants. These are lubricants that are the same as those sold bulk that are further processed by filtration to a level your particular application demands. They will filter and package and provide lab documentation as required. Do not kid yourself. Every gallon of oil that goes into a Chevron Turbine, reciprocating compressor, generator is prefiltered and tested before being charged. Lest wise it was when I was there in the plants I worked in.    There are requirements set by manufactures for the cleanliness of the oils used in their equipment. OTR such as CUMMINS has standards shared with customers on this. Commercial interest selling to Ma and Pa do, but don't share that information. Not even upon request but internally, they do exist.    The GM study sited, (Graph from Machinery Lubrication in previous post) only shows "relative" importance.  I find that fascinating. By constructing the graph like this they admit there are dozens of factors in engine life and via scientific method determined the effect of 'relative cleanliness' on engine life not in miles but in 'FACTORS'. This allows a certain amount of reverse engineering does it not?   They even provided some touchstones. Beta 75 as a reference point. Wonderful stuff!!   Smaller blenders CAN and some DO take the time and effort to do better than a refinery or large bulk blender, like Warren Oil, in improving the "in the can" cleanliness. No I don't have a list but testing could generate that information.    Again, but one of several levers we can pull to improve engine life. The simplest is keeping a clean work station while doing your own oil changes.     
    • Mykel544
      New Guy from Oklahoma

      By Mykel544 · Posted

      Thank you. I'll give it a try 
    • Grumpy Bear
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      I just spent the last 45K miles doing samples every oil change over more than a full year to get the data for seasons and break-in to broke in.    I found the same thing to be true. Something was always teetering on done or had stepped off the cliff long before the OLM was DOA. In fact, I found about a thousand mile difference between summer and winter. That is during the winter half the OLM was STILL too long. Even the severe schedule was to long in the winter.   Now having done the work I can say I was NOT DISAPOINTED. I saw nothing I didn't already know. Nothing my father hadn't already demonstrated in his 2K OCI's pushing dated iron on dated oils and weak filters to mileages well beyond 300K.   Building on his work through use of Lab testing it wasn't hard to find the correlation between 'sight/feel/odor, the things dad relied on, and test results. Use of current viscosity stable chemistries & filters has pushed that marker for my motors out to 3K summer, 4K winter.    So the early lies were 3K on conventional oil and the lie upon the lie was 7K+. turns out to be off by a factor of two.    So... it is true that modern chemistry has doubled the useful oil life. But the base milage that came from was off by double. It's how good lies work. Partly true, sometimes mostly true so that your meter isn't set off. It also means that non-shear-stable shelf oils are only now as good as the old oils were in their best case scenario.    So the question now is how do we improve on that? Thus the question into cleanliness among the other items listed in the post quoted below.    If this bores you, feel free not to participate.       
    • newdude
      2027 Chevrolet Silverado: Official Discussion

      By newdude · Posted

      Is it though?  Like LTZ, not a high take rate.  Current Sierra has AT4, Denali and Elevation as its main bread winners.  Each trim accounting for 25-35% of sales for Sierra.  SLT makes up about 10-15% at best.        Like others have predicted here for GMC, it will be:   - Pro (equal to WT Chevy)   - Elevation (replaces SLE and SLT)   - AT4 (and X)   - Denali (and Ultimate).  

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...