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Need some help here folks.  I am looking for quality waterproof LED strip lights for both my bed and my running boards.  There are a MILLION Chinese led lights out there, but many of them seem to have limited life, arent actually waterproof etc. 

 

Does anyone have a brand that they have used that has worked well?  I will tentatively say the budget is ~$75 for the lighting (should need ~24 ft of it.)

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I bought these for my running boards:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073ZGNDTC?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title

 

I spent hours looking and that's what I decided to get. No issues after 5000 miles and crazy downpours on the highway and plowing through 1ft of water.

 

What I liked about these was not only were they the typical waterproof LEDs that everyone sells but they were also encased in a tube for extra protection. They also come with genuine 3M VHB adhesive tape which is extremely sticky as long as you prep the surface. The color temperature is around 6000k so they are pure white and match the LED headlights and interior lights, unlike some that are either too yellow or start to get on the blueish side.

 

They are also used for the bed lighting but for the bed I went with the OEM kit: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-2018-Sierra-Silverado-Genuine-GM-Led-Bed-Lighting-Kit-23295943/302225809148?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

I know the OEM kit is over the budget you want but I thought it was worth it. It is plug and play to the wiring harness under the spare tire and mounts to the bed where there are predrilled holes for it. The OEM kit is mounted towards the rear of the bed, so it doesn't light much of the front of the bed, but I have an electric tonneau cover that has an LED which covers the front. Just for the heck of it I purchased a second OEM kit and spliced it into the rear set for full coverage.

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1940ModelB Enthusiast

1940ModelB

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Thanks, I was definitely looking for a brighter option in the bed than the OEM lighting kit, as I heard it was sub-par. 

 

Thanks for the link.  Ideally I would like something without a switch because I am just going to splice into my AMP steps anyway.  I will give these a look.

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15 hours ago, 1940ModelB said:

Thanks, I was definitely looking for a brighter option in the bed than the OEM lighting kit, as I heard it was sub-par. 

 

Thanks for the link.  Ideally I would like something without a switch because I am just going to splice into my AMP steps anyway.  I will give these a look.

You don't use the switch that comes with those lights. I have AMP powersteps as well. You just cut the switch off and splice directly into the wires where the original LEDs for the steps where.

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On 7/3/2018 at 10:14 PM, ChristopherDB said:

You don't use the switch that comes with those lights. I have AMP powersteps as well. You just cut the switch off and splice directly into the wires where the original LEDs for the steps where.

Can you post more pics of the bed lights? Maybe one showing them from a distance.

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