LED Interior Lights Install - Write up with pics

[Badass Bundy]

So I finally got around to install a LED interior light system in the 80 series to have better lighting when camping. Here is my write up..... enjoy:

The LED lights I purchased were these - https://www.whitworths.com.au/main_item ... olutePage=. I loved the fact they are able to be rocked 180 degrees.

I bought two of them as I thought the more light the better And I couldn’t turn my back on the price!!!

As you can see here, the factory interior lights are pretty dull.


Here are the tools that are required for the job. The plan was to put a light on either side of the interior door handle on the rear door.


Here are one of the lights I bought still in the package.


First thing I had to do was unscrew and remove the interior door handle so I could pull off the complete rear trim.


Door trim removed.


First light installed.


The hole was drilled in the trim so the wires of the light could be accessed.


The first light up.


And again.


The two lights up.


And again.


This is the auto cable I used to extend the wiring from the light to the auxiliary battery.


The cables put through the door rubber grommet


And sealed up.


The cable needs to run down the door and through and under the rear passenger and front passengers door trims.


Then the cable to run through the engine firewall.


First light attached to the auxiliary battery.


Doh! The cable was 20cm (if that) too short. I had to buy another roll of cable.


Both batteries wired to the auxiliary battery. Now I had to wait till night time to see how they performed.


Night time! This is a photo of the rear door with no lights on.


This is a photo of the rear door with the factory interior lights on.


BOOM!!! The LED lights work a treat! So much light!


The lights are turned to shine on the bench.


The lights are turned to shine into the cabin.


Hope you enjoyed the write up.

[De-lux]

Looks good mate... I bought two of these a few days ago - one for the interior of my car and one for the missus' car.

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I'll report back how they perform when I find out.

[McLarryBob]

You make it look so easy! Nice job.
How much wire did you use all up?

[Badass Bundy]

Thanks guys. It was about 10 meters per light. Can't wait to go camping now!!

[shorty_f0rty]

nice install! No concerns with crushing the lights if the 80 is packed tight full of stuff?

[A.J.]

Nice, I might have to buy one of those lights

[ledgend80]

here what i did with mine






how come you wired your lights up to the batteries. i picked up my power for the lights in the tailgate. so that they come on when you open a the tailgate or open a door.

[80's_delirious]

I just bought some of these http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4-x-75-LED-light ... 41546d07f9 no affiliation blah blah.

They are great, bright clear light, very compact and light weight.
I am going to use some for lighting inside my tent and was thinking of doing similar to you guys for the back of my cruiser.
I was thinking I will stick them on with doublesided tape and wire them in to the existing cargo bay lights. they draw very little power, so no need to wire them to the battery.

[Guy]

I just bought some of these http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4-x-75-LED-light ... 41546d07f9 no affiliation blah blah.

They are great, bright clear light, very compact and light weight.
I am going to use some for lighting inside my tent and was thinking of doing similar to you guys for the back of my cruiser.
I was thinking I will stick them on with doublesided tape and wire them in to the existing cargo bay lights. they draw very little power, so no need to wire them to the battery.

How long are they ?

[Badass Bundy]

here what i did with mine






how come you wired your lights up to the batteries. i picked up my power for the lights in the tailgate. so that they come on when you open a the tailgate or open a door.

I was looking at those lights but I loved the fact with the ones I got is that you can rock them 180 degrees (turn them into the cabin, onto the bench, and out to camp). I wired them up to the auxillary battery as I wanted them on when I wanted them on.

nice install! No concerns with crushing the lights if the 80 is packed tight full of stuff?

No concerns. I have a roof rack


Thanks for the feedback guys

[80's_delirious]

I just bought some of these http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4-x-75-LED-light ... 41546d07f9 no affiliation blah blah.

They are great, bright clear light, very compact and light weight.
I am going to use some for lighting inside my tent and was thinking of doing similar to you guys for the back of my cruiser.
I was thinking I will stick them on with doublesided tape and wire them in to the existing cargo bay lights. they draw very little power, so no need to wire them to the battery.

How long are they ?

50cm, with 75 LEDs in each. very bright white light

[ledgend80]

here what i did with mine






how come you wired your lights up to the batteries. i picked up my power for the lights in the tailgate. so that they come on when you open a the tailgate or open a door.

I was looking at those lights but I loved the fact with the ones I got is that you can rock them 180 degrees (turn them into the cabin, onto the bench, and out to camp). I wired them up to the auxillary battery as I wanted them on when I wanted them on.

yeah i have one of the smaller ones in the misses vitara does the trick and as you say that you can rotate them means i can aim it into the front of the cab or the rear of the cab. took the farther inlaw to whitworths and got him hooked on the lights you installed

[ash_on_mtb]

I quite like my halogens - much higher draw but I"ve got LED's that suffice for most of the time in the truck, and the downlights are really only for working on the tailgate, seeing in the fridge etc. Wired second batt as you'd expect, but they were donated and suit the task admirably