Additional dome lighting, Jim style

[Just_Jim]

The cargo light has 2 lights in it. One's the light itself and the other is the blue bronco in the middle.

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[vtracsd]

The cargo light has 2 lights in it. One's the light itself and the other is the blue bronco in the middle.

I hooked it up to the one with the bronco. You’re saying I need to hook it up to the light on the roll bar? I checked the voltages there and it’s the same as the other. Appreciate the help.

 

[Just_Jim]

THE RELAY BOARD DOESN'T WORK.

I made a mistake when testing it and it does not latch properly with the pulsed signal.

The photo sensor does work great and has been in use for months now.

 

[Turbo24]

I'm rocking these. They are amazing. Photo and motion sensitive. Super slim. I put them right on the roll bar.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089QNNL8L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I stumbled across your post a few months ago and purchased these lights. My Bronco finally arrived this week. Just curious, did you try putting them on the metal part of the roll bar first since they are magnetized? It feels strong enough to hold to me, but if you already tested and it failed I will secure them more. This is where I have them at the moment.

 

[Just_Jim]

My lights aren't magnetized.

 

[Denny3297]

THE RELAY BOARD DOESN'T WORK.

I made a mistake when testing it and it does not latch properly with the pulsed signal.

The photo sensor does work great and has been in use for months now.

Hello Jim,

I have ordered the light sensing relay and some lights. Now that it has been a few months since your install, everything still going well? Any words of the wise? Also, which wires were 12v and ground to the roll bar light?

 

[Denny3297]

@Just_Jim I got it all installed this evening! I couldn't be happier with the results! I built upon your dome light wiring and added of all things; livewell lights. I got them on Amazon, they are made by Lumitec. I will link below. The color temp is really close to stock and now my cargo area lights up like it should have from the factory! I might add some in other areas in the future. Thanks so much for thinking outside the box! Check out how lit up my cargo area is now!

Lumitec Newt Livewell / Courtesy / Accent Light, Waterproof https://a.co/d/a2NTj7r

 

[etmccaus86]

@Just_Jim, thanks for your legwork on this. Going to try to leverage these photocell relays to power some additional cargo lighting. On that note - any reason you can think of that I couldn't take this approach with the cargo lamp assembly instead of the dome light?

 

[Just_Jim]

@Just_Jim, thanks for your legwork on this. Going to try to leverage these photocell relays to power some additional cargo lighting. On that note - any reason you can think of that I couldn't take this approach with the cargo lamp assembly instead of the dome light?

Cargo light was $15 more if I screwed it up. lol

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