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TacoDane LED Designs

Discussion in 'TacoDane LED Designs' started by tacodane, Jun 15, 2014.

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  1. Mar 18, 2016 at 4:47 PM
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    Subd for later, exactly what I was wanting to do.
     
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  2. Mar 20, 2016 at 7:31 PM
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  3. Apr 22, 2016 at 3:38 PM
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    Post 103.

    I did mine. Fairly straight forward install. And I'm very new to any auto electrical. :notsure:
     
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  4. May 16, 2016 at 8:36 AM
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    Finally got my Taco Dane lights installed.
    Hood lights - neutral white:



    Camper shell lights - warm white:



    On-off switch for the camper shell lighting. I ran 10g wiring to the rear of the bed so I could install 12V outlets as well.



    Since I might do some truck camping, I wanted to be able to dim the camper shell lights. I found this switch at Super Bright LEDs:



    It was cheap, but so far so good. It has dimming of course, and a handful of "disco" blinking modes as well :) not that I see myself using them.
     
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  5. May 16, 2016 at 9:16 AM
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    Thanks for sharing the pics. I went ahead and shared them to my current for sale thread. Great install! How is the strips holding to the carpet
     
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  6. May 16, 2016 at 9:20 AM
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    Well, that's partly why the installation took so long :)

    I knew I wanted a roof rack on the camper shell, so rather than using washers on the inside, I bought 2 x 48" strips of 1" aluminum, that I drilled to match up with the roof rail mounting holes. When I mounted the roof rails I ran the bolts through the aluminum strips so that they clamped the roof from the inside. I had offset the holes in the aluminum strips to one side so I had room to stick the LED strips to the aluminum. Worked out perfectly.
     
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  7. May 16, 2016 at 9:22 AM
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    Well that's some great thinking right there! Better assurance for the strips to stick.
     
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  8. May 16, 2016 at 10:17 AM
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    Yes, it worked out very nice mounting them that way.

    Here's a shot of the LED strips on the aluminum strap. I used 3:1 adhesive lined shrink tubing to further secure the ends of the LED strips to the aluminum:



    I used the hook-side of velcro straps to secure the wiring to the carpet lining of the camper shell:

     
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  9. May 16, 2016 at 10:24 AM
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    Well done. Very creative!
     
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  10. May 18, 2016 at 12:56 PM
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    Some kits are shipping out today. Will be waiting on some supplies to arrive later this week.
     
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  11. Jun 2, 2016 at 8:26 PM
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    Kits arrived today as promised. Installed in about 30 minutes and couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.
    These LED strips throw a ton of light and they stick to bare metal really well. I wiped down the mounting spots with some wet rags.

    You can tell from the picture that I need a relay with all the other stuff plopped onto the terminals, so i will likely do that next.

    20160602_222746.jpg

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    Also, for reference, I did my own bed lights, and by the time I had all of the materials (wire x2 Red/Black 50ft.,
    terminal connections, switch, led strips, wire loom, etc.) I was easily into it for $70...and then the LED strips I
    got started to fall off the mounting spot, so I had to go back and get some 3M tape for the entire length of the LED,
    another $10. They turned out fine, but if I had to do it over again, I would probably just get them from Dane.
    20160602_222723.jpg
     
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  12. Jun 25, 2016 at 7:12 PM
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    I didn't read through the whole thread but are these available for the 1st gen? Def something id like to add. Oh and how do I send tacodane a PM? New here thanks...
     
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  13. Jun 25, 2016 at 7:44 PM
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    Sent you a pm. Welcome to TW!
     
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  14. Jun 26, 2016 at 12:21 AM
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    You'll wonder how you made it without. I never miss a opportunity to show off my under hood lights:thumbsup:
     
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    Help a dummy! Is this the blue ground wire for the dome lights?

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    has anyone tried installing these lights behind the pinch seam below the doors? how does it turn out with the light pattern?
     
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  19. Feb 23, 2017 at 5:20 PM
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    o_O

    $70 on your first diy bedlighting...wow! I don't have half that lighting up my grill..underhood.. footwell..glovebox..center console cupholders..full bedlighting wire and switches.

    Not that the crap I bought is anywhere near quality of o.p's kit with braided lines& all cut to fit and ready to go...i spent hours trying to figure it all out and @tacodane has a kit that looks way more fun to instal!
    Worth the extra $ to make our lives easier!
    Wish I'd have seen these before I did mine!:thumbsup:
     
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  20. Feb 23, 2017 at 11:35 PM
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    Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately I do not build these kits anymore. I have to put my extra time into another job.
     
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