Boot Illumination

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mikey476

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I know this is weird but...

I'm after a way of improving the lighting inside the boot! I live in the middle of nowhere (zero street lighting) so when I open the boot at night I can't see a thing and end up rummaging around for things for ages like a weird episode of Crystal Maze. I always have stuff in the boot that covers the only existing light too so it really is pitch black!

I'd really like some kind of LED strip on the underside of the boot-lid, so it illuminates from above when opened, but no idea if this is possible due to the double-hinged nature of the boot!

Any suggestions/solutions would be welcome!

Cheers
 
You could run a led strip, you'd need to route the wiring carefully along the parts that lift (the large tubing). I just put a brighter LED bulb in the standard lamp casing, works for me.
 
mikey476 said:
Any suggestions/solutions would be welcome! Cheers
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Buy a torch.... or better still a mechanics torch - you know the hands-free one that's on a strap that goes round your head. :thumbsup:
 
thepits said:
mikey476 said:
Any suggestions/solutions would be welcome! Cheers
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Buy a torch.... or better still a mechanics torch - you know the hands-free one that's on a strap that goes round your head. :thumbsup:
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I already have one of those!! Might be the easiest/cheapest option! :thumbsup:
 
mikey476 said:
thepits said:
mikey476 said:
Any suggestions/solutions would be welcome! Cheers
Click to expand...
Buy a torch.... or better still a mechanics torch - you know the hands-free one that's on a strap that goes round your head. :thumbsup:
Click to expand...
I already have one of those!! Might be the easiest/cheapest option! :thumbsup:
Click to expand...
There you go, glad to help - remember KISS [Keep It Simple S....] :wink: ]
 
This guy has mounted LED stripes in the corners of the internal trunk cover:

http://bit.ly/1mnJq5t

Too much for me, my trunk is not Wembley Stadium...

I have changed the original bulb (well, all interior bulbs in the car) for a brighter LED in the original casing.
 
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