I ran power from the front battery all the way back, it was much easier and now I have a 12v in the rear for all my needs. I have the switch on the right side and was just a left over toggle I had sitting around. This has to be one of the best mods I have done to date, very functional and after I did mine I did my dads 350 also.

 

I did the same as well; I ran power through the frame all the way from the battery and installed an in-line fuse. Put a toggle switch in the bed. I ordered a 15' roll of led strip lights.

 

2 Rigid A-series connected to Starkey reverse harness.

 

Sounds like running power from the battery is what everyone is doing.

I have a 15' roll of LED lights, and a remote controlled 2 channel relay. I plan to wire the bed lights to one channel and a reverse light to the other channel. I'll be able to turn them off or on from anywhere around the truck with the keyfob.

At least that's the plan....

 

+1.....

 

Bump, trying to do the same , keep posting the ideas guys , just finished my bedliner and was thinking about doing the lights to

 

Me too

 

I installed 2 KC cyclones with a switch. I actually pulled my 12v from the trailer harness. I put the 30amp fuse in the engine bay fuse box and then made a jumper to jump the relay terminals so the 12v is on all the time. I also have 16 feet of LEDs mounted on my soft cover that run of a rechargeable 12v battery. The last pic is just the cover lights since the KC lights weren't installed yet.

 

Is that a KC Hilite Cyclone LED in the second to last pic? If it is, do tell me about it.. Likes, dislikes, brightness etc etc. thx!

 

Wow these all look great compared to the kits online!

 

I did something similar to what others have done. I just used 4' LED light strips with a rocker switch in one of the holes already in the right side of the bed. I ran the hot wire to the battery with an inline fuse right at the battery and grounded to the frame at the back of the truck. This way I can have the lights on regardless if the key is on or not. This setup works well for me because I lost the cargo light when I had my tonneau cover installed.

 

That's clean sir boosted. Looks good.



- Stage3-UPR-LET racing league winner!

 

Same thing I have sir_boosted. Works awesome.

 

Snapped a better pic with the cover down.

 

Eventually i'll get a nice camera, and a hexa-copter to mount it to, for awesome aerial shots.

 

How is everyone mounting the LED strips? Adhesive tape?

 

How is everyone mounting the LED strips? Adhesive tape?

I originally had it holding up with the cheap double-back tape the strip lights came with, but it didn't last 10 minutes. I ended up super-gluing mine.

 

I used the heavy duty 3m double sided tape after cleaning the surface good. I think gorilla glue makes some too, and if you have a Bedliner don't cheap out on the tape. You will have to watch it for a while after install to make sure the glue has a good chance to stick.

 

a plasma glow 11120 switch fits perfectly into the round hole on the inside of the bed behind the tail lights. It mounta flush and is waterproof.

 

Velcro……..

 

These huge pictures hurt my eyes!

 

Try squinting.

 

oh boy that is huge!!!! "thats what she says"

Sorry for both.

 

Nice pics! gonna have to look into this. Much better than my flashlight app on my I-phone.

 

I went the slightly more expensive but completely less permanent route and picked up the battery powered 18" strip from Truxedo:
B-Light

One is enough light to illuminate the entire bed area under the cover. Two would be an awesome amount of light. Double sided tape and a plunger switch on the battery box. Perfectly sufficient, not overkill, and won't drain the battery if I accidentally leave it on.

 

Here is a cheap set of bed lights. Custom Ford F150 LED Lights - F150LEDs.com? F150 LED Bed Light Kit Page

 

I bought a set of bed lights at auto zone and wired them onto a system that takes two 9V batteries. I used a plastic waterproof cigarette case you can buy at Academy to house the components, drilled holes for a few wires and a switch then mounted it near the tailgate. Have had it for about a month now, works great, no issues (I have a bed cover thats almost waterproof). I don't have to turn the truck on for it to work and like MCDavis said, I don't worry about the battery on the truck draining. Have pictures on a home computer if someone wants to see the ******* innovation.