LED(mood) lighting under the camper |
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Hairy Podders
Senior Member Joined: 05 Mar 2014 Location: Northwest Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 217 |
Topic: LED(mood) lighting under the camper Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 5:50am |
I have seen LED light strips listed on Ebay & in a camper magazine writeup. Has anyone done this? where did you source them? How do they install? etc. I'm thinking that giving the Pod a little "glow" underneath, while camping or driving at night would be a cool thing.
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Darryl, Julie & Lindsey
Cooper & Libby- Devoted Canines 2014 RP178 2006 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon |
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 9:24am |
Furpod will comment shortly with pics and possibly video of his LED underbody Disco lightshow extravaganza.
But I'll post what he bought in the meantime. http://www.ledunderbody.com/7-Color-LEDGlow-4pc-Wireless-LED-Underbody-Neon-Lighting-Kit.aspx
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 12:57pm |
It's near impossible to get a good video, or at least it is for me, of the lights "in action".. But they do look good in person.
I used the kit above, + a couple extra tubes under our 177. I ended up with 2 36", 1 24" and 4 48" tubes. I mounted them to the under body with 1" sticky squares and small zip ties made for securing wiring, after cleaning the area very well. I also then "glued" them in place by running a bead of silicone along their length. So far so good. Honestly, the blue looks best, and most of the time I have it in just static blue. I mounted the controller on the end of the dinette bench. They have like 20 different strobe and chase modes. But if doing it again, I would get the solid color kit, in blue, and save a few bucks. Linky1 Linky2 The biggest "hassle" of the instal is all the extra wire, each tube has a 4 foot or so leader.. I suspect I could have cut and repined the RJ's, but I decided to just bundle and secure to the inside of the frame rails.. Also the the tubes come with "mounting clips".. throw that junk away before you put an eye out trying to use them, and bodge a better answer. But keep the heavy duty elec. tape they send, you will need/use it. If you run out, you can get more at the bigbox store where you get the 1" sticky squares and the small zip ties.. all in the same dept/shelf. |
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Goose
Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2014 at 10:47am |
That's pretty neat!!! A few too many adult beverages and one might think that the aliens were coming for you. Goose
Looks good |
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2014 at 1:01pm |
Here is a static picture.. again my photog skills are pretty bad. I am sure my camera could do better, I just don't know how to ask it right.. lol
BTW, on the tube placement I used, the tube under the rear, and ahead of the step are 36", there is a 24" under the step, and 48's's under the tongue, behind the curb side wheel and two 48's on the street side. |
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Old Dingo&Mrs.Dingo
Senior Member Joined: 07 Jul 2012 Location: Tarentum, PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2014 at 2:03pm |
So Mark, do you have to wear sunglasses when you walk around your pod after dark?
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Old Dingo and/or Mrs. Dingo
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2014 at 2:52pm |
furpod's pod is pregnant. It has "that glow". Tends to happen with mood lighting.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Boomertype
Senior Member Joined: 12 Jan 2014 Location: Seattle Online Status: Offline Posts: 108 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2014 at 5:25pm |
Today lights tomorrow it will be hydraulics and a bouncing pod!
It sounds like the beginning of an addiction!
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2014 at 5:44pm |
What makes you think she isn't already slammed and bagged? Shoot I don't need no stinkin' stabilizers, I just lay the frame on the ground...
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2014 at 5:47pm |
Parked next to a Bambi last year.. what do you suppose the gestation period will be before we find a little T@B out there one morning..
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