Boot light

[phillpot]

Last time I met Rob (griffinr) he showed me a snazzy little boot light he'd fitted...

This is my version of it,

LED strip light from Ebay, for the grand sum of £1.99 inc postage! clicky
It's self adhesive so stuck it to a strip of stainless steel then a length of Velcro on the other side and it sticks to the boot carpet.



Mercury switch and a pipe clip to hold it found in my "box of bits"



and this is it, total darkness, no flash



Having the battery in the boot did help make the wiring a "piece of cake"

Edited by phillpot on Saturday 23 November 17:49

Edited by phillpot on Sunday 24th November 09:45

[magpies]

looks pretty damn cool.......certainly does not look cheap

[pcashman]

Nice work. Now I need to google mercury switch

[White S3]

Nice job but how on earth do you get the roof in with so much in there? Or have you just arranged all of the logo'd stuff - tee hee

[TVR-Stu]

phillpot said:

"stuck it to a strip of stainless steel"

No phillpot job is complete without a bit of stainless, nice solution too.

[Spanish S2]

Mike, your S has more extra's than a cowboy & indian film!

[Griffinr]

Nice! That looks brighter than mine, I think I need an upgrade!
Rob.

[phillpot]

pcashman said:

Nice work. Now I need to google mercury switch

You're obviously too young to remember flicking little balls of Mercury (highly poisonous I believe) across the benches in the science lab at school!

White S3 said:

how on earth do you get the roof in with so much in there?

A goes on top of the petrol can (spare plugs, leads, bulbs etc.)

B goes back in above the roof panels (tools, duct tape, cable ties etc.)

C is the battery

D stays where it is ( First Aid kit, screen cleaner various cloths rags etc.)

E stays where it is (jump cables, tow rope)

.....and still room to spare

[Griffinr]

pcashman said:

Nice work. Now I need to google mercury switch

Alternative to the mercury switch is a micro switch on the boot release mech.

Sorry photo is not good.
Rob.

[AutoAndy]

pcashman said:

Nice work. Now I need to google mercury switch

...aren't they used for explosive devices?...be careful what you google as you may be being watched

[pcashman]

Ahh. Good old wikipedia. So that's what a mercury switch is. Another job to sort out, although I'm pretty chuffed with my velcro'd-in-position little torch whenever I remember to put it back in position.

[Griffinr]

pcashman said:

Ahh. Good old wikipedia. So that's what a mercury switch is. Another job to sort out, although I'm pretty chuffed with my velcro'd-in-position little torch whenever I remember to put it back in position.

You could fit a mercury switch to the torch and velcro it to the boot lid carpet!
Rob.

[AutoAndy]

and the other probelem, is it adds weight, slowing you down... !