{"id":860,"date":"2018-02-04T04:33:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T20:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/?p=860"},"modified":"2021-09-26T04:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T20:58:33","slug":"bed-led-redo-and-more-leds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/bed-led-redo-and-more-leds\/","title":{"rendered":"LED Redux."},"content":{"rendered":"

After over 3 years since the original install, my left side\u00a0Utilitrack LED<\/strong> strip was acting up, sometimes lighting up as expected and sometimes not – so I figured it was time to replace the LED strips. I ordered a new roll of LED light strip… and since I had time over the weekend I decided to fix the Utilitrack LEDs. When I did the first Utilitrack LED<\/a> install I used the plugs included with the LEDs. The plugs ended up being the point of failure – and since there’s really no reason for me to have to unplug the LED strips, I decided to hardwire the LEDs direct. First I had to remove the old LED strips:<\/p>\n

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White strips turned yellow after 3+ years. Tail lamps taken out to access the LED wiring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New LED strip roll, 16′ for a whole $9 shipped from Amazon.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Measured out for the correct length – 47″, almost exactly on one of the cut lines on the LED strips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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To ensure no connection issues, I soldered wires directly to the LED strip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heat shrink installed to protect the connections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This was the cause of the problem – the snap-on plugs included with the original LED strips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Soldered and heat shrink installed = super reliable connections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Quick test before installing the LED strips onto the Utilitracks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All good again. Just a quick recap – these LEDs are wired into the cargo lamp harness behind the rear seats. This is so the bed LEDs will go on whenever the cargo lamps were on.<\/p>\n

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And we have bed LED lighting again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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