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I finished my rack light install, three sets of LED lights on the rack each needing positive and negative cable. I purchased a large spool of black and red wire and 1/2 heat shrink off amazon and made my own cable set. I marked the wires on both sides so I would keep the circuits correct. I then heat shrunk it to make a nice cable. Because of the size of the bundle, I couldn't conceal it under the windshield moldings so I ran it into the rear hatch area and took it through the frame. Came out good cant see the cables and I didn't compromise the vehicle with any extra holes.
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Staticline40 said:
Nice! what lights are you running?
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Thanks.
I hate to admit but they are $0.29 for a pair, cheap as hell, Ebay DLRs from China that I got as disposable lighting for an aquaponics proof of concept project. They lasted longer than I would have expected with the test (over a year in a high-humidity environment running 16 hrs on\8 off) so I had a ton of extras, decided I would use them for this. I used 3M HD mounting tape instead of the foam tape in the package.

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Nothing, nothing on my van at all. however:-
I did buy my wife a 20 year old VW T4 ( eurovan) 8 seat bus .....been cutting/grinding and welding in new metal for the past 4 days.
One previous owner .....I think he used it as a submarine.
 
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Lanlubber said:
It's nice to have a buddy for sure. Until I find another old goat like me I have to go solo and need the winch. Stay safe ! :-)
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agree with the winch too for soloists ( is that a word?), also agree with synthetic rope over steel any time.
 
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SquishBang said:
Very nice work! Now go out and get some scratches on it!
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I have most of it vinyl wrapped(all I like is roof/hatch/rear quarter panels). So far it’s holding up well against them! Took it through some brush a few weeks ago and you can’t even tell it!
 
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Fixed the under hood dome light. Detached, cleaned contacts, tightened bulb holder contacts, then reinstalled. Boom!

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Used eraser from pencil to clean contacts. Little box on right is not attached to anything. It's a weighted design to make contact.

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Also changed out bulb to LED.

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