Bed step light

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vzar47a

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<div class="bbWrapper">Love the retractable bed step, but would really like to be able to see it better when stepping down from the tailgate at night. Has anyone figured out a way to add a small light somewhere to help with this?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Definitely got me thinking… I’ll have to look and see if there is any way of mounting a mercury switch style light to it, like some kind of hood light…</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I was thinking about a mercury switch. Or, to keep it simple, maybe mount a small light in the area of the bumper directly above the step and wire that to the same circuit as the bed lights. I don&#039;t see an easy way to mount a light though.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Yeah, the hard part would be to find a mounting place where the light would actually light up the step…</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Oznium Brightest Light Bolt - Flush Mount 12V LED Light for Bumper, Grille, Cars Interior, Dash, Ambient Lighting, Motorcycle w/Sleek Aluminum Housing &amp; Screw Nut (6 mm Black, Cool White LED)<br /> <a href="https://a.co/d/1beWWUm" target="_blank" class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/forum/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fa.co%2Fd%2F1beWWUm&amp;hash=5bda8a30a1a926d08dbc9117fa2f5770" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://a.co/d/1beWWUm</a><br /> Could probably mount this in the plastic under the rear bumper facing the step.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I am thinking that I can attach the led bolt to the step bracket, located like this. zip ties won&#039;t cut it, so need to figure out a way to more securely attach it. Alternatively, I could drill a hole in the plastic bumper and mount the bolt led there, just not sure I want to do that.<br /> <a href="https://hdrams.com/forum/attachments/pxl_20221012_184209179-jpg.45497/" target="_blank"><img src="https://hdrams.com/forum/data/attachments/45/45497-6dc45648c1fe1ac13a803ac64f634beb.jpg?hash=bcRWSMH-Gs" class="bbImage " style="" alt="PXL_20221012_184209179.jpg" title="PXL_20221012_184209179.jpg" width="150" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I’m thinking I’ll probably put mine in the plastic, just have to get some time off work to get it done… I can’t see a good way to secure it otherwise…</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 6143" data-quote="Darkside" data-source="post: 222864" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forum/goto/post?id=222864" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-222864">Darkside said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I’m thinking I’ll probably put mine in the plastic, just have to get some time off work to get it done… I can’t see a good way to secure it otherwise… </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Yeah, I need to get over it and just drill the plastic. There are two connectors coming down from the bed lights. One is the switch, one is the light. I will poke around, but just in case, anyone know which is which?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 27186" data-quote="vzar47a" data-source="post: 222835" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forum/goto/post?id=222835" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-222835">vzar47a said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I am thinking that I can attach the led bolt to the step bracket, located like this. zip ties won&#039;t cut it, so need to figure out a way to more securely attach it. Alternatively, I could drill a hole in the plastic bumper and mount the bolt led there, just not sure I want to do that.<br /> <a href="https://hdrams.com/forum/attachments/45497/" target="_blank">View attachment 45497</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Is that the small or large one?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">That&#039;s the large one. The small one is very small. <br /> <a href="https://hdrams.com/forum/attachments/pxl_20221012_220048685-jpg.45508/" target="_blank"><img src="https://hdrams.com/forum/data/attachments/45/45508-1d011dd22891dd2d1891206b2c3e993f.jpg?hash=HQEd0iiR3S" class="bbImage " style="" alt="PXL_20221012_220048685.jpg" title="PXL_20221012_220048685.jpg" width="150" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I think the small one would barely be noticed in the plastic when it’s off, wonder what the actual light output is</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 6143" data-quote="Darkside" data-source="post: 222875" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forum/goto/post?id=222875" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-222875">Darkside said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I think the small one would barely be noticed in the plastic when it’s off, wonder what the actual light output is </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I don&#039;t think you&#039;d notice the big one either, since you can mount it facing directly down. Reluctant to open it up and test it since I plan to return it. I think the small one will also be more subject to being completely obscured by crud.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">Took care of this today. Made use of the hole that exists in the step support. I bent up some 1&quot; wide aluminum, punched a couple of holes in it, mounted the led bolt at just the right angle, and wired it up to the bed lights that are sitting in the corner right above this step. Works well enough for what I wanted.<br /> <a href="https://hdrams.com/forum/attachments/pxl_20221022_212002891-jpg.45985/" target="_blank"><img src="https://hdrams.com/forum/data/attachments/45/45985-c48bd0bfc917b9671b7c8f4853b41d1b.jpg?hash=xIvQv8kXuW" class="bbImage " style="" alt="PXL_20221022_212002891.jpg" title="PXL_20221022_212002891.jpg" width="150" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <a href="https://hdrams.com/forum/attachments/pxl_20221022_225705999-jpg.45986/" target="_blank"><img src="https://hdrams.com/forum/data/attachments/45/45986-4cbf05bb735cc1c43b3d590139c6a20f.jpg?hash=TL8Fu3Ncwc" class="bbImage " style="" alt="PXL_20221022_225705999.jpg" title="PXL_20221022_225705999.jpg" width="150" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> There&#039;s plenty of slack in the wire to allow the step to fold and unfold. It will be interesting to see how dirty the led gets over time.</div>
 
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