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rar110

13th March 2014, 09:53 PM

I'm looking at mounting a 3rd stop light in the middle of the cargo door. The options I'm considering are:

inside the glass (flush mounted) at the top;
inside the glass at the bottom;
outside of the door at the top above the glass; and
outside the door just below the glass.

I'm probably leaning toward inside the glass at the top, but would like to hear opinions.

thanks

rijidij

13th March 2014, 10:31 PM

A completely different option is side emitting LED strip light. As the description suggests, the LED's point to one side of the strip, so I stuck some under the gutter above the door.
I can't find the record of where I bought it, but from memory it was 90cm long and 60 LED's per metre. I probably got it on Aliexpress (http://www.aliexpress.com/item/335-Side-Emitting-LED-Strip-5M-300-Red-Light-Waterproof-for-Car-Decoration-12V/1308038050.html).
You wouldn't even know it's there until it lights up.

Cheers, Murray

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/03/829.jpg (http://s204.photobucket.com/user/rijidij/media/County/Stop-Light_zps59f6d79d.jpg.html)

rar110

13th March 2014, 11:15 PM

rijidij

14th March 2014, 04:01 PM

thanks Murray. Is the below something similar?

LED Strip Lighting RED Aust Importer Distributor 1 Metre 12V 60 Leds | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LED-Strip-Lighting-Red-Aust-Importer-Distributor-1-metre-12V-60-leds-/230670730260?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35b50c0414&_uhb=1)

No, it has to be side emitting, so the LED's point at 90* to the surface it's stuck on, the one at your link is standard LED strip.
I did a search on Ebay, but there doesn't seem to be many on there Side Emitting LED Strip Red (http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_odkw=side+emitting+led+strip&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xside+emit ting+led+strip+red&_nkw=side+emitting+led+strip+red&_sacat=0)

Cheers, Murray