After seeing Reed's Jeep , I was inspired to add some rock lights to my truck.
I used the same LED lights that I added to my tent for lighting. I bought them on ebay from
RRS Enterprises - 96 LED Flex Light 12 Volt White $27 shipped.
They have a very bright white light. Water proof, and very flexible.
I used the included clips and some 3M foam trim adhesive tape to mount them under the truck near the rocker panel. One hole drilled underneath brings the wire up under the doors sill plate. A small grommet and silicone seal that hole.
I ran the wires up to the light in the knee bolster and soldered them in. The whole process probably took about 30 minutes.
Now when I hit my remote to unlock they light up. Open the door and they light the way for access and egress. I can roll the dome light on and they will light up when the door is closed. My overhead console has a three setting switch so I can cancel the upper dome lamps. That way I can run with the rock lights on if I need to.
The delay after the door closes will be nice.
This should be a great way to have them wired in. The load is micro minimal, so no worries about over loading the circuit. I have my KITT "Scanner light" wired in this way and it has worked really well.
You can read a newspaper under this truck now!
I mounted only one to the drivers side. I guess the same thing could be done for the passenger side too.