Finally, Exterior LED Lights

Cyclonic · May 2016

I talked about adding these some two years ago, but today I finally got around to doing it, I added exterior LED lighting mounted under the keder rail. The lights themselves are remote controlled and have some 32 color combinations, from white, blue red, green, purple, orange, and many shades in between. Everything is pretty neatly tucked away and sealed with whether proof silicon sealant. Looks very cool. Below are some photos of how it was done.

I took off the back cover around the handle. So this is what it looks like in case anyone was wondering. Did find a nice little spider nest under it that had to be cleaned up.

Holes were drilled to fit the control box within the panel. This enabled me to simply plug the power into the bottom when I wanted to use the lights. Someday I may yet run the power directly into the T@B and tap a 12v source using an adapter, but this will work for now. You will see how this comes together later.

I attached the control box directly to the T@B and sealed it with silicon. The two wires are for the connection to the light strip and the remote.

The light strip comes backed with a two sided tape. I thoroughly cleaned the surface and stuck the lights on, just using binder clips to hold them in place.

Next a bead of silicon caulk went on. I used DAP crystal clear whether proof (NOT just waterproof) to seal it on, runing a bead of it on each side of the lights for the entire length.

Here the panel is now back in place. The wire from the lights is that way so it would be out of the way as I put the visor on and off, I didn't want the visor getting caught on it. Everything has sealant around it now, even the panel that originally did not. Inside the connect between the lights and the control box is also thoroughly sealed.

The hole in the front of the panel is where the remote sensor sticks out. It, too, is sealed.

Finally, this is where the power comes in. It plugs right in to the box with ease.

Can't wait to see how they look under the visor.

Ratkity · May 2016

Wow! That's so cool!

ericnliz · May 2016

Nice job!!! Very nice looking, I like the fact you can change colors too. Better be careful though, the Zombies will want music & a dance floor under the visor. AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO HANG THE DISCO BALL!!!!!!!!

JandJ92010 · May 2016

I admire the patience you had putting all that silicone on, that takes a steady hand for sure. Nice job, should be fun to watch.

RZRBUG · May 2016

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Mouseketab · May 2016

I did a similar installation, except that I keep both the control box and the electrical seperate. Just plug them in to the strip hanging down. The end of the strip can tuck up into the handle for travel.

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Here's a preview of how it might look under the visor.

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I wasn't patient enough for the silicone. I bought some additional heavy duty double sided sticky tape, and so far over about 8 months, it hasn't moved.

ronin718 · May 2016

I got to see Cyclonic's (Nathan) work first hand when I stopped by his place with a different T@B matter. He forgot to mention the multicolor light feature and the upcoming disco scene for T@Bfest.

SaskTabby · August 2016

Looks great! Can someone provide additional details on which LED strips they have purchased and how they have held up? Thanks!

Cyclonic · April 2017

Sorry, missed this question. @SaskTabby , you can find the lights I used here.

atlasb · June 2017

Hey Nathan, just wondering how the lights are holding up. Considering them on ours. Fred, Donna and Jaxson

Finally, Exterior LED Lights

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