So they could be used to, say light a gear tunnel so cats can use the litter box?
lol i think some of the non outlet vehicles still have the wiring harness for it? it's a pink wire on the driver side under the plastic trim. either way you can also wire in the "activation" wire to the battery too so it's "always on." just gotta make sure you turn off any connected lights yourself.
This is a great idea. You're right. Typical lights are in the frunk (or trunk), then get covered up by the load. This reminds me of the underhood lights on ICE cars. (Do they still do those anymore?)I don't know about you all, but the front trunk lighting only works well when it's empty. Once you put stuff in there, it's hard to see at night since the items are essentially blocking the lights. To remedy, I installed two of these. They're USB rechargeable, magnetic, offer warm or white lighting while being motion and photosensitive. This means they're off unless I open the hood at night. Since they're held by magnets, I could conceivably remove them for use at campsites, tailgate events, etc. Build quality is pretty good. I was expecting something cheaper a la typical Chinese manufacturing, but these are well-made. They feel solid.
One note: the frunk liner seems to be made of UMHW or similar (it's slick) so we'll see how long the sticker magnets hold.
I know someone on here did something similar, but I can't find the post anymore. If that was you, thanks for the inspiration. Hope this helps someone.
Speaking of the slickness.. anyone know if there is anything we can apply to it to make it less slick? I tried to attach stickers before but they fall in the heat.
You can use Adhesion promotor, makes a world of difference. Just apply, let it cure for 5-15 mins, then stick the lights.
Not exactly illegal ?, just relegated to special order. Here's the video where I remove the interior frunk trim...depending on how old it is, these panels tend to off-gas or sweat quite a bit (we notice the issue with the vinyl adhesion), so again, the adhesion promotor will help with that.
Couldn’t you connect an aftermarket 12v light directly to the wiring for the OEM light in the frunk?
yep you definitely could, but i don't know if i want the lights on all the time when the frunk is open and it gave me an excuse to use one of the open switches i had available.
I bought these and they DO NOT stick, even with 4 adhesive disks per light. Beware!I don't know about you all, but the front trunk lighting only works well when it's empty. Once you put stuff in there, it's hard to see at night since the items are essentially blocking the lights. To remedy, I installed two of these. They're USB rechargeable, magnetic, offer warm or white lighting while being motion and photosensitive. This means they're off unless I open the hood at night. Since they're held by magnets, I could conceivably remove them for use at campsites, tailgate events, etc. Build quality is pretty good. I was expecting something cheaper a la typical Chinese manufacturing, but these are well-made. They feel solid.
One note: the frunk liner seems to be made of UMHW or similar (it's slick) so we'll see how long the sticker magnets hold.
I know someone on here did something similar, but I can't find the post anymore. If that was you, thanks for the inspiration. Hope this helps someone.
