Sfd295
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Looking for some area lighting suggestions for a 2021 Explorer's liftgate. I need some white area lighting that mounts to the liftgate and is aimed down at the asphalt when open. I've looked a lot of options, like the Whelen 200 series round, 3" round, strip-lite plus, Flourent tube, and various other solutions. Anyone have a suggestion that will work best in this situation? I'm looking for something low profile and relatively small. The 200 series Whelen lights are a little large for my liking. Whatever I choose will also likely be mounted on the R and L trim panels in the cargo area to supplement the OEM LED trunk light. I like the idea of having red lighting in the same lightheads but I'm not tied to it. I really want whatever I install to be relatively small and low key but bright enough to adequately illuminate the area and not die after a few hours of use. Probably going to tie whatever I install to a tilt switch I'll mount in the liftgate as I hear tapping into the wiring harness can harm the BCM.
What has everyone who works on these vehicles been putting on the liftgate? I bought a strip-lite plus PSCOMPH to try out but I haven't mounted it yet. The panel is contoured so mounting the strip-lite flush may be a problem.
Right now I have a Dominator Plus T/A mounted to the liftgate upper trim panel (on the liftgate itself) so that mounting area is out of the question.
Back in the day we used to mount two white TIR3's on steady in our Chevy vehicles but I know there's got to be better options out there now.
Thanks in advance.
Dave
What has everyone who works on these vehicles been putting on the liftgate? I bought a strip-lite plus PSCOMPH to try out but I haven't mounted it yet. The panel is contoured so mounting the strip-lite flush may be a problem.
Right now I have a Dominator Plus T/A mounted to the liftgate upper trim panel (on the liftgate itself) so that mounting area is out of the question.
Back in the day we used to mount two white TIR3's on steady in our Chevy vehicles but I know there's got to be better options out there now.
Thanks in advance.
Dave