Easy DIY LED Bed Lighting Install For Your Truck! Best GMC Sierra Mod?

Probably the most used mod for my bed so far. Well done. Funny community we truck owners….. I call the cargo light switch, the Jelly fish launcher.

Did the same thing in my bed all for 60 bucks Plus I ran apiece on the front too. going strong for 3 yrs now

Perfect timing. I got this same kit for my 2500 for Christmas.

Good to see the AT4 Back!

Great tutorial! Just purchased the lights on Amazon from your link and can’t wait to install.

Jellyfish launcher is what I call it. My daughter just shakes her head at me when I do. 😂 I’ve been hesitant to do this because I didn’t want to install the relay. Maybe I’ll give it a shot with the two strip version.

“Let’s go” 🎉🎉🎉

Lit!

I recently tried to retrieve something from the front of my covered bed. The lights near the tailgate were almost useless. The lights you added looked great.

Nice job Happy New Year's 🎉

I have that exact same kit for my Lariat Ranger, no need to say I didn't use the bulkhead strip 😂 the sides are long enough to reach jn the middle of the bulkhead

Don, I'm not always a fan of all of the mods you do, but I do really like this one and think it turned out really well. It's sort of a shame that beds aren't lit like this from the factory for the price of these vehicles, but oh well. Nicely done sir. Thanks, Brian

Nice bed light job. I'm adding it to my Donslife to do list. Its amazing how much thought has to be put into these new trucks just to do a simple lighting project without causing some sort of truck problem. I don't expect GM to offer any help or solutions either. I'll end my rant with this... just how much extra would it have been to add these nice LED light to the bed as GM was building the truck? I have the same Boost mod so when I do mine they should respond the same.

Since you're using the built-in cargo lights to turn the new LEDs on/off, you don't need the additional switch in-line with everything. You can cut the switch out and do a direct wire connection to the cargo lights. If you cut the wire going to the switch, it has the two wires (red & black) inside of it that you can use to extend and run to the cargo light wires. That's what I did on my Silverado since I was also using the built-in cargo lights to turn them on/off. I'm not sure how yours are working without the relay, though. I tried splicing directly to the cargo lights on their own and there was not enough power so the lights would not stay on. I had to use the relay to draw power from the battery for the 2 LED strips like you were doing before.

Awesome stuff Don...exactly what I was looking for. And still plenty of light with only the two strips. I'm guessing there was enough wire to run across the front of the bed to connect the two strips?

don, great video. Do you have a video of where you ran to the battery for power? And splicing into the rear cargo lights...would a wire tap work?

Hi Don. Great video as always. What bulbs do you have installed on both sides of the center mounted stop light? Those are way brighter than the stock ones.

Perfect for when you need to smuggle people in the bed of the truck, so they can still read a book. 😂😂

Let me get your opinion real quick ima wrap my 2019 Sierra 1500 elevation, ima do Matt tan with black accents for like the mirrors and front grill areas but in the black camo you did for your truck

Tried hookin up the way you did on 2019 gmc sierra they came on flashed a couple rimes and went off. Suggestions??