How to Install Cheap Truck Bed Lights - No More Fumbling In The Dark!

Great job as usual. May I suggest to all who read this to use black zip ties instead of white. The white ones tend to get brittle and break after a short time especially when exposed to heat.

An extremely well-done video! Not excessively long or wordy, gets right into the process, and is very thorough with GREAT attention to detail. (Nothing more irritating than a 5 minute intro of nonsense before the intended content eventually begins!)

Well explained. Thank you. By the way, I drop things like that all over the floor too. I could open a store.

Attention to detail really elevated this job into a lesson in craftsmanship. Good work

Nice video. Those low temp solder heat shrink tubes don't need to be pre-soldered. We use them on boats, side by sides, ATV's & trucks all the time with no failures yet. I was skeptical of them at first but have learned to love them. If you have a 7 way trailer connector @ the bumper you've probably got a +12v constant hot wire to tap into instead of running that power cable all the way up front. I believe it's pin 4 on the receptacle. It's used for charging the trailer battery. Most vehicles keep it as a constant hot all the time but some don't so you'd have to check it.

Very nice tidy work! I totally get the double-insulation with heatshrink tubing. Appreciate your neat routing of wiring for a professional custom look. You could add a pin switch to the tail gate, connect it to the ground wire, which breaks ground so that the light would turn off automatically when your tail gate is closed and auto turn on when your tail gate is open. Then the power switch serves as main disconnect whether the gate is closed or open.

This was very well done. Nice overall format, perfect ratio of little details to big picture, music wasn't overbearing. Good job, man!

Great Video! The ford ranger has a factory power connector/plug located at the back of the truck on the frame. Wolf Haus has a connection that plugs into the power connector for $30 bucks and uses OEM quality connector/plug. Might simplify having to connect all the way to the battery.

Bought similar lights. The company had the positive and negative reversed. Realized this after installing all the hardwiring for it. Once the wiring was changed, the lights worked very well. Great work explaining all of the steps, I followed them as close as possible and it made for a simple install

Nice video. FYI I test my led light projects with a 9v battery works perfect every time

"Astrophotography" - no red set of lights? )) Thanks for this. It put me more at ease about rewiring the cap on my old Ford Ranger, and I'm glad to see someone else soldering crimped connectors and putting heat shrink on everything. Based on another YouTuber, I've started covering solder joints with liquid electrical tape before heat-shribking.

I have the same truck and I like that you put a switch at the back of the truck where it would be more practical. Thank you for taking the time to make this video it's very helpful

This is one of the best tutorials I've ever seen on YouTube. Thanks for the info.

Wow in depth and extremely professional all the way around! Thank you!

Thanks for the video.. I was using glow sticks and bubble-gum for the longest time... This seems much better ❤

Wow - thats awesome. I don't even need lights in my F150 and may consider doing this.

Thank you sir for that detail instruction and a great how-to video, clearly and precise 👍

flush cut pliers work best on tywraps

Did this a while back as well on my own truck but it might also be a good idea to use a door jamb switch hooked up to the ground so when say the Tonneau Cover or Tailgate (personal preference) is open the circuit closes and turn them on automatically as well as being able to shut them off by the switch if necessary at will

This is a Ford option. The wiring harness is already there. Inside the top of the left rear wheel well there is a 12 volt connection for optional bed lights. Rather than running a new wire all the way from the battery you should use that built-in circuit - it has a fuse already installed in the fuse panel. If you had of used that connection, you can install your switch in the punch out next to the switch for the fog lights and connect your switch to the existing connector under the dash board. The bed lights will also automatically turn off when you lock the truck with the key fob in the event you forget to switch them off and the whole setup will operate just like the Ford option. Another bonus by using the existing bed lighting harness the bed lights will stay on for the preset time in the dashboard settings menu when you turn off the engine after driving - same as the headlight delay off setting. So when you park your truck, get out and retrieve your items from the truck bed, there's light to see for that preset time and the lights will then go out on their own. Ford option: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOxJ0HEKeVw&t=2s But you can DIY it by using the harness rather paying the $$ for the touchlink system. The only thing you wont have is the capacitive switch if you DIY it. The timer off will still function.