Pop top lighting

[markt6uk]

What are peoples solutions to putting lighting in the poptop, hard wired, where do you put the switch?

 

[Dellmassive]

Lighting for inside with roof down?

Or outside lighting for an up canvas?

@czmate1999 external led pop top lights example
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[markt6uk]

Inside and up

 

[AJCConversions]

Stalk lights work quite good as multi use for upstairs and downstairs. These slso have built in switch

 

[WillWillWill]

You may have already solved this by now, but this is what we do - led strip tape along each side:





Wires disappear into the pop top frame at the front corners:



Switch on the B pillar where it can be reached from upstairs or downstairs:

 

[markt6uk]

Not yet thanks, Still contemplating.
Where did you route your power to the b pillar

 

[WillWillWill]

I have my main leisure electrics under both front seats, but run a big power cable to a fuse box near the base of the c pillar where my fridge lives, and the lighting circuit is powered off this.

So power from under the passenger seat, up the b pillar, above the sliding door, down the c pillar to fuse box. Then back up the c pillar, over the door and down to the switch, then up to the lights which are grommeted just above the passenger grab handle in the pop top frame.

If you have power under the front passenger seat you can skip the backwards and forwardsing - it is just where a lot of my stuff connects in.

 

[Jimmmmy]

I have touch lights in mine so no need for switches

 

[markt6uk]

I had a usb socket going spare so I fitted in the top shelf behind the drivers head. You can reach it easily from the bed. I also had a usb neon strip , so I ran it under the shelf trim to the back, up near the hinge and round the top. Not sure how to fix it so just heald in place with bits of velcro.
Bought a usb clip light from amazon and good to go. Van clip it to the bed base or the side roof of the van and when down can be a spotlight over the hob/sink.