What kind of LED products would you like to see for your VX?

[Mile High VX]

I added a OEM light at the rear cargo area for mine.

[clipper 03 rodeo]

That looks great, good idea to use an extra OEM light so they match.

I can easily get some nice LED's to put in your guys' dome lights. I'll probably order some of them tonight to test out. I'm also on the search for alternative lighting for your cargo areas since I know VX parts are hard to find, and finding an OEM dome light might not be the easiest thing.

EDIT: Just looked on Isuzuparts.com and an OEM dome light assembly is $65 plus shipping. Ouch..

[clipper 03 rodeo]

Alright I think I might have found something that will work well for your cargo area lighting. I'll see if I can get a few samples shipped to me so I can test them out to see the ouput of them.

[clipper 03 rodeo]

I just want to run this by you guys to see if there is any interest. I found these 10W LED Pods that I think would be great for any kind of extra lighting anywhere you need it. They are also waterproof so having them in the engine bay or under your rig for any reason would be fine. You could mount them in your cargo area, under the dash for footwell lighting, mount them on the back for even more light when reversing, or for trailer lighting, ect..

You would also have a choice to mount them with double sided tape, or bolting them on. They have pre-threaded holes in the back of them, and will also include studs you can screw into them so you can bolt them wherever you want for a permanent mount. Each pod will have 35" of wire coming from them, if you need more wire you will have to provide your own, and you will have to get your own switch for them if you're powering them that way.

They are the biggest pods like these available on the market right now, and the highest wattage for the most light. They are 4cm (1.57") in diameter.

The price on these would be $50 shipped for a set of 2 of them. Would anyone be interested in these? If so then i'll buy a few sets to test out for you all. I'll post a pic of what they look like later today.

[clipper 03 rodeo]

Here are some basic pics of how the pods will look..

[Bob Barker]

How hard is it to wire power to these, and then something to interupt the power when back door is closed, and complete circuit when back door is open? That's what I would like, something automatic that I don't have to push on/off.

[clipper 03 rodeo]

Right now does your dome light come on when you have the back door open? If so then you could just wire one or both of these to the exisitng dome light wires. You could just have to fish them through the headliner back to wherever you mounted the pods. Then whenever you open the back door they will illuminate automatically along with the dome light.

[Bob Barker]

No the dome light doesn't come in in VX's when the back door is opened.

[clipper 03 rodeo]

Crud, so the whole inside of your VX is completely dark with just the back door open. Now I know why you guys want some lights back there haha.

If you wanted any kind of lights to turn on automatically when the door is opened, you would have to install some kind of push sensor on the rear door to activate and deactivate them. I know it sounds complicated but it's probably easier than you think. I'll do some research and see if I can find some nice switches, and maybe put together a cargo light kit for you guys that turns on/off when the door is opened and closed.

[clipper 03 rodeo]

Okay I found some spring loaded door switches, but there is just 1 problem now. You would have to drill into your VX to install the switch back there. I know a lot of VX guys aren't willing to drill into their rare VX just for some automatic cargo lights. So I doubt I would sell them since nobody would want to do that.

If you really wanted them automatic you could still buy these LED pods for the light source, but then you'd have to source your own door jamb switch and hook/wire it up yourself. Honestly if it were me, i'd just connect them to a little switch that's easily accessable from the cargo area that you can flip on if you need the extra light. You could even get one of those little switches that light up when off so you can always find the switch.

[Bob Barker]

Persnally I wouldn't hesitate to put a hole in the rear for an automatic on/off switch.

But if it's not something you would sell I can still do that on my own, or go for an on/off switch and hide it somewhere, even accesible from inside would be good.

[clipper 03 rodeo]

Yeah I feel like people would hold me liable if they drilled in the wrong place, screwed it up, ect.. and I don't want to put myself in that kind of position just to sell a few products. I'll see if I can get a few sets of these LED pods shipped to me soon so I can test them out for you, and i'll post pics of how well they light up an interior.

I also got 10 more sets of the 1156 CREE LED projector reverse light bulbs on the way to me since I sold both sets I had really fast. So i'll have some more of those in stock next week for anyone interested.

[Bob Barker]

I'll figure it out how to make my own switch, I understand your concerns too! How much would these two light pods cost?

[Mile High VX]

I'll figure it out how to make my own switch, I understand your concerns too! How much would these two light pods cost?

If you look at the install notes for the rear door popper there are directions there and some photos for this type of switch. Shows the proper mounting spots, etc.

[Bob Barker]

Cool, thanks!

I just had another thought. With these being two separate lights, is there a single switch that can activate just one light, then the other, then both and then turn both off? I know there has to be a "multi position" switch that can do that, something like the pull toggles that cars used to use for headlights. First pull is corner/parking lights and second position is all lights. But in a push button form.