Toolbox Lights Make Night Work Easier

Toolbox Lights Make Night Work Easier PICKUPS Accessories 33-5-20 David Chapman, Henderson, Texas, installed lights inside the bed-mounted toolbox on his pickup. "I got the idea one night when I was searching for something in the toolbox and didn't have a flashlight with me. I turned on the light in the cab but when I opened the toolbox the lid blocked the light. I got the idea to put lights inside the toolbox," says Chapman. He found two cargo lights at a discount store and mounted them inside the lid. He ran a wire through a fuse and down through the truck bed to the hot wire running back to the taillights. Chapman installed a switch near the toolbox's latch. "I grounded the switch to the toolbox so a small LED light will come on whenever the switch is turned on. This lets me know if I have left the lights on after I close the lid," says Chapman. "The toolbox was already grounded through the mounting brackets to the bed rails. If you tried this idea with a plastic toolbox, you'd have to run a ground wire to the pickup's frame." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Chapman, 402 CR 338-D, Henderson, Texas 75652 (ph 903 889-3302; WDCenterpz@aol.com).

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