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And it's no longer dark under my lift. Still need a work light for details but now I can see most thing without needing one. It also light up the floor underneath for other uses. These are SMD 5630 chips, 2 5-meter strings separately powered by a 12V 5A brick. I plug them into a power-strip that lives at the corner of the lift for battery maintainers. P1000825.jpg
 

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Looks like they are at eye level. Is that bothersome? Otherwise they look great. Tom
 

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Is that a cookie sheet under there??? I know, it's there to hold your tools while you work. :wink-new:
 

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Is that a cookie sheet under there??? I know, it's there to hold your tools while you work. :wink-new:

Of course it is there to hold the tools, the oil keeps them from rusting.
 
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Yup, they're bright but not bothersome to my eyes. I saw a design with LED strip inside a clear round tube that could be twisted to direct the light more upward (over $300!) I came up with the idea of cutting a 45 mounting surface to do the same. But for $35 for the complete kit from eBay (China), it's fine as is.

The cookie sheet is a 3'x4' oil drip pan.
 

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How did you create the 45 degree mounting surface? I can't see it very well in the picture, any chance you can post another another, I'd like to put something like that on my lift. Saw the $300 system also, a bit pricey.
 
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It was all so inexpensive and very bright, I skipped the 45 spacers and used the tape in the LED strips. I really should take two photos to compare without the LEDs on but it would just be dark under the lift. Cutting 45 strips of wood or even bending up some metal (both of which would have to be attached to the ramps without drilling holes that could compromise the ramp integrity) would be more work that worth.

I also need to come up with a flexible joint so I could plug in LEDs on the side to side supports that slide between the ramps. I'm thinking a "T" into the LED strip with a short whip to an un-plugable extension to a short side to side strip.

The tape adhered really well and the strips are IP65 water resistant.
 
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