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Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:18 pm
by Cookamunga
Last year I saw a post from someone that had installed some LED rope lights under their canopy. They had drilled holes into the canopy frame and used some grommets for the wiring. The result was very professional looking. I wanted to do the same, but I cannot seem to find the post. Could someone help me with this project? I want to control the lights with a switch on the console. Any information/tutorials and especially pictures would be very helpful before I attempt this on my own. I am looking forward to getting this thing back to the water. :guitar

Re: Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:04 pm
by mike
welcome to the site Cookamunga! I also remember seeing that a while ago, I will see if I can find it for you, I bet it was someone here who posted it!

Nice looking toon you have, how did the tent work out for you on the front?

Re: Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:40 pm
by Cookamunga
mike wrote:welcome to the site Cookamunga! I also remember seeing that a while ago, I will see if I can find it for you, I bet it was someone here who posted it!



Nice looking toon you have, how did the tent work out for you on the front?
Thank you very much!


Nothing is on the front deck except removable bass seats and the fence goes all the way out. With the bass seats removed it leaves a nice open space. In the day I have a couple of foldable pool loungers out there to sunbath and nap. At night, up go the tent and the queen air mattress. I didn't even take my camper to the lake one time last year, I prefer to just stay on the boat.

Re: Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:22 pm
by curtiscapk
Welcome aboard! :cheers Can't help on the lights, but that is a pretty sweet setup.

Year and model and location need to be in your sig.

You already took care of the pics.

Re: Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:15 pm
by HandymanHerb
Hear some ideals we had for christmas lights about the same thing

http://pontoonforums.com/viewtopic.php? ... ghts#p6760

Re: Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:25 pm
by FloterBoter
was it stevestormy that did the rope lights?
don't remember.
the memory's the first thing to go. :?




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Re: Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:35 pm
by Stevestormey
Well I put some up, but not with gromets or anything real professional. I just used zip ties. I'll dig up my old pics.

Re: Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:17 pm
by beermunk
Wouldn't it be easy enough to string out lights and plug them into a DC converter? Then you wouldn't have to modify the lights at all.

Re: Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:53 pm
by HandymanHerb
beermunk wrote:Wouldn't it be easy enough to string out lights and plug them into a DC converter? Then you wouldn't have to modify the lights at all.
The inverter would use more amps than converting them to 12 volt

Re: Help with LED rope lights on canopy!

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:26 pm
by Stevestormey
Try this link to what I posted a while ago on the other site. I love the lights and have not ever had a problem since I installed them. They just set the mood and finish off a perfect day everytime.

http://www.pdbmagazine.com/fusetalk/for ... e%20lights