Boot (trunk) lid light

[MattBW]

As a beach owner I have a slidepod at the back of the van. Now the VW standard light is in a good place to see whats on the parcel shelf but not so much when you have something outside the van or in my case the pod slid out.

At present I am using a motion sensing magnetic wardrobe light which I pop up there when I am using the pod, helps a great deal.

Anyone found any good solutions to this problem? I have a few rolls of the LED strips with remote so I could in theory wire that in somehow and put it in an appropriate place. Not sure if it would have anywhere to sit however.

I also learned a great trick from the Brean meet where using a magnet and bottle opener to keep the handle out of the way until you want it. Worth setting up too.

 

[Jason wallace]

Would it be possible to retro fit the tailgate lights from the latest T6 or something similar?

I could see those being idea for people using a slidepod.

 

[MattBW]

I must admit I've not seen those so don't know where abouts they are situated.

 

[Jason wallace]

Does Not show but they are dimmable and go pretty bright. (10:25)

I must admit I've not seen those so don't know where abouts they are situated.

 

[GreggB]

This is an area of my Beach I’d like to improve.
On my T4 I was happy to chop a hole in the tailgate trim to fit a standard interior lamp unit for when it was open. Not so keen to cut holes in my Cali just yet!

 

[mccp]

I must admit I've not seen those so don't know where abouts they are situated.

Here are some pics. Switch is on the offside D-post and they can be dimmed. They are pretty bright in the dark and very useful.

 

[soulstyledevon]

Same here.
I have used IKEA dioder lights in vans before.
Perhaps a feed could come off the existing rear light and turn on when they are switched on.