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What all-weather/low maint interior lights?
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<blockquote data-quote="Macintosh" data-source="post: 497614" data-attributes="member: 31571"><p>[USER=4972]@thill[/USER] , I have some of these nilight lights I am planning to put up under the bench seats on the boat I pictured above. I was going to try using the tape you suggested, but am questioning that now. How have you have best luck securing them with the tape? The lights have the wires protruding from the flat bottom-surface of the light, which prevents them from laying flat. They come with a foam adhesive strip that appears to be designed so the bolts dont crack the plastic, and maybe also to help them lay flat, but I question if the 3m tape will stick to the foam strip? Do you use the included foam strip, or do you substitute the 3m tape to accomplish the same? The 3m tape I have doesnt appear thick enough for these to lay flat since I am not drilling a wiring hole onto the surface these will stick to. Any tips for dealing with mounting these without a wiring hole?[ATTACH=full]114431[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Macintosh, post: 497614, member: 31571"] [USER=4972]@thill[/USER] , I have some of these nilight lights I am planning to put up under the bench seats on the boat I pictured above. I was going to try using the tape you suggested, but am questioning that now. How have you have best luck securing them with the tape? The lights have the wires protruding from the flat bottom-surface of the light, which prevents them from laying flat. They come with a foam adhesive strip that appears to be designed so the bolts dont crack the plastic, and maybe also to help them lay flat, but I question if the 3m tape will stick to the foam strip? Do you use the included foam strip, or do you substitute the 3m tape to accomplish the same? The 3m tape I have doesnt appear thick enough for these to lay flat since I am not drilling a wiring hole onto the surface these will stick to. Any tips for dealing with mounting these without a wiring hole?[ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_0401.jpeg"]114431[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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