VanLife UK | Lighting Up My Van's Interior - LEDs and 12 Volt supply

[@MikesFoggyIdea]

Very nice, I think I like the ribbon light wrapped around the top the best, looks really fancy.

[@audreyfforbes-hamilton]

Marvellous! You can do anything! 👍💡

[@RichardVobes]

One tries, you know. :) Thanks.

[@MrNas42]

The Vobes Black-van illuminations! Everyone needs a socket set - either gifted or bought new. I've got both!

[@willallen7757]

Indirect lighting is the key. I remodel homes homes, and I always add as many lights under shelves and build light soffits where possible . You wanna see the light but not the bulb.

[@___Stephan_D___]

First, I love your camouflage style with the sofa ... impressive !!! ... and good videos for the light, ligth in the van look really good, like it

[@RichardVobes]

Thank you very much!

[@LynnB_Ky]

Looks great! Another interesting video Richard; thanks for sharing

[@steadynumber1]

Marvellous progress Richard. The bothersome beams in the van brought to mind the low beams in olde worlde pubs with their sign "duck of grouse." I'm glad you're getting things sorted.

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks, Suzy.

[@leighlawson4854]

Well done Richard, I'm very impressed! And what a relief to see those beams come off!!

[@RichardVobes]

There is much to do yet, of course. Thanks, Leigh.

[@theworth123]

That brought back a memory, your draper socket set. I had the same one bought in 1983, someone else liked it too, and stole it from my garage. It was a nice bit of kit.... Also from experience Richard, (not particular to your lights but in general) ensure all your earths are clean metal to metal, as 12v is easy enough but difficult to solve when it goes wrong, the main reason for faults is poor earthing to the body, over paint the connections with Vaseline too,, stops damp from soaking away current. As for the old-school chocolate-block connectors well, there are better ways nowadays using crimped on connectors and heat reducing sleeves. All looks good though...

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks, Tony. Good suggestions there.

[@daveevad]

What a delightful video! Well done! 👍 An advantage of a biscuit repeating, is that the packet goes on for ages... 🙃

[@joannajones8218]

The LED lights look amazing Richard! My partner watched this one with me and commented how well edited your videos are and how much effort you must put into them. And I agree! Excellent continuity! Love the van 😍😍

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks, Joanna. It takes a while to put it all together.

[@wattck]

Let there be Light! ..... And there was!! Well Done!

[@sisyphus9252]

You have made it look like the inside of a fancy limousine. Great job Richard.

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks 👍

[@JH-W]

Watching was a bit like waiting for the Oxford St Christmas lights to be switched on, Richard. You just needed the celebrity to do it…. But WAIT (!), you ARE the celebrity so all well & good 😁 Seriously, the lights look great and you are clearly far more capable at DIY than you give yourself credit for. Excellent job!! x

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks so much, Jacqui!

[@Stringtrees]

Excellent again Richard, I am very impressed. Also, your van looks so clean and immaculate and black is not the easiest of colours to keep looking good.

[@RichardVobes]

I have to clean the van each week. Thanks so much, by the way.

[@MrGreatplum]

Looking good, richard. Good to get rid of the wooden head hitters too!

[@RichardVobes]

Yes indeed! I was getting well and truly scrapped on the skull!

[@pm1104]

Richard, you could use crimps on the wires or solder them and that would get rid of the unsightly terminal blocks!

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

Them lights looks good in van and stirp light very bright and should get control switch on when u bed or switch by the bed look good in side now great video Richard

[@michaeldukes5928]

And Richard said let there be light!

[@markburgess6801]

This was a great video to watch I am sure there will be lots of views great to see the troublesome beams have been banished and you now have a choice of lighting options to work with from Paul's mine and the recycled ones really pleased they will be a great addition you need a celebrity to come and do a commissioning switch on event perhaps get the smt the together for a new in years celebration now the white lights are in situ any thoughts of some coloured ones for the lovely julia

[@shirleylynch7529]

Well done good job. Looks really good. Very smart. Clever man.

[@CharlieCooper3101]

Great job Richard the led strip lights that go around the van looks cool, looks like a disco in thr back. Another good job, you are very good at many skills. You should be proud.

[@lisal5262]

Looks great …I have those little stick on lights under my kitchen units….I can have different colours …. Enjoy being ‘enlightened’ 🙂

[@traceymurphy3469]

Another Interesting One Richard! So Glad You Now Have Sufficient Lighting - The End Result Looks Amazing. 😊 😊

[@ForTheBirbs]

Hi Richard. Whatever you do with vehicle wiring make sure you have the wires protected where they go through holes in the bodywork to prevent shorts from cuts from edges. The wires can be run inside black split convoluted tubing if needed. I assume that they run of the second battery? Find the fuse that feeds the lights and keep a couple of spares!

[@RichardVobes]

Good tips there.

[@ritaloy8338]

Richard I hope you have a separate Leisure Battery from the starting battery that has a switch to prevent drainage of the starting battery..

[@RichardVobes]

Yes, I do!

[@alansandell804]

Brilliant job.

[@oninbridders]

I liked this episode. Reminds me of the other KZbinrs I follow. At the end you see progress.

[@michaelwhite8031]

A job well done.

[@stasiabotwright]

Now you have ‘backlights’ for your three-point lighting set up for the van. Nice work. Also trivia, you can get plastic domed covers for the led strip/ reel type lights, to limit the LEDs being damaged.

[@RichardVobes]

Will have to look into that. :) Thanks.

[@ricky-d]

Loving those lights! The led ones give off quite a nice relaxed vibe as well. Thanks for sharing the video on those. Although I have lights above our cooking area, I'll look into a set for above our seating area based on these.

[@RichardVobes]

Getting the to stay stuck is an issue for me at the mo.

[@ifell3]

Interesting channel, love the style - subbed!

[@christinebrown2417]

Very interesting

[@rcexteriorcleaningservices6908]

Hi, can you tell me what size fuse you used for the 2 lights and how you calculated this...many thanks

[@oldjaaag9804]

Great job Richard but am I alone in wondering about the guy in the chip shop?!

[@RichardVobes]

We are talking twenty-five years ago. :)

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

Might want to paint the inside of the van white to lighten it up. Also spend a few hours learning how to solder those wires together instead of using screw connectors which will no doubt fail at some time in the future.

[@rachelt-s]

Well done Richard. I need my house rewired do you hire yourself out? 😜 The lights look super duper in the van. Great work.

[@mattlewis5190]

Nice video Rich, I may have missed it but did you wire the LED's from the two courtesy lights?

[@digofthedump]

not a fan of led without a diffuser!.gl

[@WormsEyeView]

I have both of those lights in my van but I still haven't fitted the real of lights. I must get on with that job.

[@RichardVobes]

I was going to ask how to fixed them. Mine are falling off.

[@WormsEyeView]

@@RichardVobes well my plan is to use velcro tape as the inside of my van is carpet walled..... but I guess I need to try that and see if it works. The strip lights that you fitted are screwed to the wood paneling so they stay put.

[@scentybeast9531]

COB lights and defusers are an option to consider and have it more ambient

[@RichardVobes]

What is a cob light?

[@scentybeast9531]

​@@RichardVobes an evolution of LED, much more densely packed so it looks like all one strip.

[@RichardVobes]

Oh right - sounds great. Thanks very much

[@Matthew-hs1qi]

Clicked the video I was no way it'd the guy that speaks all the truth about current events was very surprised thanks for the video from one baldy to another have a great day

[@johnward9421]

You didn’t show us how you wired it into the battery ???

[@RichardVobes]

That is because the original lights were already wired up.

[@raymondsavage9204]

use furniture polish, spray on " pledge "

[@jeffpatching4417]

Richard I think your more switched on than you make out