Installing LED Lighting in a VW California

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In this episode Lizzy installs some LED strip lighting into the VW California Ocean T6 Camper Van to create some great ambient lighting. It looks great and works so well. Take a look.
The lighting is from the fantastic and super helpful Aten Lighting www.atenlighti...
Lengths of lighting for the California
200cm from the control unit to the first set of lighting. 160cm of lighting, then 20cm of 4 core cable cord, then 200cm of lighting, 20cm of 4 core cable cord, then 170cm of lighting.
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Martin Gauffin - And Champagne for All
Magnus Melander - Hands Up 10
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19 сен 2024

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@marialovell6967 6 лет назад

Love Bentley’s face (at 8:36) ... he’s biggin’ it up wiv the Cali massiivvee!!!

@ernestoquintero747 6 лет назад

That was a great intro, nailed down the olden days film look and sound. Those RGB light are awesome, looks like a pro instal.

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Thanks :-)

@krisdenton3128 6 лет назад

I put some very similar lights around my boys gaming station, it looked well cool and his mates were all well jealous, keep up the good work guys

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Awesome idea!! Thank you for watching!

@thelovewalrusjas 6 лет назад

fitted mine this afternoon.Thanks for putting this project on here.

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

That's great! Thanks for watching :-)

@alorsherryselen8005 6 лет назад

Love your videos. We are restoring a 1981 Westfali and a 1975 bug. But also we camp with a Teardrop camper. Wish we could get the camper van here in the USA.

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Yeah it's a shame they don't sell them over there! Your Westfali sounds epic though!

@johncreen5957 6 лет назад

Brilliant opening , loving the rave and Bentley looks wasted lol, you guys are the best

@vince_martyn 6 лет назад

Gread idea and video. These LED strips are easy to cut to length and resolder if you have some soldering experience. I have replaced all the tubes in our caravan with warm white LEDs. Have been to enough parties as a DJ, found Chris Evans in the audience one night! :D So didn't go for RGB.

@lostweekendscaravan 6 лет назад

Awesome idea might give this a go. Phil & Juliet

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Definitely :-)

@DesmondsDonders 6 лет назад

One of the first things we did was fit this style of lighting. We use a dim orange light at night before bedtime. Really relaxing or you can set it for a disco :-)

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Yeah it's so good

@juttapelzer6632 6 лет назад

The idea of the intro 🤣👍. Great video. 💡 are looking awesome although I have to admit I liked the fairy lights even more. Please please stay creative 😀

@mgeducationoutdooractiviti2056 6 лет назад

Those lights look great! I am thinking to upgrade my van with something similar. 👍

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Aten lighting have been brilliant

@t5kampa 6 лет назад

Forget ‘can you do Christmas in a van’, I’m waiting for ‘can you have a rave in a van’ 😂😂 Lights look fab Lizzy 👍😎

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Or, Can you have a Christmas Rave in the van?!?!? 🤔 ....maybe too far 😂

@FootLooseCrafters 6 лет назад

Funny and well explained video, loved Bentley's face 🐶❤️

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Thanks guys :-)

@Parknest 6 лет назад

Looking good there. That's worked out quite well. Bentley didn't seem fazed by the lights.

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

I'm not convinced he really knew what was going on

@RetroRatz 6 лет назад

That is a great product! Well demonstrated! The dog scene was funny 😉

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Retro Renovations Bentley always steals the limelight 😂

@smasht4715 4 года назад

Nice work...love the remote...

@blackpool321 6 лет назад

The rave scene ....YES !!!!!😁

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Just need glow sticks :-)

@Mikefngarage 5 лет назад

nice this popped up I am restoring a 61 vw so23 westfalia camper van I might put some in there hidden nice.

@gkuk10 6 лет назад

Hi Lizzy. Fantastic bit of kit it you down to a T. How many people can you have in the Cali disco 💃. Glitter ball in the popup roof ✨🌟✨🌈

@888johnmac 6 лет назад

haha, liked just for Lizzie's rave dancing.. but seriously neat upgrade

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Thanks John :-)

@Taffyappleify 6 лет назад

Fantastic video, love the strip lighting - a bit like Philips Hue. Out of interest is your camera microphone working ok, sounds a bit pesky when you get too close to Lizzy

@laban_vwcaliforniaocean731 6 лет назад

Sooooooo cooool!! Want one 😎

@smithp573 6 лет назад

Great video but the only ‘problem’ if you’re shooting a video in the van with those lights as your primary illumination is the strobe effect you get from LEDs. It was quite noticeable in the final scene. I think a career in telly beckons for Lizzie.

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Yeah they won't be used for filming for exactly that reason :-)

@JeanLouisBourdon 6 лет назад

wonder if you can control it from your phone. used to have a system with same remote and bridge, but with bulbs. mi-lights it was called. i don't like on the hand remote the on is on the left and off is on the right. it should be the opposite....

@bencrosbie 3 года назад

Lovely stuff I wonder will it stick to fabric hedliner?

@T.A.C.S.94 6 лет назад

PC building in 2018, we now have RGB VW campers

@benvernick 6 лет назад

Great video as always, love your channel! I have two unrelated question about the Cali. Firstly, I saw that Webasto makes a diesel powered cooker. I’m wondering if you have considered replacing the propane cooker with a diesel one? The benefit is you’d have one fuel source for the whole van, no more propane. Not sure how well it works though. Secondly have you considered adding in solar panels and if so does the Cali come prewired for it or would that be a huge undertaking? Keep up the great work!!!

@DeviousST 6 лет назад

hahahahaha love the tshirt.... Skeg is local to me

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

:-D

@magnusmelander5758 5 лет назад

I was searching for Led Strip videos, and found this vid. At the end 8:32, I laughed out loud in shame and in shock. It was my idiotic music that I made for Epidemic Sound waaaay back, that came out of the speaker. Funny! :)

@ABusAndBeyond 5 лет назад

Magnus Melander 😂 what were the chances of you finding your own song. Thanks though! I think it worked well!

@alanspence1716 6 лет назад

The California's plumbing in those opening black and white shots looks like overkill to me. The lights are great though!

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

:-D

@TheShaky2 6 лет назад

You made light work of that

@richardhurst1969 6 лет назад

Hi. Loving all the Videos. I get my first new California in 2 weeks. So excited! Can I ask what the lighting kit cost and all these months on has it held in place well?

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Yeah it’s held great! I think the kit is about £55 but you’d have to ask at Aten Lighting and they’ll give you the actual price. 😊

@m.c.7119 5 лет назад

Just a small question: Have you ever had to change the lights in your pop-up tent, and if so, how does one go about it (screwdriver to unhinge light cover etc.) ? Many thanks in advance.

@matthewabbott6240 6 лет назад

I think there is an app for those lights....😀😀

@context_required 6 лет назад

Relight my cali your light is my only desire so relight my cali

@Chriswoodworker 6 лет назад

How is the sticky on the back of the lights holding up?

@jpw888 6 лет назад

Great video love the lights .where did you get your vw cushions 👌love them

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

They are from a company called "Rusted Bus" we bought them at the Volksworld Show 2017

@jpw888 6 лет назад

CaliforniaCamping cheers will have a look .

@ianlivermore2981 5 лет назад

Do the lights work to music

@Chris-1974 6 лет назад

I have done this in my 1991 T4 california. I use a cheap strip and attached my own 12v plug. Works fine but I find that as the sun bakes my van and it gets really hot insode, the strip sometimes comes off... Do you have the same issue?

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

We haven’t had that issue which is amazing since this summer was so hot!

@markwatson6244 6 лет назад

Message sent to Aten to see whether they kept the measurements ;-)

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

That's great Mark :-)

@alexasmith4949 5 лет назад

Hi Mark, Did you get a response? I did the same before xmas but didn't get anything back, will call them if I get nothing via email.

@ABusAndBeyond 5 лет назад

Give Saul a call, he should still have all the measurements. 😊

@victorkent768 6 лет назад

Cool lighting. Loohs expensive how much?

@victorkent768 6 лет назад

Ps are you guys doing trudgefest

@stephenellis7278 6 лет назад

😎

@Chris391971 6 лет назад

Bentley looks stoned !!!

@markloughtonUK 6 лет назад

Don't leave them on RED for too long else your going to be having strangers knocking on your van ;-). I bought some cheap ones of eBay and although the actual lights were OK the PSUs (230v to 12v) that came with them were not (and a fire hazard) 🔥. They were both ok for a few months when suddenly one started making the lights flicker and the other went with a massive bang. I opened it up and it was all black inside :(. So buyer beware of buying cheap !

@ABusAndBeyond 6 лет назад

Very good point... be very careful of both cheap lights and red lights :-D

@alexasmith4949 5 лет назад

I really love your videos, we just got our van so it's really helpful. How are the lights holding up now? We're looking into getting them now.

@ABusAndBeyond 5 лет назад

Thanks so much! We love the lights, they’re still great! 👍