Build Your Own RV Under-Glow LED Light Kit

We receive a lot of requests for full perimeter under-glow light systems. The challenge is not all RVs - even the same year and model - have the same structure in terms of possible LED strip mounting locations on the RV's chasis. And of course not everyone wants to light up all the same areas of their RV. With so many RV types/styles on the market there are lots of variables; lots of options. Simply not possible to create a kit for all these various makes/models/layouts. To solve this problem we created this BUILD YOUR OWN KIT (BYOK) to assist customers with ordering the LED Under-Glow lighting and related materials they need for their specific RV. You'll see we offer this product in five different chassis configurations: 2 axle travel trailer, 2 axle fifth wheel, 2 axle motor home, 3 axle fifth wheel and 3 axle motor home. We suggest downloading the PDF diagram listed below that matches your RV's chassis layout to get started.

The process to place your order is pretty simple. Follow these steps:

1. DOWNLOAD the PDF diagram that matches your RV's chassis from this list:

• Travel Trailer 2 axle
• Fifth Wheel trailer 2 axle
• Fifth Wheel trailer 3 axle
• Motorhome 2 axle
• Motorhome 3 axle

2. Print out the PDF diagram you downloaded and then write down the measurements for each of the LED segments you want to light on your RV where indicated by A through J (or P depending upon the configuration) AND W1 - W4 (or W6) if you want wheel well lights. See note below on what you need to know about taking those measurement.

3. Using the drop down boxes on this product page, first select the KIT CONFIGURATION (e.g. 2 axle travel trailer, 3 axle motorhome, etc). Then, select the LED segment lengths that match those on your diagram. Each LED strip has a 15' power lead hard wired to it. If your RV layout doesn't use all of the segments listed on the diagram (many won't), simply leave those segments marked as 'none'.

4. Make your LED controller selection as well as your LED color selection.

5. Add to cart and check out.

Taking Measurements | What You Need to Know

It's super important when measuing your RV that you look at the bottom of your RV to examine the mounting area you have available. Yes, we know it's a pain to get on your back with a tape measure to do this but it really is the only way to get a good look and to get it right. We say this because you'll need to make sure you have a sufficient and appropriate surface area to attach the LED strips to your RV. For example, just because you have 8' across the front of your RV doesn't mean there is actually 8' of mountable space on the bottom of your RV to attach the LED strip. The only way you'll know for sure is by looking at it. When doing so, make sure the area where you will be attaching the LED strip is clean and smooth (and free from sharp edges). The LED strip MUST be mounted flat against a single continuous mounting surface, in a straight line; it cannot bend around a radius or corners. Plus, the entire strip needs to be stuck to the mounting surface and not span across mounting surfaces. If you do, the strip will almost certainly fail in the spot that isn't affixed firmly to the mounting surface or, the point at which is spans across the two mounting surfaces. If you don't have a smooth, flat, contiguous mounting surface we recommend riveting or screwing 1.5" wide aluminum flat stock to the surface and then mount the LED strip to that flat stock. More details about this can be found on the INSTALLATION TAB of the product page. The point is to carefully examine the bottom of your RV when you're taking these measurements before placing your order.

Once you have your measurements and have them written down on the diagram, you're ready to place your order using this product page. You'll notice each LED segment has a drop down box listing the available LED lengths from 1' to 16'. Yes, the maximum length of a single continuous LED strip with 300 LEDs is 16' (actually it's 5 meters which is about 16.4'). The laws of electricty as we know it today won't allow for longer lengths of 5050 LEDs using 12vdc power on modern day vehicles. This is why you'll notice our layout diagram has two LED segments between the Steer Axle and the Drive Axle. Many RVs have longer distances than 16' betweeen them. If your RV has more than 16' between the steer and the drive axle, you'll need to use two LED segments in that space. For example, assume the distance between the steer and drive axle on your RV is 18'. If you want full coverage in that area, you'll need two LED segments to fill that entire space. How you configure those two LED segments in terms of the lengths is up to you. You can for example use two 9' LED segments - or - one 10' + one 8' - or - one 16' + one 2', etc. We suggest using a full 16' and a smaller LED length to fill out the entire area but it's not essential. You'll also see multiple LED segments across other areas of the RV diagram layout such as the front, rear and behind the drive wheels. This is because there often isn't a single flat surface that can be used to cover the entire area.There might however be 2 or even 3 flat surfaces you can mount an LED strip to which is why we list these extra LED segments on the diagram. As an example, your RV might be 8' across the front but when you do your visual inspection to take measurements you find there isn't a single flat surface that spans the entire eight feet. Instead, you might be able to fit two four feet LED strips across that area or perhaps even a combination of three LED segments of varying lengths to cover the area. For those LED segments that don't apply to your RV, simply leave them set to 'none'.

For each LED segment, select the corresponding LED length from the drop down to what you wrote down on the diagram. For example, if LED SEGMENT A on your RV is 14.5', you would select 14 from the drop down. Note that these LED segments are not precise in terms of the length. They will generally be a little less due to the power lead connection to the LED strip. It's not critical to have the exact length because the lights are so bright. If there's 5 - 10 inches of space that isn't covered, no one will know by looking at it. If however you're really concerned about this, order the longer length (e.g. 15' in our example here) and cut (and seal) the LED strip at the end where you cut. These LED strips can be cut in groups of 3 LEDs. That said, in the vast majority of cases, rounding down will rarely be noticeable and thus you won't have to cut the LED strips.

The kit includes additional 18awg feeder cable to be used to connect the LED strips to the LED controller.

What is an Under-Glow Light Kit?

The Boogey Lights® LED UNDER-GLOW light kit is designed to attach to the bottom of an RV and provide FULL-PERIMETER lighting around all four sides of the RV. The Full-Perimeter LED Under-Glow kit is currently offered in both RGB (multi-color -- the default and most popular option) as well as single color versions.  The kit includes your choice of two different LED CONTROLLERs: single zone or dual zone.

On full power these surface mounted hi-intensity super-bright RGB LED light strips provide an incredible amount of light in a wide variety of colors you control with the included RF wireless remote control and smartphone Bluetooth controller. In addition to the wireless RF remote control that's included, the LED controller is also bluetooth capable. This allows you to control your under-glow lights with your bluetooth capable smartphone and our free APP (IOS or Android).  All Under-Glow LED controllers offered include Bluetooth. The Single Zone Heavy Duty LED Controller is the default LED controller included with the kit. This Single Zone Heavy Duty LED Controller will power up to 1800 LEDs and comes with our standard M7 hand held RF remote. There is an optional Long Range M7 RF remote available.  The Long Range M7 RF remote will at least double the effective range of the wireless remote. Boogey Lights® RF Controllers will display seven colors (steady on + four lighting effects): RED, GREEN, BLUE, WHITE, LIGHT BLUE, BOOGEY LIGHTS GREEN (LIME GREEN/YELLOW), HOT PINK/PURPLE. The lighting effects options for our RF Controller include: DIMMING, BLENDING, BREATHING, STROBING. In the Blending, Breathing and Strobing modes these features can be set to remain on a single color or to cycle through each of the 7 colors. You can also adjust the speed at which this happens. The RF remote control offers SEVEN levels lighting effects (e.g. 7 levels of dimming). For the DUAL ZONE Heavy Duty LED controller, these functions work independently per zone OR both zones together.  

Optional Upgrade: DUAL ZONE LED CONTROLLER

Our Dual Zone Combo Bluetooth + RF Controller allows you to set up and operate two distinct RGB multi-color lighting zones which can be operated and controlled individually by this single controller. Many customers will install their full-perimeter under-glow system such that ZONE 1 controls the drivers side under-glow lights and ZONE 2 controls the front, rear and passenger's side under-glow lights. Why? If you find yourself camping in crowded campgrounds there may be situations where you want to turn off the driver's side under-glow lights (which faces the campers next to you) but leave the front, rear and passenger's side under-glow lights on. Of course there are other reasons too. Some customers will use ZONE 1 for the entire under-glow system and ZONE 2 for their awning (or slide out) lighting. Previously this type of configuration would require two different controllers. The point is that with this Heavy Duty Dual Zone LED Controller, you have more flexibility as to how you want to control your Boogey Lights. Each lighting zone is capable of supporting up to 1500 RGB LEDs for a total of 3000 LEDs. It will work with your Android® or iOS® Smartphone equipped with Bluetooth 4.0. It will also work with the included Long Range M7 Style RF wireless remote. Rated up to 3,000 LEDs - 1,500 per zone (max of 20 amps per zone). Ideal for use with RV, marine, home and commercial applications where you want to power a large number of LEDs. This controller is the largest in our controller series measuring 5.5" long x 3.25" wide and 1.5" high. Note that the overall length to accommodate room for wires coming out of both ends is about 10".

Color Options and Considerations

This light kit is offered in eight single color options and in three multi-color configurations: RGB, RGBW (RGB + warm white) and RGBA (RGB + amber). For the single color options the LED controller wireless RF remote will give you the ability to turn the LEDs on/off as well as dim, flash, strobe and breath (and change the speed at which those features work). With the bluetooth APP, you can perform these same functions as well as save presets. For the multi-color options, you have the same capabilities however the feature set is significantly expanded since you also have the ability to change/adjust/tweak the colors you want to display. With the included RF wireless remote you can change between 7 pre-set colors (Red, Green, Blue, White, Light Blue, Lime Green/Yellow, Hot Pink/Purple) and functions of on/off, blending, strobing, breathing, flashing, fading and dimming. You can also use your Bluetooth enabled smart phone to create a custom look. The Bluetooth APP allows you to program the RGB diodes of any of our RGB, RGBW and RGBA strips with over 16 million different color combinations plus three pre-sets. Also, the Bluetooth APP offers 2 and 3 color rotation programming. Click the BLUETOOTH APP navigation tab on this product page for significantly more information on both the Bluetooth capabilities and APP functionality (including a video showing how the Bluetooth APP works). If you want the RGBA or RGBW LED color option, we strongly suggest buying the DUAL ZONE LED controller. Why? Because you can wire the RGB diodes in the strips to ZONE 1 of the controller and the A (or W) diode to ZONE 2 of the controller. This gives you control over both the RGB and the A (or W) diodes with one LED controller. Some customers choose to use another means to control the A (or W) diode (e.g. simple on/off switch) but in our view, the DUAL ZONE controller provides the best option.

RGBW: On the RGBW led strip, in addition to RGB, you get one extra diode which is Warm White. That warm white diode has a Kelvin temperature of 2400 which means it has a yellowish look giving it a warmer, softer, candle like look (see photo below). That fourth diode on the RGBW led strip is often wired to simple ON/OFF switch OR zone 2 of our Dual Zone LED controller. See the CONFIG tab on this product page for more details on this option.

RGBA: On the RGBA led strip, in addition to RGB, you get one extra diode which is AMBER. That fourth diode on the RGBA led strip is often wired to a simple ON/OFF switch or zone 2 of our Dual Zone LED controller. See the CONFIG tab on this product page for more details on this option.

RGBWW? You may have noticed we manufacture an RGBWW product which we offer as an option in our AWNING LIGHT kits. The RGBWW product is a combination of RGB + Warm White + Cool White (5 chips, 6 leads). We do not offer the RGBWW product for under-glow because it's not as durable as our other products when used for under-glow. We only recommend it for Awning Light (or interior lighting) applications where the strip is mounted to the side of the RV (vs the bottom of the RV).

Wheel Well Lighting (Optional)

We offer the option of adding wheel well lighting to your full perimeter light kit. It can be done for one, two or three axles; motor homes and fifth wheel trailers. Sold per pair. With the exception of RGBW, we use our HEAVY DUTY LED Strips for this purpose (RGBW uses low profile). Be aware however that not all RVs will be able to accommodate lights mounted in the wheel wells. You'll need to measure the amount of clearance you have between the tire/wheel and the RV to see if there is enough room to get into the wheel well to do the installation (without removing the tire/wheel). Assuming your RV has enough clearance to work, the next thing you need to consider is the mounting location. For maximum lighting effect we prefer to mount the Heavy Duty LED strip straight up from the tire and off set a little toward the outside wall of the RV. This minimizes the possibility you'll be able to see the LED strip directly and instead, only see the glow from the LEDs flooding the tire/wheel well area. Next you'll need to consider the mounting surface. Is it clean? Smooth? Will 3M tape (promoted with 3M adhesion primer first of course) adhere to that surface? Some RVs are under-coated which can make it difficult to get the LED strips to adhere to the surface without first having to scrape the under-coating away and/or screwing the LED strip to the wheel well at each end. Others have a type of material covering the wheel well surface itself. In this case you may need to cut that material away first to get to the smooth surface beneath it. You'll need to look closely at your RV to make this determination. It is not something we can assist you with based on the model. The last thing you want is for that LED strip to come loose from it's mounting location just above the tire/wheel as you drive down the road. The final consideration is length. How much room do you have to mount the LED strip? You need at least 12" (15 LEDs) for the smallest strip and 32" (45 LEDs) for the maximum length. The longer the LED strip the more LEDs and thus the more light you'll get.

Once you've confirmed the above, make your selection from the drop down options for this product. You'll notice we offer three LED strip length options PER AXLE wheel well. They're ordered per wheel well. Do not assume that just because a 32" led strip will fit in the wheel well for the steer axle, the same will fit in the drive axle. This is particularly true for motor homes.