Robin Electronics Capacitive TOUCH Truck Bed Lighting Install

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Installed a set of Robin Electronics "Capacitive TOUCH Truck Bed Lighting". The wiring was a royal PITA as it had to be run across the truck and down both sides and my truck is Fluid Filmed (it's either that or replace it every 5-6 years when it rots out from the salt up here) so it was very messy. And it was a bit nerve wracking drilling the holes but the end results are great!

Each light (I got the 4 light kit) required 2 x 1/8" holes for the screws and a 7/8" hole for the plug on the wiring harness. Normal bit for the 1/8" holes and a hole saw for the 7/8". Each hole was cleaned up and coated with paint, then doused with fluid film for rust protection:

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One of the units mounted :

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With the cover plate in place. The rear two were mounted horizontally and the front two vertically:

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Bed with the lights off (tonneau cover in place):

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And the same shot with the lights on:

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They turn on/off with a touch and will turn themselves off after an hour if you forget and leave them on. They also have a wire for an optional manual switch, but I did not hook it up.

I got them from Amazon.com (link below) but as of this writing (8/10/2020) they are out of stock. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075Z4QRBX


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I’ve had the same setup for about two years now and they work great.
 
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Where do you touch to turn them on?

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Where do you touch to turn them on?

The lens (white portion) of any of the 4 lights. It takes a firm touch, so there seems to be little chance of accidentally turning them on/off.

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Pretty cool. I like how they turn off at ignition. Must be voltage sensing.

Having a drop in liner could make this easy and hook up to trailer hitch.

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Can you add a purchase link to where you bought them to the OP while you can still edit it?
May have to take a look at adding this on mine.

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Can you add a purchase link to where you bought them to the OP while you can still edit it?
May have to take a look at adding this on mine.

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Done. Now for the bad news, Amazon is out of them with a "We don't know when or if we will have them again" and I can't find thier web site or FB page any more. I hope they haven't become yet another victim of Covid and just got bought out or something. :(

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What a mystery! Who is Robin Electronics?

Checked BBB.org. nothing.
Robin might be out of the UK.
The trademark name might have been abandoned in 2019.

Coincidentally a company called Robin Electronics limited in the UK was bought by Fluke in 1998.

I also thought maybe Lucero was just just buying these from Alibaba and selling them under the name Robin Electronics. Nothing on Alibaba or aliexpress.

My best guess these bed lights are no longer made.


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Mine are still working great and the “touch” feature is so nice when you need a little light in the bed.
 

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