[stephen low]

No problems guys, glad this helps. Wished this sort of info was being traded when I was building as the amount of crap I rescued from old cars to try and use was all ultimately a waste of time and money.

Anyway George they are cool white light I believe, so a white - blue colur tinge over the yellowish warm white look.

Good to hear they have quite a life to them and yes low battery drain was another desired outcome.

Ben on switching I am going to replicate what I first set up and that was trigger switches attached to holding mounts and bolted onto the steel frame. I set up the mounts for the doors and boot so that as the door or boot was closed, the hinge would strike and trigger the switch to turn off-on the light depenedant on closure or opening.

Again used a range of crappy door switches I rescued and have now bought simple Cole Hersee trigger switches. Titled door switch normally closed part #9251BL.

A simple straight barrel switch with a push plug attachment to attach the live so as you depress the trigger plunger it breaks the circuit to turn off the light. Of course this assumes earthing to the frame. Has a threaded section behind the head so that the switch can be screw mounted as needed.

In the boot my sparky had set up both a live and earth to the boot hinge assembly as this is hung between the fibreglass panels but that's no big deal.

Cheers guys