How to put Christmas lights on your vehicle | Hoosier Daddy
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2021
- Want to know how to put Christmas lights on your vehicle? It’s not as hard as you might think!
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Bro is so wholesome had me smiling the whole time
Thanks, Michael! You’re too kind! Take care, God bless, and have a great weekend! 😎
Ditto!
Thanks for showing me how it's done, man! Lovely tutorial, and it looks easy to do! I'm gonna go decorate my Taurus now with your helpful work.
My pleasure, Josh! I hope it turns out well! Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a merry Christmas! 😎
his wife was so sweet and supportive! they're cute together ❤
Thank you so much for noticing! She’s the best! 😍
You did a great job. Plus I smiled the whole video. Great positive personality you have. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Awww, thanks so much! You’re too kind! Take care, God bless, and have a great weekend! 😎
It was awesome to see the yellow mean machine adorned in the Christmas lights what an amazing sight!!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family Matthew!!!!
Thank you Patrick! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!
Great tutorial video. I'm definitely going to decorate my truck. I'm so excited. I also saw on Amazon a wreath that lights up for my front grill 😍
That’s awesome! I’m sure it will look great! 😎
This guys attitude alone made my day, and made me want to subscribe. You’re the only guy that was informative compared to all the other videos I’ve seen. Nothing but good vibes, keep it up man. I’m ordering Christmas lights for my truck now.
Man, you are too kind! Thanks so much! Take care, God bless, and have a great weekend! 😎
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial likewise brother
Love this video! Really put a smile on my face. Thanks for sharing the joy brother! God bless!
Thank you so much for the kind words! God bless you as well. Take care, and have a great day! 😎
did this the same way you did to my ford f 150 it worked great .you are the man !!
So awesome to hear, Robert! Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a great weekend! 😎
The way that the sun went down this is exactly what I’m looking for I want to do this to my wrx this year 🤙🏽
Hey Cesar! Thanks for watching! I hope you try this. I’d love to know how the lights turn out! Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎
Keep up the positive vibes man I’ll watch any video you put out thanks!
Wow, you’re too kind! Thank you so much, Rich! Take care, God bless, and have a merry Christmas! 😎
Merry Christmas here Hoosier and great to see you getting into the spirit!!! Nice sleigh 🛷 by the way
Thanks Gibbo! 😎
Thanks for showing me!!! I just got a truck this yr and I am excited to try this! Best vid I've seen for this! Thanks for the help!!!
My pleasure! I’m glad I could help! I hope it turns out great! 😎
That's pretty cool ---I bet you get a lot of looks when you roll by👍
Thanks Paul! You know it!! Actually, I had a guy almost hit me because he was trying to get a picture of my truck while we were both driving 70mph down the interstate!
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial Yikes!
Great video, thanks for sharing Christmas 🎅🏽 joy! Happy Holidays!
Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
Thank you! We are going to be in our hometown Christmas Parade! I went through your links to purchase. Merry Christmas~
Thank you and good luck! 😎
That's pretty cool Hoosier. Looks good
Thanks man! 😎
Love every part of this. Made me happy, plus I subscribed
That’s awesome Matthew! Thank you so much! Take care, God bless, and have a great weekend! 😎
Thanks for this. Always wondered how that was done.
No problem. Thanks for watching, Christopher! 😎
Thanks for the information! This was very helpful!
You’re welcome! Glad to be of service! ♥️😘♥️
Happy Holidays my friend 🌲 ⛄️ 🤶
Very festive 💡 🛻
Thank you, Chappy! Merry Christmas to you as well!
I’m going to be trying this on my semi truck this year.. thanks for the video.
Awesome! I’m sure it’s gonna turn out great! 😎
Great video sir. love the lights and the fx4 great truck my bro had a white one with leather package.
Thanks so much, Jimmy! Old Yeller is a great truck. I’ve always been a Ford guy. Take care, God bless, and have a merry Christmas! 😎
I've been thinking about doing this to my camaro, and you made it look easy 👀
I hope you try it. It’s really not too difficult. I’m sure lights will look awesome on a Camaro! 😎
thanks for sharing ! Enjoyed watching 👀 very nice view. Again 💚🏆
Aww, thank you so much! 🥰
BRILLIANT!
Thanks man! 😎
Made it look so good
Thank you so much 😎 Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎 Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
Fun times😊🎄👍
Thanks Bobbi! Merry Christmas! 🎄
Sweet ride my friend. Do you do this every year? Is this a annual tradition? Do people ever say anything when you drive around at night. I bet they love it. I would hate for people to steal the lights sometime when you are at a store or something. Looked really good. I am sure driving at night looks really cool. The police have no issues with that? That is a great idea. And the command hooks stay pretty good? Now all you need is a stereo in the back playing Christmas music and you are set to go :) God bless you guys. Take care!
This was actually the first year I’ve done this, but I now plan to do it every year! I actually did it a couple weeks ago for our town’s Christmas lighted parade. It takes place after sunset, so all the floats are decorated with lights. It was a lot of fun, pulling a float for all the foreign exchange students. And funny you should mention it, but I really did have a big speaker set up in the bed of my truck, blasting international Christmas music. It was so fun, I decided to make a video showing other people how to put the lights on their car. It definitely gets a lot of attention! 😎 And so far, I haven’t attracted the attention of the police. I can’t imagine it’s a problem. I’ve been driving it around town for a few days now, and all the hooks have held up pretty well. Anyway, thanks for stopping by again. Take care, God bless, and have a great week!
Awesome big daddy 😂
Thanks so much! 😎
Sweet!
😎
Merry early early Christmas bro😂😂😂
Thanks! Right back at you, Benjamin! 🎄🎅🏼🎄
Thanks!
My pleasure
Very nice video ❤️❤️
Thank you so much! 😎
This is so awesome! Question: How did you bring the lights into the cabin to be plugged in? I can't make out if it's through a window or another way.
Thanks so much! I brought the lights in through the back window above the bed, so it doesn’t interfere with the doors. I hope that helps Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎 Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
Super cool man! Where do you bring the lights into the truck? Just under one of the doors?
No, I brought them in through the back window of the cab. Thanks for watching, Tim! Take care, God bless, and have a great weekend! 😎
That looks really nice! I think i am going to give this a try this year!
I am also wanting to try to do a small tree, in the bed of my truck. Do you know of anyone that has done this? Successfully? ;) Thank you for sharing your work!
Sounds awesome! I’m sure it will turn out great! I can’t say that I’ve seen anyone put a tree in their truck, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work, as long as it’s anchored well on the bottom. Good luck and happy holidays!😎
Cool
Thanks 😎
looks awesome man!! 1 ? to ask with lights around hood and tailgate, can hood and tail gate still open or will u need to remove lights to open? just asking still love it! great job
Hey man, Thanks for watching! The way I installed these lights, unfortunately, you can’t open the hood or tailgate. But at least you can still open the doors! 😃 The nice thing is, though, you can install them differently, if you need access to those things. It just wasn’t important to me. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎 Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
Awesome!! Love this. 🎅🏻 How many strands of LED lights do you think one could plug in to the kind of inverter you have?
Im not sure. It probably depends on your car’s wiring and battery. But I know that I was able to run my lights as well as a big speaker turned up really loud for our Christmas parade with no problem. LED lights don’t typically use up a lot of power, so I’m sure you can do quite a bit. If you try to run traditional light bulbs instead of the LED, it will definitely be a lot less you can do. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎
@HoosierDaddyOfficial thanks!!
This looks so great!!! How many command hooks did you use?
Thank you! I think I use between 20 and 30, give or take.
How fun!! Where would you suggest to run the lights inside vehicles that don't have rear windows? Through top of a window on a back door maybe? But then you couldn't use that door...hmmmm
It really depends on how your car is set up. Every vehicle is different. Maybe find a way to run it along the door frame or something. These lights are so thin, it won’t hurt them if you shut a door on them. Or just lock one door and make sure not to use it. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching, Kim! Take care, God bless, and have a merry Christmas! 😎
I do this every year. I've had 2500 lights on once haha!
That’s awesome! Thanks for watching, K9!
Going to do this on my mustang 😊
That’s gonna look awesome on a Mustang! Thanks for stopping by, Derek! Take care, God bless, and have a great weekend! 😎
Where did you find your Santa hat? I had that same one for to many years to count to the point it yellowed and had holes. Now I can’t find another one anywhere!
Oh man, I wish I could help. Unfortunately, this hat was a gift. I have no idea where they got it. But I’ve had mine for years as well. I love it, because I have a big head and it’s hard to find hats to fit me. This one fits perfectly!
I watched the entire video of placing Christmas lights on your truck however you didn’t mention when you plug in the cigarette lighter to plug lights in so you put cord out there door , window or what because I thought I heard you say be careful not to catch wire in the door. If so how do you get from inside to outside
I put them out my back center window that opens into the bed of my truck. Every car is slightly different, so you’ll have to figure out what works for your vehicle. The lights are so thin, you could probably tape them inside one of the back doors or something. Shutting the door shouldn’t hurt them. Or you could put them out one of the back windows, but you wouldn’t be able to use that door I hope that makes sense, and I hope it helps. Thanks for watching! 😎
This is a fun idea and festive.... But the video SHOULD have added some additional info. MOST Probably illegal in MOST states. There are laws about which colors are allowed to be displayed from which sides of the vehicles and I know for a FACT multi color lights like these in my state would get you ticketed. Only amber are allowed from the sides, red and white from the rear and amber and white from the front... You could also get nailed for having certain light colors displayed above so many inches from the ground. Don't do this people without researching your local laws and regulations. You could be inviting multiple counts of traffic violations on yourself and several hundred dollars worth of traffic tickets that could have gone to presents instead.
A better and less likely illegal idea (STILL CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS) are the reflective magnetic Christmas lights.
i have a 3 underglow kits on my car bottom, grill and above wheels, cops dont seem to care, but using their colours would tip them off
holiday spirit isnt top priority,
(oregon area depending on local colors)
I wanted to wait until the Christmas season was over to address this, but I appreciate your input. It’s definitely something to research before putting lights on your vehicle. As for me, in Indiana, I haven’t had a problem. I have put these lights on my truck for the entire month of December, for the last three years, and haven’t had an issue. I even talked to a police officer friend of mine, and it hasn’t been a problem. These lights are not all that bright, and it’s pretty obvious, even from a distance that they’re Christmas lights. But I agree with you, it’s probably a good idea to check with your local law-enforcement before trying this. Thanks again, and thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎 Happy New Year! 🎉
where/how did you run the lights to the inside for the power source?
I just ran them through the back window of the truck cab.
Can you tell me exactly the route for the lights around the truck. I can't tell by watching the video
I went out the back window, along the top of the truck bed and up to the front of the truck, then I went along the bottom edge of the entire truck, and down along the running boards, so I kept them out of the way of the doors. I really just tried to outline the truck along the top and bottom. I hope that helps. Good luck and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
So you just used one continuous string of lights and just one plug into the inverter? Thanks!
Yes, I think it was like 164 feet. Thanks for watching, Timothy! 😎
Question: how do you/can you trim off the extra lights? Or where do you store the remainder of the string if there is any left?
Good question
I just wrapped them around until I reached the end, then I tucked the final bit in the back window above the bed. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
Did you put the string lights through the door? How did you get them plugged in?
I strung them through the back window and plugged them into the power inverter that is plugged in my cigarette lighter. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
What about command strips on a vinyl wrap? Our business vehicle is in a Christmas parade and don’t want to mess up our wrap
I think you should be fine. Those hooks are pretty versatile.
There are a gazillion command hooks on the site. None look like the one in your video. Can you tell me which one is the one I should get.
There’s a link in the video description. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
My car is old AF. A 74 Pontiac. I'm scared of what these would do my paint. I've used them in my home and they did take some paint off the walls in areas that got direct sunlight. I'm in Arizona so the heat we experience isn't quite like anywhere else.
Honestly, I’m not sure how the sun would affect them. In my experience, here in Indiana, these hooks have been fine, as long as you pull straight down on the tab. I’ve done this multiple times on my truck, for weeks at a time, and they’ve never damaged my paint. Maybe try a single hook on an inconspicuous place first. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a merry Christmas! 😎
did you get magnet hooks ?
How do you plug in lights without the wire getting caught in the door?
I run the lights out the back window that opens into the bed of my truck. If you have a regular car, you can run them out of a back window, and just leave the door closed. Or, if you want to try, you can possibly run the lights out a back door. The lights are so small, they might not get hurt being shut in your door, but it really depends on your vehicle. I hope that helps. Good luck!
Hola amigo me puedes enseñará la caja de las luces de ir pusiste en tu troca te quedó bien bonito 😅
Gracias por la información😊
Ya no tengo la caja, pero en la descripción pongo un enlace de Amazon a las luces. Espero que eso ayude. ¡Gracias por ver! ¡Cuídense, Dios los bendiga y que tengan un excelente día! 😎
www.amazon.com/Mlambert-Outdoor-Changing-Waterproof-Christmas/dp/B07RBQ2KHH/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=24AWOSSND8S45&keywords=Outdoor+LED+Christmas+Lights+rope+fairy+lights&qid=1667163728&sprefix=outdoor+led+christmas+lights+rope+fairy+lights%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-3
How’s the inverter holding up any blown fuses ,
It’s actually been fine. No problems at all. The LED lights don’t pull that much power.
So how do you avoid crushing them with the car door lol
I just made sure to keep them an inch or two outside the door frame.
Will this drain the battery at all?
No, not at all. Not as long as you use the LEDs. Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
So the command hooks do not damage the paint??
Not at all, Stephanie! I’ve done this a couple different times, and no paint damage! Thanks for watching!
How many command hooks did you end up needing?
I don’t remember exactly, but I think it was between two and three dozen.
Wait I love this and really want to do this but is this illegal
Not where I live. I drive around the entire month of December with these lights on, and I’ve never been stopped once. A buddy of mine who’s a cop even complimented me on them. If it concerns you, try checking with your local police department first. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
HOW DO THE LIGHTS STAY IN PLACE WHILE DRIVING
I have the beginning and end closed in the back window above the bed of the truck. In addition, I just made sure to keep them tightly strung around the command hooks, and they hold up really well. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
Where can you buy the adapter thingy
You can get it on Amazon. The link is in the description.
How did you plug it in? Did you feed it through the door or a window?
I used the power inverter, plugged into my cigarette, lighter, and fed through the back window. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial thank you! Also would a 400w inverter be too much power if I drive a car? Not sure on which size of inverter I would need
@@KraziieeXo you should be fine. I put a link to the one I used in the description of this video.
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial thank you so much! Happy holidays and merry Christmas
Only problem with the power inverter is it runs off the battery of the car but they do sell portable ones but you need a charger for it…
That’s why I use the LED lights instead of traditional bulbs. They don’t pull much power so I haven’t had any issues.
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial I’m thinking about doing it this year just having a hard time choosing which LEDs I won’t do the whole car but only my roof Rack. Any good suggestions other then the ones from the video?
@fabiancastillo5784 as long as they have LED bulbs you should be fine. Any type of rope, lights, or something that you can wrap around your roof rack should work just fine.
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial thank you 🙏
The ones you linked are 132ft, not 164ft
Thanks for the heads up It seems they stopped selling the exact ones I got. I’ll have to see if I can find them somewhere else.
What did you do with the extra light? I didn’t want to buy a super long strip but I am afraid I will get too small.
I just kept going around the truck until I ran out. I suppose if you had extra, you could tuck it in a window or something.
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial Okay! Also did it kill your battery? I looked at some other videos and they say to use another battery but I don’t want to do that. And I am just getting small voltage lights from walmart.
@logi_trax as long as you use LED lights it should be fine. That’s what I’ve used and I haven’t had a problem. Traditional lights pull a lot more power, but LED lights aren’t bad at all.
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial What kind of LED? Also isn’t illegal? I am doing research and it seems like if its blue its illegal.
@@HOONISENTRA I don’t think the the type of LED lights matters all that much. Non of them pull much power. if you use multi colored, I don’t think it should be a problem. It’s not all that bright. No one in their right mind would mistake you for police or an emergency vehicle. But I’m sure it depends on the local laws where you live. You could always check with your local police dept to make sure.
What was the name of those lights
There’s a link in the description.
is it legal to drive like that in US?
It might vary by state, but it’s not a problem in Indiana. I’ve been doing it for the last three years and I’ve never had an issue. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎 Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
Are these connectable?
Unfortunately, no, but they come in multiple lengths to suit your needs.
How many rolls of lights did you use?
I just used one roll of lights that was 164 feet.
There are 3 different options for length. 99, 132, or 164 feet.
What about hot glue for attaching lights?
I suppose, if you don’t care about messing up your paint job… 😬
@HoosierDaddyOfficial when paintless dent removal is done hot glue is used. How would it mess up the paint?
So just buy the power inverter and then it's the same thing as putting it on your house lol
Yeah, pretty much! 😎
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial doing this every year for the month of December. But now, is it illegal?
I’ve never had any issues before. My understanding is that you can’t have just red and blue flashing lights.
Can you get stopped by the police for the lights?
It might depend on the state or locality you live in, but I’ve never had a problem. I’ve driven the entire month of December with these lights on my truck for the last three years, and never had an issue.
First time seeing this channel bro Hoosier is my last name
That’s awesome. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎 Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼😎
@@HoosierDaddyOfficial merry Christmas and god bless you too man keep doing what you’re doing
Sooooo cool now pop the hood open for me…
It does look cool actually lol
It’s definitely more impressive on the outside than it is the inside. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎
I’m not exactly sure where the cigarette lighter in the car is
I would think most cars have some sort of power outlet somewhere. Maybe check the owner’s manual.
Command hooks lol 😂
I’ve been using them for three years, and haven’t had a problem. Thanks for watching! Take care, God bless, and have a great day! 😎 Happy New Year! 🎉