I just completed the installation of my panel lighting. It came out great and was rather inexpensive. It cost about $35.
In the photos below you can see where I mounted it. On the edge of the canopy glare shield is a vinyl edge guard (McMaster-Carr 8451A22). Next to the edge guard is a "D" foam gasket (McMaster-Carr 93085K11) which acts as a light shield so the pilot and passenger will not see the LED directly when turned on. Next to the "D" gasket is the LED light strip. I purchased the LED strip (RED) off Ebay and it was shipped from Hong Kong in about 7 days. The LED strip is adhesive backed and designed for outdoor use. It only cost about $4 including shipping. It was 120 cm long and I cut it down to fit.
I also purchase a panel mounted PWM dimmer on Ebay for about $25 which works great as well.
Simple, cheap and it works great.
I hope this helps someone.
![LED-light-strip-full.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fexperimentalaero.com%2Fphotos%2FLED-light-strip-full.jpg&hash=160197d59b24fd0dd68ba75ab54f21df)
In the photos below you can see where I mounted it. On the edge of the canopy glare shield is a vinyl edge guard (McMaster-Carr 8451A22). Next to the edge guard is a "D" foam gasket (McMaster-Carr 93085K11) which acts as a light shield so the pilot and passenger will not see the LED directly when turned on. Next to the "D" gasket is the LED light strip. I purchased the LED strip (RED) off Ebay and it was shipped from Hong Kong in about 7 days. The LED strip is adhesive backed and designed for outdoor use. It only cost about $4 including shipping. It was 120 cm long and I cut it down to fit.
![LED-light-strip-closeup.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fexperimentalaero.com%2Fphotos%2FLED-light-strip-closeup.jpg&hash=9e5159bfb545996d09101fc912923e78)
I also purchase a panel mounted PWM dimmer on Ebay for about $25 which works great as well.
Simple, cheap and it works great.
I hope this helps someone.