A friend showing me his new gun safe. It is very nice and he is proud of it. It has motion activated LED lights inside. I like them and have decided I need some for my safe. I looked on the internet and there are a bunch of different options. So I am curious if any one here has installed after market lights on a gun safe and what your experience and opinions are? Thanks for any information.

Bought a set for mine off Amazon about 4 years back, mounted the sensor in the lower right hand corner and they work pretty good.

I’d probably move the sensor to the middle of the safe and adjust to my layout if I was to do it again, but the lights are definitely a nice addition to a safe that doesn’t already have a lighting system built in.

I opted for the set of remote control "puck" lights that run on AAA batteries from Walmart, since I have an inexpensive and smallish safe. They've worked very well for me, well worth the $15.

Hmmm. I've got a 10x20 and has overhead lights. Yeah, I installed them with a couple of pull strings. My experience was that safes tend to get too full for light to penetrate far. Use the lift ring hole in the top for power and put a switch in. Lights on the door will do better because you can run them top to bottom and illuminate all the shelves. Ammo is too expensive to let the thieves have easy access. Or buy a 2nd safe just for you ammo.

Its what I did, but then built a new house and gave my old safes to my sons. Easy peasy. One tip, they can have them if they can get them up the stairs, empty.

I did it to mine. You tube has lots of them. Basically it’s a length of led lights, a motion detector and some t shaped pins to hold the led rope against the edge of the safe. My safe already had an opening for wires to pass thru.

It’s super nice. I placed the lights against the corners of the opening so the light is projected into the safe, turns on w/I a few seconds of motion. I put my motion thingy on the floor

This is not the exactly video I used but it covers it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4FHj44VmZE

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
I did it to mine. You tube has lots of them. Basically it’s a length of led lights, a motion detector and some t shaped pins to hold the led rope against the edge of the safe. My safe already had an opening for wires to pass thru.

It’s super nice. I placed the lights against the corners of the opening so the light is projected into the safe, turns on w/I a few seconds of motion. I put my motion thingy on the floor

This is not the exactly video I used but it covers it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4FHj44VmZE

I did the same thing. Only issue is, I think I added too many strands as they are kind of dim. I bought a second motion sensor/power adaptor and plan to make 2 runs, but haven’t done it yet. I wanted a lot of light in there so it’s no ones fault but my own.

I used some rope lights and ran the wire out the hole in the bottom. I plug them in when I need them.

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
I did it to mine. You tube has lots of them. Basically it’s a length of led lights, a motion detector and some t shaped pins to hold the led rope against the edge of the safe. My safe already had an opening for wires to pass thru.

It’s super nice. I placed the lights against the corners of the opening so the light is projected into the safe, turns on w/I a few seconds of motion. I put my motion thingy on the floor

This is not the exactly video I used but it covers it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4FHj44VmZE

I added motion activated lights to my safe and I think I used this as an example. There are several videos on youtoob.

Many years ago I added LED ribbon lights to my safe. I purchased them off of eBay (warm white), and they included an A/C adapter to drop the voltage to what was required.

The adapter is attached to the outer back of my safe, and the wiring is run through a hole in the back. I added the necessary wiring and a door-operated switch to activate the lights whenever the door is opened (works just like a refrigerator).

Around two years ago lightning hit our house and one of the things fried was that A/C adapter; following buying a new one off of eBay, I was back in business!

Just to follow-up... if basic electronics, wiring and soldering isn’t your thing, then my version will likely not work for you! I grew up playing with electronics, so modifying them to my needs is 2nd nature. Good luck on however you choose to proceed!!!

I bought a set of strip LEDs from Amazon five years back (this product). Installed them in the safe in the groove behind the lip where the bolts engage so they don't shine in your eyes, but only into the safe. They attached with some sort of sticky pads that have held up fine. Motion sensor attached to the hinge side wall. Lights up instantly when the door is open. Provides very even light inside the entire safe. Fed from a wall outlet that also feeds my golden rod.

I ordered these yesterday: https://www.ledsupply.com/led-...ered-led-light-strip

I don’t have power running to my safe so I wanted a battery powered option. I’ll report back when I get them installed.

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Originally posted by maxwayne:
I used some rope lights and ran the wire out the hole in the bottom. I plug them in when I need them.

Rope lights also just plug them in when I open the safe!!

I've had LED lights with motion detector in my safe for years. Makes it look like high noon inside the safe.

Got it from these guys: http://www.maxmysafe.com/Produ...DSAFE%2DLIGHT%2DSYST

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Originally posted by kcl1960:

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Originally posted by maxwayne:
I used some rope lights and ran the wire out the hole in the bottom. I plug them in when I need them.

Rope lights also just plug them in when I open the safe!!

Same here. Old Christmas lights that half the sting doesn't work. Have a plug right by the door, open door and plug them in. Works great. I showed my dad and he has done the same with his safe.

I have a smaller safe and use one these mounted to the door..
I'd get more than one if I had a bigger safe..

Gun Safe Light with PIR Motion Sensor Light Activation

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Originally posted by DaveL:
I ordered these yesterday: https://www.ledsupply.com/led-...ered-led-light-strip

I don’t have power running to my safe so I wanted a battery powered option. I’ll report back when I get them installed.

I received these today and installed them in about 15 minutes. They do exactly what I wanted them to - provide light throughout the entire safe. It is bright enough to see everything clearly but not annoyingly so. They run off AA batteries so no need to run power and the motion sensor switches them on and off. I’m pleased with the results for $30 including shipping.

I have LED lights from Harbor freight; they look like a light switch and velcro to the carpeted side walls of the safe. They take AA batteries. They're cheap, can put anywhere, and put out a lot of light. Just flip the switch. They take up very little room and fit in places where they don't interfere. I think they were two or three dollars each.

In one of the safes I have some little puck-lights with AAA batteries, and a touch light; just touch it and it lights up, tough again to extinguish. That works on a shelf, out of the way, just for that shelf.

Technically, batteries could introduce a corrosive potential in the safe, but corrosion and rust has never been an issue in mine, and I'm in and out of them enough that it's not an issue, and the batteries do get changed.

i installed two sets of these inside a pretty big RSC, motion sensors activate as the door opens and i do not want for illumination any longer
(and i prefer super-well lit)
light my safe