Has anyone come up with a better trunk-light-lens? Mine is broken.

Mambo Dave

I find that really annoying...
NOT having enough light/lumens with that itty bitty light and searching in a luggage area, ARGH !
I am wanting to add another light similar to other side, to probably tap into rear brake light housing(?).

Let me know what you come up with..., I'll do the same.

 

HI. So I own 2 Gen 2's. both 2008. The trunk light is poorly planned out. I replaced ours with a 9" section of 12 Volt rated.LED Strip. I soldered leads onto the strip and used hook side velcro on the back of it to velcro it to the carpet on right near the old OEM Light. I even added a push button switch to turn it on and off. Most of the time I just leave it on. It lights up the entire hatch space area for when loading gear and groceries. I'll try and post some pictures when I get back home in a week.
12 Volt LED Strip Lights - LED Strip Lights By Voltage - LED Strip Lights & LED Bars | Super Bright LEDs

here is a link to an example. But you can try home depot or Lowes for a smaller amount.

 

These are what I used.
https://a.co/d/8rq5abp

 

Most promising thing I've seen anybody do was put some LED lights in the hatch trim so they really shine down in the cargo area when the hatch is up. (Who'd'a thunk it?)

 

I bought this, its also sold in Prius Shop, I like it, it works good and works off of the current light.

 

Hi. I did not use a resistor at all. Just soldered it direct to the existing power lines of the existing light. I did meter them before and was getting 12Volts. I’ll try and update photos shortly. Still traveling.

 

First pic is my Prius with the Red Rocker switch. Second is my wife’s. Later at night. Illumination is really good unless you block the light with groceries.

 

Yeah. I figured I didn't want to damage any body panels. And the old light lense would be easy and cheap to source if I ever needed to get a new one.