Just got my slingshot and was disappointed leaving somewhere at night and being SO dark I couldn't even see where to put my key. Had to dig out my cellphone to turn on the flashlight.
I bought stick up lights that plug into the USB port but the key has to be one for it to work - doesn't help if I can't see where to put my key...
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Welcome to the 'World of Slingshot Insanity' lots of different way here's a simple way
Just got my slingshot and was disappointed leaving somewhere at night and being SO dark I couldn't even see where to put my key. Had to dig out my cellphone to turn on the flashlight.
I bought stick up lights that plug into the USB port but the key has to be one for it to work - doesn't help if I can't see where to put my key...
Does anyone have any suggestions?
smbrocco my 1st Sling had the Polaris interior lighting kit installed and it was pretty lame. One single white and one single blue bulb under each side of the dash. I bought some simple 4-led squares from superbrightleds.com and switched it out to 2 white and 2 blue of those on each side and got enough light to see the ignition switch. I also added one inside the glovebox.
I don't know if Polaris has improved their kit which was ridiculously expensive, but for a few bucks you can buy LED pods in many configurations, get one of the switches from Slingmods, and install your own circuit with underdash lights and/or lights wherever you want that you can run wires to. The expensive part would be adding a fuseblock to run them from which is highly recommended to keep from overloading the existing circuits which do not have much excess capacity. The good news there is that the fuseblock would then be available for your other upcoming electrical mods (oh yes you will!).
Congrats on your new Sling and welcome to the show! Throw us a pic when you can and share your travels.
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Plenty of key fob activated remote switches out there. Just tie it to the battery with an inline fuse then hide some tiny pre-wired stick on LED's around the interior. That way you can light it up as you approach rather than having to reach in and hit a switch. Just FYI these switches do draw a tiny bit of current as they "listen" for the remote so if your Sling sits for any amount of time make sure to install a cutoff switch between the battery and remote switch or pull the fuse during storage.
An example from my favorite LED supplier: https://www.oznium.com/switches/remote-switch
Tiny super bright pre-wired waterproof stick on accent LED's: https://www.oznium.com/led-bol…rewired-surface-mount-led
Don't forget one for your glove-box and each storage compartment.
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I had alot of the little battery-powered LED lights similar to what Bigdog linked, but I bought some of these from Amazon back in 2015. Amazon no longer sells them, but I found them on EBay - https://www.ebay.com/p/15030314198. The light only stays on while you hold the button down while inserting the key into the lock. The light glues to the key and I don't believe the battery is replaceable, but I've been using the same light around 6 years now.
I wouldn't mind having one of those on my glovebox/storage key but the 2020+ don't have a ignition key.
I had alot of the little battery-powered LED lights similar to what Bigdog linked, but I bought some of these from Amazon back in 2015. Amazon no longer sells them, but I found them on EBay - https://www.ebay.com/p/15030314198. The light only stays on while you hold the button down while inserting the key into the lock. The light glues to the key and I don't believe the battery is replaceable, but I've been using the same light around 6 years now.
Here’s another one:
https://securitysupplydirect.c…3RVwafEAkYAiABEgI3ePD_BwE
I saw that one while I was looking for the light I originally bought. White light can affect your night vision longer than a red light will, but that unit will do the job if you can get it to fit the Slingshot key.
In time this will become a self correcting problem once you develop the muscle memory needed to insert the key without looking.
I’m sure you can get in your daily driver and put the key in the ignition without looking or even hook the seat belt.
In time you will do the same with your Slingshot.
