Ramp install - we haz soundz

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:42 am

Ahh, that makes sense

And - for lighting - get yourself 2x 5m lengths of flexible LED rope, and affix this to the "inside" of the bed, like this:

My dad's just done this on his 4 post ramp, and it makes a MASSIVE improvement underneath.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:34 am

oooohhh... I hadn't thought of LED rope... I like your thinking! I'd been pondering putting fluorescent lighting round there but didn't particularly fancy it from a practical point of view.

Will do some eBay searching...

+rep!

I am planning on painting the walls around the ramp white and perhaps the floor (decent floor paint is expensive though) and putting some strip lights along the right hand side (it gets a bit dark down there sandwiched between a car and the wall otherwise

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wonder if the led rope lights would work along there too...

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:38 pm

I'd definitely put fluorescent tubes along the sides - you'll get more light and a better spread of light (and it's cheaper than LED stuff!)

Painting the walls with white emulsion is definitely a good (and cheap) idea. I would highly recommend sealing/painting the floor, even if only just the small bit under the ramp, not only does it reduce the dust (you'll be surprised how much dust bare cement floors put out), but it'll also make it easier to mop up spillages.

prelude91 · Post by **prelude91** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:43 pm

Brewers sell a good anti slip floor paint, Coovar I think its called.

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:36 pm

Good job @wurlycorner

I have some fluorescent tube lighting that I've just taken out of the kitchen (under unit lighting).
One long length and two smaller ones, all in series. Got all the cable there etc. so it's plug and play/pray.

I know they are not exactly megabucks to buy new, but they are yours for nowt if you want them. The long fitting is actually only about a year old as I replaced it.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:17 pm

Ooooh, thank you very much. What size/type of tube are they?
Any pics?

prelude91 · Post by **prelude91** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:38 pm

Sunday 22nd March, mid-day at Portsdown Hill, any of you?

Post by **Donald** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:54 pm

Have you thought of making a specific topic for this event and tagging rather than asking people individually? It will be far more efficient.

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:39 pm

wurlycorner wrote:Ooooh, thank you very much. What size/type of tube are they?
Any pics?

Long one is 30", other two are 18".
There's another patch cable that's probably 2' long, it's just still in my wall

Only until tomorrow though....

prelude91 · Post by **prelude91** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:09 am

Nice idea , Donald, but how do you tag? And there is a separate thread, suitably titled. Appreciate your input, nonetheless. And are you coming!!!