LED Rope Lighting Designed for Work Trucks

Application Possibilities of New Grote Product Virtually Unlimited

Madison, IN (October 12, 2006) – Grote Industries has announced the immediate availability of its new White LED Rope Lighting Kit (60481), designed especially for use as auxiliary illumination in heavy duty work trucks.

The kits, which are now available, include:

•  50 feet of LED Rope, ½” diameter, 1”  lamp

    spacing

•  50 Mounting clips

•  10 Wire connectors and end caps

    (terminations).

“We feel that this new, high brightness lighting solution will have virtually unlimited application in any kind of work truck,” said Mike Grote, Grote’s Business Development Manager for Interior Lighting.

“Every specialized vocational vehicle fleet ... from utilities to trades to construction to even emergency vehicles ... has said that they need a high output flexible light source. This product certainly answers that need,” Grote concluded.

The rope lighting is designed for any 12-volt system, and features a maximum operating range of -40º F to 140º.  Lamp life exceeds 10,000 hours, and up to 50 feet of rope lighting can be powered off a single cord.

Typical installations include tool box interiors, step lighting and any other location on the interior requiring hands free illumination.

Grote also offers vehicle rope lighting in incandescent (60471).

Grote Industries is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of vehicle safety systems and is QS-9000, ISO-14001 and recently TS-16949 certified. For over 100 years, Grote has provided state of the art safety solutions for OEM and Aftermarket customers worldwide.

Grote products include LED and incandescent lamps, mirrors, obstacle detection systems and reflective accessories. Grote is headquartered in Madison, IN with other manufacturing plants in Toronto and Waterloo Canada, as well as Monterrey, Mexico.

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