12-0519 12V Flexible LED Reading/Map Light, Black

Ford went cheap on the dome light in my Ranger Sport -- only one on/off switch and it's on the far side of the steering wheel and out of reach, if you're the passenger. But they were generous with 12V outlets. This is a great map-reading/glove-compartment-searching/looking-for-something-in-my-bag light. The neck is long and very flexible, the light is bright (and no batteries to replace), the on/off switch is convenient and operates easily. As one poster noted, the plug is a bit of a tight fit, but it also won't come loose, either. You can plug it in, bend the head down out of the way, and it's always ready to use. Or unplug it and store it in the glove compartment (it doesn't take up much room). We're already liking this more than we thought we would.

I had a similar product for several years - but someone thought that they liked it better than I. So I bought this one. The LEDs are white-light bright with good power. The flexible neck appears to be sturdy. While I may have missed it in the description, I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that the head rotates on the end of the neck. I have not tried rotating more than 180 degrees - so I don't know if it does a full 360. The switch is a rocker switch that operates with one hand, which I prefer over my old light that had a push-button switch that often required two hands. Only complaint is that the plug is really tight, which created issues on achieving proper power pick-up. Thus don't expect to install and remove this plug-in light quickly and on the fly. As I have other outlets in my van to run chargers, this is not really an issue. But for those short of outlets, think about it.

The previous version I bought allowed the gooseneck to swivel at the connector. That became loose and I tried to use glue to solidify it at the connector. The glue ran inside the connector, shorted it out, and drained my battery. So I ordered the loctite epoxy putty to use instead of glue, and then bought another of the lights. Lo and behold, the manufacturers installed a rigid connection of the gooseneck at the connector in the new light, so no need for the putty. Light works great. I shine it onto the speedometer in my car dashboard ( non digital ) which is very hard to read in bright sunlight. I used the first light 6 months.

Simple, dependable, very bright

This thing worked great for about two weeks and then began to flicker. At the end of three weeks all of the LED lights burned out. I’m sending it back for a refund.

Light does work well but it isn't snug enough in light. Will flicker on and off.

Good lighting and seems durable so far.

It does what it claims - that is, it plugs into a 12v outlet and shines light.The issue I have is with the switch - sometimes, even in the "off" position, it still shines light until I fiddle with it a bit.If I'm paying what I paid for this product, I'd expect the switch to work correctly from the beginning.