Custom Truck Light Boards: Design Options, Vehicle Compatibility, and Installation Tips 

An illuminated light board is a popular truck cab styling accessory that allows drivers to display a name, badge, or company logo while enhancing the vehicle’s interior appearance.

For professional drivers, the truck cab serves as both a workplace and a personal space. Accessories such as seat covers, curtains, floor mats, and illuminated light boards help create a comfortable and distinctive environment. A well-chosen light board adds a professional finish to the interior and enhances its visual appeal, particularly in low-light conditions.

Before ordering, it is important to consider the available designs, vehicle compatibility, and electrical requirements. This guide explains the key factors to consider when choosing a suitable light board for your truck cab.

What Is a Custom Truck Light Board?

Light boards form part of the Custom Truck Interior Lights range, which also includes LED window signs and LED roof lights. Each board can carry the buyer’s own text, logo, or truck model, or every finished piece is personal to the driver or the fleet it represents.

Boards are offered in several styles, sizes, and voltages. This lets buyers match a board to the layout of the cab, the make of the truck, and the look they want after dark. Read our guide to Why Do LED Truck Lights Flicker? 7 Common Causes and How to Fix Them

Light Board Design Options

The product range covers several styles. Each one gives a different look.

• 3D truck light boards: A raised design, such as the Vabis 3D Truck Light Board.
• Leatherette light boards: A leather-effect finish, such as the XF/XG 530 Leatherette Lightboard (1000x400mm).
• Infill panel boards: Model-specific panels, such as the CMYRU Scania Infill Panel Truck Light Board.
• LED mirrors and plexi signs: Glass-look boards, including the Cowboys Don’t Care Bulkhead Mirror (1000x250mm).
• Custom boards: The Custom LED Truck Light Board by TLD, made at 800x300mm.

What You Can Choose on a Custom Board

The 800x300mm Custom LED Truck Light Board has the most detailed options listed. It uses an acrylic black base set on 6mm MDF with an Alcantara wrap. These are the choices on the product page:

• LED colour: Red, white, amber, or blue.
• Backplate colour (Alcantara): Light grey, dark grey, black, beige, brown, or wine red.
• Front of letters: A custom vinyl wrap in 20 shades, from yellow and sky blue to metallic gold and gloss black.
• Voltage: 12 volt or 24 volt.
• Your own artwork: You can upload a logo, and the order form has space for your text and truck model.

If you want the board to stand out more, there is an optional LED backlighting add-on at £24.95. It lights the rear wall behind the sign.

Which Vehicles Do the Boards Fit?

This is one of the first questions buyers ask, so here is a direct answer. The lightboard range can be filtered by Volvo, Scania, DAF, Renault, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford, and Citroën. There are also categories for tractors and vans.

Some examples of model-specific boards:

• Scania: V8 LED Truck Light Board (53x46cm) and the Leatherette Lightboard to suit Scania.
• Volvo: Globetrotter Mirror / Light Board for FH, FM and FMX.
• Mercedes: Star Truck/Van Light Board (fits Merc).
• Volkswagen: VW Caddy LED Lightboard (400x300mm).
• DAF: XF/XG 530 Leatherette Lightboard.

Some boards are not tied to one make. The Custom Mirror (70x18cm) is made for trucks and vans in general, and the Full Colour Truck Lightboards range is listed for any vehicle.

One point is worth knowing. Commercial Vehicle Lights is an independent aftermarket manufacturer. It is not affiliated with Scania CV AB or any other vehicle maker, and brand names are used only to show compatibility. The boards are aftermarket accessories, not official OEM products.

Power and Fitting: What the Product Pages Say

The pages do not publish a step-by-step fitting guide. They do give clear details about power and plugs, and those cover most of what a buyer needs to plan.

• Voltage first: Custom boards come in 12 volt or 24 volt. Pick the one that matches your truck.
• Fused plug: The cigarette lighter plug on the 800x300mm board has a fuse for protection.
• USB option: A cigarette-lighter-to-USB adapter or a Type C adapter can be added for 12 volt signs only. Each is £6.95.
• Double adapter: A double cigarette adapter with USB and an LED display suits 12- and 24-volt signs (£8.95).
• Cable length: The 800x300mm board has a 300cm cable.
• Size: The board measures 80cm by 30cm. Measure your mounting spot before you order.
• Spare parts: A plug controller and fitting kit for LED mirrors is sold separately at £19.99.
• Office use: The custom board is also available in 240 volt for an office or workshop.

Ordering a Custom Board

Custom work starts with your text, logo, or truck model. Artwork can be attached on the product page, so make sure you hold the rights to any trademarked logo you upload. Customer reviews also mention design previews arriving by email before the order is placed.

If a board is marked as back order, the materials are in stock for your chosen voltage and production can take up to 14 days. Delivery is next day across the UK and Northern Ireland on orders placed before 4 pm, excluding weekends and bank holidays. Express worldwide postage is also offered, with buy now, pay later options.

The custom board is CE Approved, and Commercial Vehicle Lights states that its products carry a 12-month warranty.

Summary

A custom light board gives a truck cab character. Start with the style: 3D, leatherette, infill panel, mirror, or fully custom. Then confirm the voltage, check your make and model against the range, and measure the space.

The 800x300mm custom board offers four LED colours, six backplate shades, and a wide choice of lettering colours, along with a fused plug and a 3-metre cable.

In short, the right light board depends on three checks: the style you like, the voltage your truck runs on, and the space where it will sit. Get those right, and the rest of the order is simple. Read our complete buyer’s guide to The Complete Buyer’s Guide to Hamburger LED Tail Lights for Trucks and Trailers 

Ready to design your board, or not sure which one fits your truck? Email sales@commercialvehiclelights.com or call +44 (0) 283 815 4948. Send your truck model, preferred voltage, and any artwork, and the team will guide you to the right board.