Head lighting and storage on MS 34

[boiler81]

As a new owner of a 2009 34 MS Trawler, I love the boat but have been disappointed with the head lighting level and storage.

I would like more lighting ("factory looking") around the existing small round mirror or replace it with a "factory looking" mirror/light/vanity cabinet.
(P.S. My light bulbs have been upgraded to LED, but still doesn't do much to illuminate the mirror/sink/vanity.)

Anyone upgrade either of these or seen some good solutions?

 

[Bacchus]

I agree and had the same issue. Installed one of these above the mirror and tied it to the overhead lighting so it comes on anytime the lights are on.
https://www.westmarine.com/seavolt-12inch-led-rail-light-white-20487195.html
Wiring fairlybeasy by pulling the ohead light out and removing the pirtlight trim to get some access behind the fiberglass inner skin.

I liked this one so much I added an identical one under the upper / fwd cabinets in the galley area. Wife likes it illuminating the area fixing coffee pot fir AM deployment. We leave that on and us normally the last galley/ saloon light to be extinguished before heading for bed.
Questions... ask away

 

[Benthic2]

Just wait a few years....as you get older you will want less and less light around the mirror!

 

[boiler81]

Thanks Bacchus for the reply... looks like a good lighting solution. I had popped the ceiling fixture down a bit last weekend and noted the space above but wasn't sure how to get the wiring "fished" to the mirror. Portlight trim removal should be the key.

I don't know how it was built, but I also think this mirror surround light was a neat solution, which I found on a "MS 34 -listing pictures".

 

[boiler81]

Thanks Bacchus for the reply... looks like a good lighting solution. I had popped the ceiling fixture down a bit last weekend and noted the space above but wasn't sure how to get the wiring "fished" to the mirror. Portlight trim removal should be the key.

I don't know how it was built, but I also think this mirror surround light was a neat solution, which I found on a "MS 34 -listing pictures".

Yeah, but when others "who can see" comment about my blotchy shave, it gets old