Willed Motion Sensor Light Review

What’s in the box

Two black LED light bars, each with a magnetic plate on the back, four buttons along the side, a motion sensor and a USB-C port at one end, and a small display that shows the battery percentage. The label gives a 1800 mAh lithium battery and 5V/1A charging, and one light weighed 103 g on our scale.

Quick Specs

Under the roof shelf

The magnet on the back is very strong, and for surfaces that aren’t steel there’s a magnetic tab with adhesive tape that you stick on first. We stick both lights to the underside of the roof shelf in the back of the Prado, and they stay put upside down. When we’re parked up at camp with the tailgate open, they light up the whole back of the car, so we can find things in the drawers and the fridge without a head torch. At 103 g each, they’re light, and the strong magnet holds them firmly.

Three colours, five brightness steps

You can switch between three shades of white: warm (3000K), neutral (4500K) and cool (6500K). We mostly use the warm white at camp, because it’s softer on the eyes and doesn’t attract as much attention, but it’s great to have all three. A second button steps through five brightness levels, from full brightness down to about 10 per cent, a low glow that uses the least charge. The highest step is very powerful, so we barely use it; one of the lower steps lights up the back of the car just fine.

The buttons and the motion sensor

All four buttons sit along the side of the light, next to the magnet. The one at the far right, marked Auto, turns on the motion sensor, and it’s the feature we like most. We switch it on at camp, so when we get up from our chairs and walk to the back of the car, the light comes on by itself. It only works in the dark or low light, it picks up movement up to 3 m away across 120°, and it switches off again after 20 seconds with no movement.

Battery and charging

Each light charges over USB-C in about 1.5 hours. On full brightness it runs for about 5 hours, and much longer on the lower steps, which is how we use it, and a small display at the end shows how much charge is left, so you know when to top it up from a power bank or the car. When the motion sensor is on, a green AT lights up next to the percentage.

Willed or San Hima?

Our other magnetic camp light is the San Hima Magnetic Camping LED Light, also $39 for a pair. The San Hima is a small round light with a hook and a strap as well as a magnet, an amber mode and an IP66 rating, so it’s the one for outdoors and in the rain. The Willed is a longer bar that spreads its light along a shelf, with three shades of white, five brightness steps and the motion sensor, so it’s the one for inside the back of the car.

	This oneWilled Motion	IP66San Hima Magnetic→
Motion sensor	Yes	No
Light	Warm, neutral & cool white	White & amber
Mounting	Magnet	Magnet, hook & strap
Power	USB-C	USB-C & battery pods
Brightness steps	5	2
Weight	103 g	81 g
Price paid	39 for 2	39 for 2
Our score	9.1	9.2

Conclusion: Willed Motion Sensor Light

The Willed Motion Sensor Light is a cheap, clever light for the back of the car. The magnet holds it upside down under the roof shelf, it gives you warm, neutral or cool white in five brightness steps, and with the motion sensor on, it lights up as soon as you walk to the back of the car. It charges over USB-C, the battery lasts well, and a display shows what’s left. At $39 for two, we highly recommend them. It’s the motion sensor light in our camping lights guide.