OEM Cab light Install
01-06-2007, 10:00 PM
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I also had one catch spin freely and that's the one that won't let my center light sit exactly smooth
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01-07-2007, 08:28 AM
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Well, I found the lenses, bulbs and nuts on dodgeparts.com and i thought it was kind of sucks you have to buy each piece separate. I guess that's what you get from a collision body parts catalogue. One more question where is the template at. Thanks, Shane
01-07-2007, 09:05 AM
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You shouldn't be looking in the collision parts. You need to look in the aftermarket accessories section. There's a kit in there that comes with everything including wiring and the template.
01-07-2007, 09:45 AM
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01-07-2007, 11:36 AM
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I did mine as soon as I bought the truck. I used the Mopar kit. Drilling 15 holes in the roof is not for the faint of heart. Just line up the template carefully, move slowly and carefully and don't let your wife see what you're doing!
I spliced my wire into the left marker light. The instructions tell you to take the fuse box apart but that seemed like way too much work. Haven't had a problem with leaks but I'm going to pop them off in the spring and see if the holes are corroding
I spliced my wire into the left marker light. The instructions tell you to take the fuse box apart but that seemed like way too much work. Haven't had a problem with leaks but I'm going to pop them off in the spring and see if the holes are corroding
01-17-2007, 09:42 AM
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Thanks Luvnacummins for the excellent write up. I printed it out and used it step by step and the cab lights turned out great. The only thing I did different is wiring mine into the prewired plug in the passenger piller . It's been about a week with 3 or 4 days of rain and no leaks yet.
Thanks again, Scott
Thanks again, Scott
01-17-2007, 08:01 PM
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Thanks Luvnacummins for the excellent write up. I printed it out and used it step by step and the cab lights turned out great. The only thing I did different is wiring mine into the prewired plug in the passenger piller . It's been about a week with 3 or 4 days of rain and no leaks yet.
Thanks again, Scott
Thanks again, Scott
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03-03-2007, 04:46 PM
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It comes with the kit!!!!!!
Great detailed thread I did mine over 2 years ago, the first week I had the truck. Mine is holding up great and still NOT leaking
The hardest part for me was drilling all of the holes after spending $40 K on the truck. Better me than the "techs" at the dealer!!!!!!!
03-04-2007, 09:41 AM
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03-04-2007, 02:17 PM
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My dealership only charged me $90 for the install. They did an awesome job, my dealer doesn't typically go by the hours in there computer. Still, great write up, and I think for $189 I would have attempted it myself too!
03-04-2007, 02:18 PM
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03-04-2007, 08:24 PM
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Ok .. so my attempt at this has turned horribly wrong. The holes I drilled are ok (one might be a bit off) .. but I am having some problems. So, I've been working on this all day and as it turns out the harness from the kit seems to be defective. I didn't test it prior to drilling holes so now my truck must live in the garage until I get another kit. *sigh* It appears that one of the bulb sockets is grounded (only 2 fuses to figure that out!). I verified that it wasn't a cable grounding inside the truck by completely removing the harness and testing .. no visible spots where the wires themselves are grounded, so that leaves the sockets.
I do have a couple of questions though .. I did not remove the headliner, only lowered it a bit. How did everyone get the metal shavings out from there? I did put some towels up there stop it but when I can still feel some shavings up there .. and the shop vac won't reach up in there without really bending the headliner down.
Things like this would be so much easier if I wasn't so **** about everything. I hate to see the crease form in the headliner by bending it down, but then I don't want to take the whole headliner out because I would have to mess with all those plastic pieces.
Anyway .. my main question is one of silicone. Did everyone put a layer of silicone on the gasket when they installed theirs? I did this first time around but now I have a complete mess on top of my truck since I had to remove them. Once it dries it should come off just fine, but they will be a pain to remove if a bulb ever goes out .. so I was thinking about not putting a layer of silicone on the gasket, but putting a fair amount of silicone around the holes. For the 7/8" hole, did you guys completely fill that with silicone after the bulb attaches to the lens, or just a little bit?
I should've never started this project .. I've had the truck a week and I have 15 holes in it!
I do have a couple of questions though .. I did not remove the headliner, only lowered it a bit. How did everyone get the metal shavings out from there? I did put some towels up there stop it but when I can still feel some shavings up there .. and the shop vac won't reach up in there without really bending the headliner down.
Things like this would be so much easier if I wasn't so **** about everything. I hate to see the crease form in the headliner by bending it down, but then I don't want to take the whole headliner out because I would have to mess with all those plastic pieces.
Anyway .. my main question is one of silicone. Did everyone put a layer of silicone on the gasket when they installed theirs? I did this first time around but now I have a complete mess on top of my truck since I had to remove them. Once it dries it should come off just fine, but they will be a pain to remove if a bulb ever goes out .. so I was thinking about not putting a layer of silicone on the gasket, but putting a fair amount of silicone around the holes. For the 7/8" hole, did you guys completely fill that with silicone after the bulb attaches to the lens, or just a little bit?
I should've never started this project .. I've had the truck a week and I have 15 holes in it!