OEM Cab light Install
05-25-2007, 11:53 AM
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Here is our Mud truck that we are building .. Since we sold our Mega cab we had to add some Dodge to the Chevy.. Total of 15 Dodge lights in smoke! No leaks as of yet .. We use some silicone aound the pads and the holes 
05-25-2007, 07:36 PM
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Used the instructions on page 2. I'm a slow ****....6 hours, but it was windy so we had some issues with the template. Then...I had to take a break before drilling and just communicate with the truck to make sure I was drilling in the right place! The truck approved of my marks. LOL!
Lights look great...I went with the smoked lights from Recon....NO PROBLEMS at all.....except:
The OEM wiring harness that came with my light kit was wired wrong!! At some point, one of the junctions under the tape...the positive lead met with the negative! LOL!!
I worked my electrical magic and fixed it....all was well.
TIPS from me on my 07 2500:
Loosen the B-pillar by removing the grab handles and then separating the body connector near the top. Move the belt adjuster all the way down, get some slack in the belt and then SLIDE the B-pillar cover straight down.
This relieved A TON of stress right there where a fulcrum develops as you try to pull down the front of the headliner. Once I did this I had more room than I knew what to do with!!
With PAGE 2 here, and the OEM install sheet....it was a piece of cake. Hardest part....drilling. Most time-consuming....measuring and marking. Remember...measure 25 times...drill once!! LOL!
Tired, gotta shower and have a beer or seven! I'll take pics tomorrow and post. GREAT thread.....needs to be moved to some sort of DIY section IMVHO!
Lights look great...I went with the smoked lights from Recon....NO PROBLEMS at all.....except:
The OEM wiring harness that came with my light kit was wired wrong!! At some point, one of the junctions under the tape...the positive lead met with the negative! LOL!!
I worked my electrical magic and fixed it....all was well.
TIPS from me on my 07 2500:
Loosen the B-pillar by removing the grab handles and then separating the body connector near the top. Move the belt adjuster all the way down, get some slack in the belt and then SLIDE the B-pillar cover straight down.
This relieved A TON of stress right there where a fulcrum develops as you try to pull down the front of the headliner. Once I did this I had more room than I knew what to do with!!
With PAGE 2 here, and the OEM install sheet....it was a piece of cake. Hardest part....drilling. Most time-consuming....measuring and marking. Remember...measure 25 times...drill once!! LOL!
Tired, gotta shower and have a beer or seven! I'll take pics tomorrow and post. GREAT thread.....needs to be moved to some sort of DIY section IMVHO!
05-25-2007, 07:57 PM
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anyone have an extra template? i have a friend that has some recon smoked cab lights that i would love to get from him but i need a pattern to drill the holes. ill pay for postage and/or the template if need be.
05-25-2007, 09:02 PM
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05-25-2007, 09:04 PM
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No....the Recons come with JUST the lights. I bought the OEM kit that came with lights, wiring harness and template. My body guy messed up the OEM lights....so I went with the Recons. OEMs have screws side-to-side....Recons have screws front-to-back (in case anyone wondered).
OEMs have screws side-to-side....Recons have screws front-to-back (in case anyone wondered).
05-25-2007, 09:39 PM
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No....the Recons come with JUST the lights. I bought the OEM kit that came with lights, wiring harness and template. My body guy messed up the OEM lights....so I went with the Recons. OEMs have screws side-to-side....Recons have screws front-to-back (in case anyone wondered).
OEMs have screws side-to-side....Recons have screws front-to-back (in case anyone wondered). If you have the side holes, order the 99-02 lights...
05-25-2007, 11:27 PM
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05-25-2007, 11:53 PM
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Sorry Shane......I didn't get started till well after 2pm, and it took me a bit longer than planned. Then it was getting dark, had to wash up.
I'm going to run my template to the mail place by me in the AM, cut and lay some tile......then I'll take pics.
YOUR write-up was priceless!!
I learned quite a bit (things I figured I knew)....like TEST everything BEFORE you button up the headliner! I started to put everything together, then figured I would touch the hot lead to the + post to check out my work. 2 lights didn't work! Had to fiddle with the connections (I just did a crap job of connecting them the first time).
I'm going to run my template to the mail place by me in the AM, cut and lay some tile......then I'll take pics.
YOUR write-up was priceless!!
I learned quite a bit (things I figured I knew)....like TEST everything BEFORE you button up the headliner!
I started to put everything together, then figured I would touch the hot lead to the + post to check out my work. 2 lights didn't work! Had to fiddle with the connections (I just did a crap job of connecting them the first time).
05-25-2007, 11:59 PM
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Sorry Shane......I didn't get started till well after 2pm, and it took me a bit longer than planned. Then it was getting dark, had to wash up.
I'm going to run my template to the mail place by me in the AM, cut and lay some tile......then I'll take pics.
YOUR write-up was priceless!!
I learned quite a bit (things I figured I knew)....like TEST everything BEFORE you button up the headliner! I started to put everything together, then figured I would touch the hot lead to the + post to check out my work. 2 lights didn't work! Had to fiddle with the connections (I just did a crap job of connecting them the first time).
I'm going to run my template to the mail place by me in the AM, cut and lay some tile......then I'll take pics.
YOUR write-up was priceless!!
I learned quite a bit (things I figured I knew)....like TEST everything BEFORE you button up the headliner!
I started to put everything together, then figured I would touch the hot lead to the + post to check out my work. 2 lights didn't work! Had to fiddle with the connections (I just did a crap job of connecting them the first time).Yeah I learned a lot too.. I now have an electrical kit!!! And a tester
Thanks for the complimentsShane