Cab light template
05-17-2011, 03:47 AM
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Cab light template
Has anyone ever laid out the paper template in the OEM kit vs. measurements off a truck with factory cab lights, if so was it spot on?
Thanks, Eric
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05-17-2011, 08:26 AM
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i always use the paper template and they are spot on. but I am an **** retentive s o b and measure 100 times before drillin a hole in a cab 
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I know on the 2nd Gens that the holes are there in the inner sheet metal already if you pull the headliner, I'm going to say it's probably the same thing on the 3rd Gens. The spacing and everything is all there.
Doesn't take much to pull the headliner out and drill the holes. On the 2nd Gen Mopar light kits anyways, the supplied template in a lot of cases was for a 3rd Gen so they couldn't be trusted in the first place.
My install was just over 2 hours complete so it shouldn't be much if any longer on a 3rd Gen.
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Doesn't take much to pull the headliner out and drill the holes. On the 2nd Gen Mopar light kits anyways, the supplied template in a lot of cases was for a 3rd Gen so they couldn't be trusted in the first place.
My install was just over 2 hours complete so it shouldn't be much if any longer on a 3rd Gen.
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05-17-2011, 08:58 AM
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I know on the 2nd Gens that the holes are there in the inner sheet metal already if you pull the headliner, I'm going to say it's probably the same thing on the 3rd Gens. The spacing and everything is all there.
Doesn't take much to pull the headliner out and drill the holes. On the 2nd Gen Mopar light kits anyways, the supplied template in a lot of cases was for a 3rd Gen so they couldn't be trusted in the first place.
My install was just over 2 hours complete so it shouldn't be much if any longer on a 3rd Gen.
Jeff
Doesn't take much to pull the headliner out and drill the holes. On the 2nd Gen Mopar light kits anyways, the supplied template in a lot of cases was for a 3rd Gen so they couldn't be trusted in the first place.
My install was just over 2 hours complete so it shouldn't be much if any longer on a 3rd Gen.
Jeff
05-17-2011, 05:38 PM
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Thanks cbrahs, you're saying on the thirdgen at least, the paper template when laid out on the roof would be the exact placement if I had a 3500 with factory lights for reference?
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