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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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Clearance light install

I'm installing roof top clearance lights on my truck this weekend, it's pretty easy as far as the wring is concerned. The only thing I'm sketchy about is lining them up correctly.
Has anyone done this and can tell me how and were they measured from to get them lined up properly so they don't look dumb. I think that I'm going with them evenly spaced out across the roof.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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They are 12" apart from one another. Starting with the center one in the center. And they are 3 3/8" back from the windshield trim. There is a single electrical plug for the cab lights behind the passenger kick panel. Brown in color. The grounding "I" goes right next to it
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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DOT Standard spacing

* 13 * 8 * 8 * 13 *

*= light
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ab-lights.html
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 04:23 AM
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Thanks F3fitty. I couldn't find that post for the life of me
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by White 97 xlt
DOT Standard spacing

* 13 * 8 * 8 * 13 *

*= light
Yes. But not correct for FORD spacing
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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Thanks or all the help, I like the look of them evenly spaced. I'll post pics when they are done. They come in the mail today!
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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Thanks or all the help, I like the look of them evenly spaced. I'll post pics when they are done. They come in the mail today!
Please tell me OEM ones
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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They are the oem style yes. They are brand new. Amber lens. No Chrome led lights here.
 
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Done, and they look awesome.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:21 AM
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those look good i prefer the even spacing
 
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 76ranger
those look good i prefer the even spacing
Thanks, I laid them on there with the 3 in the middle and sat across the street for like an hour, then put them even and immediately saw that they looked better.
 
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Those look great! Now I want to do it...
 
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:03 PM
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The longest part was the measuring, it took me about 2 hrs to do the whole thing, The worst part was waiting until dark to see them working.
 
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