Overhead console (grinnergetter style)
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Cargo Master
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From: Lost In a Pit of Despair
To each their own 
Just a question for whoever reads this. I was planning on putting in recessed, directional lights in the front and back, kind of like map reading lights. I can't seem to find any. Ideas on what I can use?
Just a question for whoever reads this. I was planning on putting in recessed, directional lights in the front and back, kind of like map reading lights. I can't seem to find any. Ideas on what I can use?
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Interior/dome light from a 96? is sort of dome light in the middle and mini spot light ish on the ends???? if I remember right? Hit the JY and let up know what you find.
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From: Lost In a Pit of Despair
That was one of the ones i was thinking of. LMC truck doesnt have any, so i will make a run to a jy sometime
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You guys did a great job. I like how you painted it to match your interior. I showed my wife & told her I am going to do one also with some toggle switches for future components/lights. I think I will make mine a small strip maybe 8 inches by 4 inches and then put headliner up with a cut-out maybe 5 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches. Thanks for sharing your guys projects and ideas.
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If you have a Camping World in your area(or any other RV store), you might find some lights designed for RVs that would do the trick.
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Cargo Master
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From: Lost In a Pit of Despair
Thats a good idea. Didn't think of that
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From: Lost In a Pit of Despair
One of the reason im making mine full length is i don't have a headliner, and the sheet of material that i do have is too small. I made mine 8 inches wide, so i will have 2 seperate headliner pieces each 24 inches wide and 50 inches long. I could've bought a bigger sheet, but this sounded like more fun.
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I get some tomorrow.
It actually doesnt match perfectly. I was to cheap to get actual auto paint so I got 2 colors of Rustoleum spraypaint and layered them together.
One was metallic so it is fairly close to the right color but you can definitely tell during the day.
You guys did a great job. I like how you painted it to match your interior. I showed my wife & told her I am going to do one also with some toggle switches for future components/lights. I think I will make mine a small strip maybe 8 inches by 4 inches and then put headliner up with a cut-out maybe 5 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches. Thanks for sharing your guys projects and ideas.
One was metallic so it is fairly close to the right color but you can definitely tell during the day.
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From: Lost In a Pit of Despair
Looks like your's sits on the headliner?
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I made a metal frame that screws into the support under the headliner and then you run screws into the frame.
For some reason, it looks like something that belongs on a boat. I think its the finish washers.
For some reason, it looks like something that belongs on a boat. I think its the finish washers.