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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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Installing Cab Lights

So one of my little "Keep me busy while the wife is deployed" projects is to install cab lights on my truck. Provided that my truck doesn't already have them, I have to figure everything out by scratch cause the instructions that came with them only told me how to replace OE ones. That being said, I had a few questions... Can someone provide me with the measurements of their truck with cab lights? Also, if anyone happens to have a write up, that would be amazing... I'm sure i'll have other questions along the way... thanks ahead of time!
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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I can get some tomorrow when im home from the ranch.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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"How-to" Install Cab lights - PowerStrokeNation : Ford Powerstroke Diesel Forum

Heres what i used
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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Make sure you get a good seal with the cab.

I have one leaking right now, its weird to find water in the cab sometimes.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Talyn
Make sure you get a good seal with the cab.

I have one leaking right now, its weird to find water in the cab sometimes.
I used RTV around mine
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Ford4Life7.3
I used RTV around mine
RTV is good till you gotta replace a bulb.

But then, you could always make an RTV gasket on the bottom..

Thats a pretty good idea there...
 
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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 12:07 AM
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I used buttle rubber.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by YoungFordAddict66
looks like this will give me just about everything i need, with a little variation. my lights are different than those, and they only have one screw, but the part i was worried about was running the wires/spacing and that kind of stuff. thanks man!
Originally Posted by Talyn
RTV is good till you gotta replace a bulb.

But then, you could always make an RTV gasket on the bottom..

Thats a pretty good idea there...
The ones i have, i can take the lens off and change bulbs without having to remove the whole thing. the lens has a screw in the middle attaching it to the base.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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Got 'er done! this truck looks so much different than it did when i got it! lol AIN'T DONE YET BABY!! lol

 
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I hear ya man! Looks good !
 
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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I hear ya man! Looks good !
Thanks man!
 
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Looks good. Cab lights just make it look more lime a truck
 
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by fordpride
Looks good. Cab lights just make it look more lime a truck
It's like watching cattle... you know a bull when you see the big @$$ horns! lol I just don't think they look as beefy without cab lights, in the day or night!
 
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 08:30 AM
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Looks good! That is the next thing on my list to buy and install. Where did you get the lights?
 
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Looks good! That is the next thing on my list to buy and install. Where did you get the lights?
LMC. I got the clear lens ones. they were like $40 and surprisingly easy to put in... took me a total of 3.5 hours start to finish, and i ran into some difficulty with getting my kick panel to come off, so it should take less than that normally.
 
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