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Jun 29, 2010 | 09:36 PM

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i didnt even pull my headliner all the way down. i just loosened the trim around the windshield and over the doors. just a tiny bit of fishing (almost none). i have more wires above my headliner than the dash board of the space shuttle.

Jun 30, 2010 | 05:43 AM

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Not trying to be annoying and aask dumb questions...But when i pull the headliner out, will i be able to reach the wires or is therea channel the wires run into? Didnt know how much it will suck. The truck i took them off of was a 350 custom so it didnt have a liner. And you couldnt see the wires.

There's no need to even remove the headliner at all. All of these trucks have a steel ceiling and the oem wires are above the ceiling. Take off the passenger kick panel and there are a bunch of wires and plugs, there should be one 2-wire plug not used, that's for the cab lights.
After drilling all of my holes I ran a fish from the cab light hole and it ran right down the A pillar to where the plug and wires are. Can't get any easier than that.

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Jun 30, 2010 | 12:12 PM

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I just pulled front trim and the A pillar trim when taking them from the turd. I pulled the headliner down just a bit in the front. I wanted to see how they were in so I could put them back. You definitely DON'T have to pull the headliner out. And after what George and Jim have said it is even easier.

Jun 30, 2010 | 12:23 PM

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jim makes it sound easier than i did.

Jun 30, 2010 | 02:33 PM

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this is the connection behind the kick panel. i cut my wires.

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Jun 30, 2010 | 07:16 PM

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Thats on the passenger side right?

Jun 30, 2010 | 07:30 PM

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Yes sir. The wires are on the top if you can see where I cut em

Jun 30, 2010 | 08:25 PM

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Thanks George. I pulled my kick panel to look at it and decide to just go ahead and put em on. It was super easy. I left the black wire in the plug because I grounded each light to the cab and then ran my hot from the lights down to the green wire in the plug. Works like a charm and looks slightly manlier now. Can't wait to get the clears and LEDs but this will definitely suffice for now!

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Jun 30, 2010 | 08:29 PM

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when you get the clears, post a pic!

Jun 30, 2010 | 08:45 PM

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when you get the clears, post a pic!

Will do. Hopefully by then I'll know how! I have that flickr thing but i guess it doesn't work with FTE. What do yall do to post pics?

Jun 30, 2010 | 08:47 PM

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scroll down to where you type your post. click go advance. scroll down a little under that. click manage attachments and upload from your computer. its eaiser than i made it sound, try it

Jun 30, 2010 | 08:50 PM

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Any links to the clear and LED you mentioned?

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Jun 30, 2010 | 09:04 PM

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Any links to the clear and LED you mentioned?

Here ya go
LMC Truck Parts - Page 82

Jun 30, 2010 | 09:08 PM

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i wish i had seen them before.

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Jun 30, 2010 | 09:30 PM

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Well like an idiot i left the wiring harness in the truck. Figured it was to hard to take out. Seems like its in there pretty well. Do i make my own harness? Or should i go back and pull a harness out?

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