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Old 11-02-2013, 06:49 AM
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So I want to install clearance lights on my truck, anyone on here do that before? How much of a pain is it? advice? I also was told there is a wire behind the passenger side kick board that you can hook them up to so when you turn on your headlights the clearance lights turn on with them, true?
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You mean cab lights? Its actually really easy, drilling holes in the roof is the hard part
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yes passenger side kick panel, brown wire.
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ok cab lights haha what about running the wires between the roof? ive heard that's a pain as well, how is drilling the holes hard?
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Just get the right hole saw and the drilling is easy the hard part is getting enough courage to hack up your roof lol. My roof had a little bit of insulation stuff on the passenger side but a stiff wire went through it easy enough.

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That's why I haven't put em on yet lol do you use anything to help seal up the holes to keep moisture out?
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96FordI6 : What headlights do you have? Sorry, off topic
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Tyler.172, if your truck is an 87-91, that plug will be in the driver side kick panel, just so ya know. I didn't see the year of your truck in this thread.

Running the wire is easy. Just measuring out and making the harness takes a little time and some soldering. They can all be wired in parallel, and they ground to the roof of the truck, so its just a power wire with 5 leads off it. Solder so you never have to take it out and fix it!
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i got a quote from a shop for $60 and they will drill/mount the lights if i remove the headliner and i wire it up afterwords. i cant bring myself to drill the cab lol.
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60$ is a real good price, maybe I'll look into that too.

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