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Old 01-14-2011, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by cgocifer
You're a jackwagon. Shut the efff up if you don't have anything contructive to say.

One of the front runners in Truck of the year has them and they look pretty cool. Real truck, what an *****.
I agree. I have them on my 1975 F150, they look good! Couple of them are burned out now though, heh, should probably replace them but just use the truck for hauling tools and fuel for my farm machinery.
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Has anyone tried the ones from the super duty's they have bulbs in them
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Originally Posted by truckercarl
They would look STUPID on a F-150. On a big old 350 and up they are required in some states.
If you wanted a "real truck" you should have bought one.

While you are at it put some of those lights underneath the truck too.

I concur with the others, if you don't have anything constructive to say then please don't say anything at all. Or if you are being sarcastic then make a note like (insert sarcasm here) so that we know you are being humorous.

To the OP, I installed cab lights on my 1985 Ford Ranger (talk about a REAL truck with lights!) and I cringed when drilling through the roof. The problem I had was with the RTV where it met the metal would discolor and peel off in a few years. Remember, this was a long time ago and I was MUCH younger and not as wise as I thought
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Originally Posted by truckercarl
They would look STUPID on a F-150. On a big old 350 and up they are required in some states.
If you wanted a "real truck" you should have bought one.

While you are at it put some of those lights underneath the truck too.
You do realize that f150's used to come with cab lights dont you?
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Originally Posted by mcfarmall
I concur with the others, if you don't have anything constructive to say then please don't say anything at all. Or if you are being sarcastic then make a note like (insert sarcasm here) so that we know you are being humorous.

To the OP, I installed cab lights on my 1985 Ford Ranger (talk about a REAL truck with lights!) and I cringed when drilling through the roof. The problem I had was with the RTV where it met the metal would discolor and peel off in a few years. Remember, this was a long time ago and I was MUCH younger and not as wise as I thought
I opted for the MoonVisor on my 90 ranger.
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Keep us updated with this when you start the install, i'm interested in putting some low profile white ones on mine too
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Originally Posted by 2010 Courier
I want to install amber running lights on my roof, but would like to hear from anyone who has done it.
I found this truck that looks like the same color as yours;

https://www.f150forum.com/f38/led-cab-lights-74705/
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Originally Posted by Special<K>
lol.....with all the characters and all!
That guy is great.. just remember to silicone like "sweet sour duck sauce on your kung pao chicken" and you will have no leak. Great video!
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would be interested in you the headliner comes down and a picture of yours finished
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Originally Posted by TimelessR1
i know this is going to be a stupid question...but...... what is the real reason 250's and 350's etc come with them? is it b/c of height...such as the Raptor Led's in the grille are b/c of width?
Lights aren't required by height, and Ford is in violation of the FMVSS with the Raptor lights in my opinion - they should be on the roof, not in the grille.

Lights are required by width. Any vehicle over 80 inches wide is required to have 3 amber identification lights as high as practical toward the front of the vehicle and two amber clearance lights at the vehicles widest point. I believe the rule goes on to state that the clearance and identification lights must be level, which basically says that they all need to be in a row, and also states that they have to be spaced so that there's a gap between the clearance and ID lights, along with minimum and maximum spacing for each light.

It does say as high as 'practical' but i'd love to hear the logic for why the F-150 raptor can't have roof-mounted ID and clearance lights when every other F-series truck does...

You can certainly add them to any vehicle you want to so long as you follow the color standards (amber for the front and sides, red for the rear)

I heard a bit of history for these -
The three lights in the cluster in the center are to tell everyone that you have a large vehicle - identification lights
The two lights on the corner are to show others how wide you are (to maintain clearance between vehicles - which is why they are called clearance lights)

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