Question: Cab Lights Installation

Fhelm55

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May 22, 2012
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Hey guys, tomorrow I am going to install some cab lights on my truck, it has been a long time coming I have the lights but my question is what is the best way to remove the headboard, I do have a small console right above my rear-view mirror, it has two lights and a slot that I stick my sunglasses in. Anybody ever done this before mind sharing some insight?
 

MACKIN

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I've never taken my headliner out but have dropped the overhead console to hard wire a radar laser detector and it's quite simple. The headliner is one piece and I just imagine taking off all the trim around the console and overhead light it will drop down I'd imagine.

Take your time I'll bet it's simpler then it looks. Quite a few guys have done what you are doing. Try searching for some threads but I don't recall a discussion about the headliner removal just mostly light placement. Good luck
 

Harbin_22

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Not sure on removing the liner but if you just pull it down, be careful with the metal shavings from drilling. They can melt the liner in a hurry
 
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chevyburnout1

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Aug 25, 2008
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The center console is installed with one screw if I remember correctly. Remove it, sunshades, passenger grab handle and both front A-pillar trim pieces. I assume your truck is an extended cab by your avatar. There will be some trim pieces where the B-pillar would be that may need to be removed. And then possibly pulling your door weatherstripping off. I'll have to go look at my truck but that should lower it down enough for some comfortable working room.
 

ChevyTruck

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Are you doing a hard wire? If so no need to drop or lower the headliner. When I installed mine we just ran the wire up this puller and infront of the liner and the we pulled it to the center piece. Just ran the ground wire to the roof itself, make sure you sand the paint away. Easy I stall for the wiring. Now drilling I couldn't drill the holes in my roof I had my buddy do it. But we spent every bit of 2 hours measuring and eyeing it up.

Measure 30 times then measure some more then eye it up then measure it again THEN drill. :spit:
 

Fhelm55

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May 22, 2012
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From West By God Virginia.
Welp, me and paw got em in, they look great to me, the headliner wasnt hard at all to take out just took a while because I being extra careful. After measuring up the distance and dividing the spaces evenly across the cab from the centerpoint, we used the edge of the windshield as a reference point to give it a little bit of curve to the formation. After running the wires through, we used industrial 735 silicone generously, but not too generously on the holes and put the screws in. Next was running the wires across to my pillar cover where I connected them all and used screw caps to wind em all up, making it easily accessible to check in case I were to ever get a short or need rewiring :thumb:. Now, sometimes things don't go quite as planned. I ran the hot and ground wires down through the fusebox and routed them through my firewall, and directly to the parking lights. After splicing it there, I tested it out, everything looked good, wrapped it all up and then decided to check all the other lights. To that point, the only thing I hadn't checked was the turn signal, I fliced it on the turn left signal and found out the hard way that the parking light and signal light alternate when the signal light is activated, therefore giving me blinking cab lights when I signal left :eek:. I'll figure out the best way to do it but in the meantime, they work really well and aside form that small setback everything looks and works great.