Cab light install
 

Does anyone know the measurments for the cab lights or know where I can get a template for it? I have searched all through google and all I have been able to find is for a 3rd gen.

are they recons?

i guess even if they're not just go to their website, it has a pdf on all the measurements.

Recon has the measurments for a 3rd gen on PDF unless im blind which I very well may be I dont see anything for a 2nd gen.

whered you get youre kit from??

recon

you're right, but i think i would just use the same layout. it's not gonna be much different.

or if you can get the measurements from a stocker. all you need to know is spacing side to side, and off the windshield for the center 3 and outter 2.

i don't think anyone has made a good template to follow.

Pull the headliner out of the truck. There are five holes in the roof(you'll see what I mean when you get the headliner out). You can use a hole saw/w pilot bit to mark the center of the hole. That will be the center of the lights. After you drill the hole big enough to fit the recon connectors through you can set the lights on top and measure from the edge of the windsheild to the back of the light(or front) and run a string so that the back of the two lights furthest back are even.

If IIRC the back of the middle three lights are 2" from that line. When I installed mine I pushed the center one another 1" forward because I liked how it looked. After you get them all on eyeball them(or have someone else do it while you adjust) so they are straight facing forward, and centered over the hole for the wiring(it doesn't really matter as long as they are even with each other), then use a center punch or an awl to mark where to drill for the screws. Put a dab of clear silicone around the base and gasket and around the screw head and viola! All thats left is the wiring.

The hardest part of the whole deal is convincing yourself that its okay to drill 15 holes in your roof. As a note becareful when you tighten them down. The lenses won't take a whole lot of torque. Don't ask me how I know.

I have also thought about putting cab lights on my truck that does not already have them...did not want to deal with placing them in the right spot and then wiring them...