Installing cab lights on a 2500?
 

Has anyone done this? Wondering if you get templets to drill your roof and would I have to make my own wiring harness for it or should the light kit include it. Looking at the Recon smoked set if anyone has an experience with them. Thanks

There is a 2500 TRX4, local in the area that has the smoked cab lights. They sure look fine. I would call the dodge parts dept, and have thought of doing just that.

You don't really need a harness so to speak. All you will need as far as wiring goes will be a wire coming from your light switch for your parking lights, and perhaps a ground. I installed recon lights for a buddy of mine on his 98 and the fit was terrible. I can't speak for the quality lately though.

I had the factory cab lights installed on my truck as part of the deal when I bought it. From what I recall they came with a template and harness that was plug and play.

I have a set waiting to go on mine when i get home they are the factory orange set but they did come with a template.

you should have holes in the roof under skin for just that. i drilled the holes in the middle of the pre existing underskin spots instead of templates.

A buddy of mine bought the Recons. I covered the front half of his cab in 2" wide blue painters tape. Then used recons specs to draw where i should drill with a sharpie. They came with a harness that we connected behind the right A-Pillar. There was already a white two prong connector there that is tied into the parking lights. That was on an 04.5 quad cab :c:

Can a dealership install these? and Do they seal at all to prevent possible rust forming around the holes?

My dealership put the factory ones on, i think the guy said 350 with parts and labour.

Ive done it. Its a pain in the ass

the clearance lights from Dodge came w/ a template, cost $65 and don't leak. the painful part was drilling 15 holes in the cab........

Its not too bad. And you can buy the smoked recon lights with a wiring harness for those trucks without stock cab lights. Im pretty sure it comes with a template, but even if it doesn't, they have instalation instructions on their web sight. You can use a dry erase marker or or blue painters tape and a sharpie to mark it out without the template. I think the wiring is even completely plug and play on these 3rd gens. To seal them, just use silicone caulking/sealer around all the wholes. Don't put so much that it gobs out the sides but don't be too shy with it either. All in all, as long as you think you can handle putting 15 holes in the top of your cab and seal them, it's a pretty easy do it your selfer. And it only takes a few hours and that's if you go really slow and really take your time. Good luck and I hope this helps.:tu:

It was not as hard as it sounds. I did it on my 05. I advise you to use a wet erase marker not a dry erase marker. You can accidently wipe off a dry erase and the wet erase has to be wet to wipe off. The harness that comes with the Recon lights is long enough to reach the factory cab light plug on the passenger side of my windsheild. I did not have to run back to the headlight switch and splice into it. Hope this helps. I love the lights, got mine from lukesdiesel at diesel dawgs.