running lights on cab?

[dustindiesel]

is this a good thing to have the dealer do or is it easy to hook up to the stock electrical do u think?...talkin bout the five orange runing lights that come on some of the superduty packages that go on the top front of the cab and look mean as all h e l l at night.. any help appreciated

[CHenry]

i have no idea but it just doesn't look like it would be easy.

[Rodslinger]

I did mine - nothing like drilling about 20 holes in the top of your new rig - one for each with a whole saw.....my wife thought I'd lost my mind.

Is it hard - NO. Is it a PITA - YES.

The harness and lights you can get aftermarket, or go OEM from the dealer like I did. I think it was around $80 for everything. I measured and measured and when I thought I had it right I measured again. In my case everything is straight as an arrow, doesn't leak a drop and I love 'em. It took the better part of the day because we were so meticulous as I'm sure you can imagine. The hardest part IMO was working around the headliner to get the bolts on - it was a PITA but then again maybe I could have dropped my headliner down a bit more but I think there was a reason I didn't as I recall. The OEM harness plugs right in and is a snap.
There is a link on here somewhere to a guys site who did a great write up on it. I followed his write up but I've got pictures and all of my install I could post if anyone wanted to see 'em.

[Jon]

I just got the 5 lights and the wiring harness to do mine. I just need time to do it.

[dustindiesel]

yea i think im gonna purchase..its worth the half day to do it right..let me know how it goes on ur install stroketech...im sure the instructions tell u all u need to know..now all i need is some tow mirrors with the indicators-lookin like a ford parts dept item..thanks guys

[Rodslinger]

Here is the link to the write-up that I used:

Cab Light Install

If I can help either of you guys in any way let me know.

[FatManStroke]

make sure to post up pic's... by the way how big are the lights in your kit. my truck came with cab running lights and at first i didn't like them but there growing on my. i haven't even got to see them at night yet though.

[brdgraf]

You should really look into Recon lighting accesories website or give them a call. I just bought some of there led cab lights with clear lenses and they also have clear lenses for the mirror turn signal/running lights. Really really like em. Had the dealership do it because i didn't have the time and was a little scared to anyway. Recon also has what they call a smoked version as well looks pretty cool my buddy got those for his white truck. I went with the clear because of the color of my truck, thought they would look better. They look really awesome at night especially they are quite a bit brighter than the OEM cablights i think. Sure do draw some attention when you pull in a parking lot at night anyways! Are more expensive than the regular ones but well worth it in my opinion.

[Slappy]

Originally Posted by Rodslinger

I did mine - nothing like drilling about 20 holes in the top of your new rig - one for each with a whole saw.....my wife thought I'd lost my mind.

Is it hard - NO. Is it a PITA - YES.

The harness and lights you can get aftermarket, or go OEM from the dealer like I did. I think it was around $80 for everything. I measured and measured and when I thought I had it right I measured again. In my case everything is straight as an arrow, doesn't leak a drop and I love 'em. It took the better part of the day because we were so meticulous as I'm sure you can imagine. The hardest part IMO was working around the headliner to get the bolts on - it was a PITA but then again maybe I could have dropped my headliner down a bit more but I think there was a reason I didn't as I recall. The OEM harness plugs right in and is a snap.
There is a link on here somewhere to a guys site who did a great write up on it. I followed his write up but I've got pictures and all of my install I could post if anyone wanted to see 'em.

I do cause it's tough please add photo's. The only new trucks I see them on have to much going on. I want to see a clean job

[Rodslinger]

I'll toss the pictures on this evening - make it a mini write up so you can get a good idea of how it goes.