Boggin
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Well i was told in my build thread that lots of people ask about it and want to do it but never do, this was after i had one of mine done, it never turned out as good as i thought it would, dunno if i like it or not. but i think ill get used to it
its (2) 8" 100w lights, i bought them one day when me and fx2prerunner went to Princess Auto but i couldnt find any bigger bulbs for them.
but like i said ill probably get used to it and the function will make up for it.
so if anybody else has questions about doing it, this is what i had to do. for the passenger side, i removed the fender, and started cutting, ended up with something like this. just good enough to fit a wrench in there thats all. i doesnt have to be pretty as the fender will cover it.
on the driver side, it was easier. since my truck is auto, i didnt need to remove the fender, i just removed the plate that covers up the spot where the clutch hydraulic resivoir would be. lots of room in there for a wrench and to put on the nuts and washers, no pics of that tho because its pretty simple
and if you plan on mounting the switches here:
you have to do this:
just go around it with a screw driver it will unclip all around until you get down to where the ash tray is, remove that and there are (2) 7mm bolts (probably a 9/32"?) to remove, also you gotta remove the column lever if you have an auto, it just slides up through, i used a punch and small hammer. then just run your wires and you are good to go, theres your cowl mounted lights
its (2) 8" 100w lights, i bought them one day when me and fx2prerunner went to Princess Auto but i couldnt find any bigger bulbs for them.
but like i said ill probably get used to it and the function will make up for it.
so if anybody else has questions about doing it, this is what i had to do. for the passenger side, i removed the fender, and started cutting, ended up with something like this. just good enough to fit a wrench in there thats all. i doesnt have to be pretty as the fender will cover it.
on the driver side, it was easier. since my truck is auto, i didnt need to remove the fender, i just removed the plate that covers up the spot where the clutch hydraulic resivoir would be. lots of room in there for a wrench and to put on the nuts and washers, no pics of that tho because its pretty simple
and if you plan on mounting the switches here:
you have to do this:
just go around it with a screw driver it will unclip all around until you get down to where the ash tray is, remove that and there are (2) 7mm bolts (probably a 9/32"?) to remove, also you gotta remove the column lever if you have an auto, it just slides up through, i used a punch and small hammer. then just run your wires and you are good to go, theres your cowl mounted lights