well looks like i'm the guinea pig hahaha, I ordered the lights and picked them up today, so looks like I have a fun day ahead of me. can't wait to get these in.

 

When i first bought my '09, the dealership wanted to put them on my 1500, i turned it down
Show us some pix, including the inside roof, where you have to drill & where you run the wiring

 

Definitely want to see pics too before & after. Good luck with the install.

 

will do guys, I figured what the heck, I'll set them on the roof tomorrow and take pics of start to finish.

 

I'm going to follow this. I've also have been thinking about this.

 

I was toying with the idea my self but waived off. I never thought about tinting them. I think that might look bretty sweet. Can't wait to see the pics also.

 

i did do this on a 3rd gen 1500. Found exact spacing on line taped it all out on the roof got ready to drill..... Dropped the head liner and it was all layed out for me. It was a real simple job after you drop the headliner. Just ran a trigger wire down A piller and tagged it to the parking lts.I spent about 30 minutes on line finding spacing and location,about 45 min taping and laying out only to find dodge did it for me soooo. if u want clearance lts pull headliner down first might be alot easyer than you think!! Good Luck

 

I got a set of Recon smoked lenses for a Christmas present, so I'll have mine on before too long. I've read that you need to be liberal with the sealant, leaking is my only concern.

I don't know the LED style yet, otherwise I'd have ordered some cool white LEDs to try as well.

Luke

 

Call me a follower too.

 

There is a youtube video of a guy installing his on a 3rd Gen, but more or less same thing. He actually does a nice tutorial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy0KzQbRj34&list=UUARVrofaVUySxy6vk6FlvJA&index=20&feature=plcp

He also cracks me up a little.

 

I was also looking to do these. Didn't know mopar made a set.

 

The difference is that the 2nd and 3rd gen's had the same cabs on them as the 1500's, now that they are different it probably won't be laid out. After adding them to my 2nd 2500 I would definitely advise on liberal amounts of sealant, the best being the Loctite gasket sealant in the pressurized tube. Simply trace around the bottom of the light itself (not on the cab) to form a gasket on the base of the light, then apply sealant to the underside of the heads of the screws you'll be using to keep junk from coming through the threads.

 

is the idiot in the video supposed to be east indian, native or european??? hahaha then he goes cheech (mexican)

 

He is just sort of crazy. He changes his accent on a regular basis in the video. Despite that minor annoyance I think he did a nice job.

 

that is a good video. seems like a pain because you never see the lights when you're in the vehicle, but i do see myself doing this in the spring when the mercury is above 0C.

 

well it's supposed to be +10 this wednesday so I'll be removing the headliner this week and getting this done. I was sizing it up this afternoon, looks like a pretty straight forward project.

 

i had the dealer put them on my 2011 ram . look at my posts

 

I found pictures of a white truck with oem cab lights I think it looks awesome.

 

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i was wondering what it would look like on my ram.... after seeing thse pics im doing this for sure!

 

send me a p.m. with your email i will send you pic's of my truck with the cab lights

 

I put a set of stock amber cab lights on my 1500 Megacab not long ago. Totally pleased with the difference in look. They are fine in the original color based on my choice and the only thing i can suggest is make certain you have all the measurements complately the way you want before you start drilling.

BJP....I am in your town too if you want to see them some time. I still have the hole saw too for the plug on the stockers which is much larger than the Recons or others in the aftermarket.

Will snap some pics tomorrow.

 

Just installed the Recons on my 11 Big horn. I set the three middle lights 4-3/8 back and the 2 outer lights 5-3/8 back from the wind shield. I used the regulare spacing of the middles being 8.5 inches apart and the outers being 12.5 inches out from those.Under the roof in the front is some extra structural sheet metal. My front screws all ended up right in the tab. It seems that these measurements follow ed the curve of the roof almost exact. I need some better pictures and will post them. Unfortunately there is no wiring for them on the passenger side like the 3rd gens. The only wiring harness there runs up to the rearview mirror and all the wires are being used. The wiring harnes on the drivers side all go to the headliner computer counsel So I ran the wiring down the driver side and under the dash. I havent wired them up yet. What did you guys do to wire these in on a 4th Gen? Would love to wrap this up today.

 

Well seems to be getting difficult quick. LOL I guess drilling the holes in a $40k truck was the easy part. I am hoping someone can tell me where to tie these lights into. I am starting to look at the trailer wiring. I know the brake controller just plugs in and has 12v and a wire to trigger the brake light. I am thinking there has to be something under the dash to tie into. Basically, tie into what would be the marker lights on a trailer? any thoughts before i pull the front headlight and just wire it off of there?

 

nevermind. wired it into the front parking/running light. Which was the white with green tracer for the + and black for the ground. What a PITA to remove the headlight though. LOOKS AWESOME.

 

Man I wish I would have seen this post befor you wired them up. One of the service techs told me to wire them up to the headlight switch. To the parking lights.

 

Chilock can you send me a pic of you truck in the day time please.

 

I'll take some good pics tomorrow.
I wasnt sure on wiring to the headlight switch. Wiring seemed pretty small and wasnt sure on how the "auto would" have worked.