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Old Mar 18, 2007
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Cab Light Install

Well today im going to start drillin some more holes in the ranger...): i bought cab lights from a super duty at my dealership and bought aftermarket replacement smoke lense. I threw in some white led bulbs, so overall it should look sweet. Here are pics of the lights and the dman wiring harness i had to make up...P.S. for whoever wants to know im using a parallel circuit type for this, so if one bulb goes out the rest of them wont and i can easily replace it.








more pics later when its done
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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Please tell me you are putting them on a SD and not the ranger. Personally dont think they will look right on a ranger, they are toooo big.
 
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They are going on the ranger...im only using four though cuz five is too much, the ranger isnt as wide obviously. Whats wrong with the lights on the ranger? lol i think it will look great.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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They are going on the ranger...im only using four though cuz five is too much, the ranger isnt as wide obviously. Whats wrong with the lights on the ranger? lol i think it will look great.
i have to see this when its done.......i personally dont like em but to each their own
 
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Its personal preference I guess, do you have any need for them???? Maybe a smaller light for a smaller truck. Have to wait and see what they look like I guess.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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damn black betty...your satan =/ look how many post you got....666..and nice lights!...hopefully they dont look to bright..it will look like a super market..lol..otherwise they look sweetness
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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im personally really interested to see how these will turn out

cant wait for some pictures
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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Please tell me you are putting them on a SD and not the ranger. Personally dont think they will look right on a ranger, they are toooo big.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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Originally Posted by blackbetty
They are going on the ranger...im only using four though cuz five is too much, the ranger isnt as wide obviously. Whats wrong with the lights on the ranger? lol i think it will look great.
hey, if you want big lights, go for it!
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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UPDATE!!!!!

ok my camera is acting up in the dark and doesnt wanna take some decent shots so posted the the good ones, but i also got some pics while i was drilling and installing them while there was light out.
















i love em! i think it fits just perfect.

And i thought i would throw these in too. I got a hood scoop from a friend for $40 and put it on my ranger.




and yes i know theres a gap in the scoop, its cuz theres a little dent in the hood.
 

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they dont look bad... but still not my taste...
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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i LOVE how cab lights look on this truck, I'm still debating on whether I should do it or not if i can get clear lenses or not. I'm interested to see how the ones you have look on a ranger



 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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i LOVE how cab lights look on this truck, I'm still debating on whether I should do it or not if i can get clear lenses or not. I'm interested to see how the ones you have look on a ranger



Those are sweet! I'd do this to my truck if I could find smaller clearance lights.


Those SD ones look a lil big, looks good on your truck though. I'd go with amber bulbs though.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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i dont like them........not on a Ranger.....not even on a 1/2 ton truck......only on 3/4 ton and larger trucks...
 
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damn black betty...your satan =/ look how many post you got....666..and nice lights!...hopefully they dont look to bright..it will look like a super market..lol..otherwise they look sweetness

lol i was the devil for about 4 hours :Spam:
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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I think they look really good. Kinda gives it a cooler look.


ona side note. What is the point of them on a SD? like is it for extra visability for other cars to see it or what????
 
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there clearness lights.. pretty much just for looks make it look like a big rig
 
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
there clearance lights.. pretty much just for looks make it look like a big rig
SOOO! lol

One of the reasons why i did it with my truck is because of the body style...it looks like the older f-150-250's jus shrunken down.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2007
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SOOO! lol

One of the reasons why i did it with my truck is because of the body style...it looks like the older f-150-250's jus shrunken down.
Don't all rangers?
 
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Old Mar 19, 2007
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Originally Posted by l2en
Don't all rangers?

well no because the rangers from 93 and up have rounded edges curved surfaces (round tailights, round side mirrors) but anything 92 and older is more boxy/squarish type.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2007
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I really thought that the SD ones would be too big, but in all honesty, it doesn't look bad at all. The smoked lenses look pretty good too.
 
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Originally Posted by Lone Ranger 93
i LOVE how cab lights look on this truck, I'm still debating on whether I should do it or not if i can get clear lenses or not. I'm interested to see how the ones you have look on a ranger




my suggestion is dont get clear lense, they dont reeally look that great and they wont look as good cuz clear anything fades. With the smoke it atleast "hides" some of the internals of the cab light base.
 
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Originally Posted by Rolldogg
I really thought that the SD ones would be too big, but in all honesty, it doesn't look bad at all. The smoked lenses look pretty good too.


Thanks.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2007
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Didn't think they would look good at first....but they look awesome! Turned out well
 
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