I'm looking into putting some roof clearance lights on my 03 Screw. I like the look of the single center cluster with the "little" outer lights at the edges similar to the new Chevys. I found a set from a company called Recon that makes them, but they only list as being available for the Chevy. I could certainly make them work from an electrical standpoint on my Screw, no problem there, my only question is regarding how the base might work on my Ford? Anyone used these before or are familiar with these types of lights to let me know if the base would be a problem getting them mounted on my Ford?

Anyone who has done this, let me know how it went. If anyone has any online places where they have ordered these lights or knows of a decent place to get them, let me know.

This is what I'm looking for :

Roof Lights

I will not be ordering them from that particular place however, since they have a very bad reputation and horrible customer service....

 

Damnit, you makin me look at new ideas for MY truck! As if three different lighting projects ain't enuff!!!


Okay. I'd say, you're gonna have the top lens, the lightbulb and wires, and the bottom mounting surface. If that's the minimum, three pieces. If you really feel adventurous and are a crafty, garage hackin kind of guy, then MAKE that bottom piece. How?

Two part epoxy resin.

Get the lens and electrics torn apart if they separate without cracking a glued seam. If not, do all this with it together.

Get some wax paper. Lay it over the surface of your roof in the locations you want. Masking tape em down, so they don't shift around. Draw your measurements to make sure you're symmetrical. Get some 120-150 medium-fine sandpaper, and scuff the bottom contacting surface of the light assemblies.

Then mix up a batch of epoxy resin. You can go to a hobby shop or RC car and plane store. They all sell 5-minute, 20-minute-2-hour, and maybe 6-hour epoxies. I'd say the 20-minute or 2-hour stuff. Mix up a batch, and once it starts to coagulate and thicken, pour it onto the wax paper. Once it stops running and dripping, you take your lights and slowly and gently smush them down onto the epoxy. If the wires come out the very bottom for unexposed holes, you should remove the wiring if you can and put rolled up masking tape in the hole. As long as the lights aren't shifting slowly, use some masking tape and 'anchor' the lights in place to the roof so they don't shift overnight. Let your handiwork dry overnight.

Untape everything. Peel off the wax paper. Sand off the remnant wax, and hand drill the epoxy to open up the wiring hole. Then bust out a razor blade or Xacto knife to cut off all the overblobs of resin. Maybe a small benchtop belt sander to hurry up, if there's a whole lot of extra blob. Carve and shape it like you're peeling a potato. Then you'll have a solid plastic bottom surface that's contoured exactly to your roof! Paint it with some UV-safe auto paint, and go crazy with the wiring! That, my friend, is a custom fit!



Now I gotta hurry up with my bull bar and those damn lights....