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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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Well I was given a pair of spot lights that came off of a 2007 GMC Police truck/SUV. I would really appreciate any and all help. I would like to mount the pair onto my XLT Supercrew f150. But I really want them to look like they belong, not something that was just put on by a highschool kid. I am also really afraid of messing up the interior of the posts. Anyone who can help, I would greatly appreciate it a great deal.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2011 | 03:48 PM
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If your afraid of messing something up your best bet is to get it done at a shop so it's done right, since your gonna have to drill into the door to mount them once it's done there's no real easy way to fix something that's off.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by navysniper7
Well I was given a pair of spot lights that came off of a 2007 GMC Police truck/SUV. I would really appreciate any and all help. I would like to mount the pair onto my XLT Supercrew f150. But I really want them to look like they belong, not something that was just put on by a highschool kid. I am also really afraid of messing up the interior of the posts. Anyone who can help, I would greatly appreciate it a great deal.
Watcha wanna bet that a high school kid would have, - at least found the right forum on this site to post that question.

IE ~ https://www.f150online.com/forums/il...-lighting-131/

 
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 12:59 AM
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You saying high schoolers have crappy trucks? So stereotypical. I would agree that you need help.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 01:04 AM
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Wow guys, he is a newb, help him out a little.

There is a sub forum here for lighting questions, you can ask a mod to move this for you and you might get more hits.

If you are drilling the body and you are unsure it might be better to at least ask a shop about the install.

Welcome to the site.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 01:29 AM
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My advice with something like this is if your even the least bit unsure have a shop do it, this is the last thing you wanna mess up because the repair would be extensive and most likely not cheap. And check with your local laws too on the spotlights, around here you have to have them turned in or pointed down at all times and you can't use them in certain places like in crowded parking lots. Idk why not even sure if it's a real law but it'll draw un-wanted attention from the police.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2011 | 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by navysniper7
Well I was given a pair of spot lights that came off of a 2007 GMC Police truck/SUV. I would really appreciate any and all help. I would like to mount the pair onto my XLT Supercrew f150. But I really want them to look like they belong, not something that was just put on by a highschool kid. I am also really afraid of messing up the interior of the posts. Anyone who can help, I would greatly appreciate it a great deal.
I'll try and PM you if it will let me. It isn't simple and you can screw up BIGTIME in a heartbeat if You haven't ever done 'em before. I've done probably a couple hundred of 'em in Code 3 outfitting.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by jgger
Wow guys, he is a newb, help him out a little.

There is a sub forum here for lighting questions, you can ask a mod to move this for you and you might get more hits.

If you are drilling the body and you are unsure it might be better to at least ask a shop about the install.

Welcome to the site.
Well, at least I linked him, - Mr. Congeniality.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 03:14 AM
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Well, at least I linked him, - Mr. Congeniality.

Garsh thanks boss!
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 03:26 AM
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No problem, but boss ? Not the boss, so don't ask me for any free stickers
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 03:57 AM
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No problem, but boss ? Not the boss, so don't ask me for any free stickers
Guy I know (won't call him a friend) was parachuting in Wash. state (which he did every now and then) and landed smack in the middle of a HUGE blackberry patch. To those of you that live there or have been there, you know that half the state is covered with huge blackberry patches. Try and make your way out of a blackberry patch that's 50 ft. across and about 7 ft. high! You get more FREE STCKERS than you ever wanted!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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I love deer spotters on trucks.

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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by navysniper7
Well I was given a pair of spot lights that came off of a 2007 GMC Police truck/SUV. I would really appreciate any and all help. I would like to mount the pair onto my XLT Supercrew f150. But I really want them to look like they belong, not something that was just put on by a highschool kid. I am also really afraid of messing up the interior of the posts. Anyone who can help, I would greatly appreciate it a great deal.
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/67...pot-light.html
 
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