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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
So, if a rig doesn't have the roof bumps, but you want to install them anyway, is that considered taboo? I'm not talking about resale. I just think they would look nice.
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
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That would be awesome. Thank you! Hopefully they would be willing to ship it. Getting to Portland would really take some doing... |
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
You're welcome. It will be Tuesday before I can swing by the yard and inspect it.
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
Turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. The cab was from a 67 C50! I didn't look at it that close when I saw it the first time. Most of the parts have been stripped and it has 1967 written on the firewall. Sorry for the false alarm.
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Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. ![]() RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377 |
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
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The roof would be the same as a pickup. All he would have to use is from the rear seam forward.... LockDoc
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
The hoor lights in the cab roofs w/ the bumps are obviously factory. Others have the long lights that may have been dealer installed? Mine has the latter and its a K10, but its a frankentruck w/ a DMV VIN. I should check the cab VIN.
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
I like them a lot. Very cool at night.
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
I have a 67 K10 that someone along the line added the Yankee 77's to. The wiring didn't look so good when I took them off to clean them up, so I don't think a dealer installed them. I believe the Assembly Manual has the measurements for installing this type, but I have not confirmed that the holes were drilled in the "factory" correct locations.
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
This standard cab light roof .rised cicles in roof Factory option uo?
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
Our 1969 is a GMC c1500 half ton with roof lights...
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
Factory stamp roof for lights or just lights
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
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Since this thread covers the raised roof panels I will post a link to a thread I posted on a replacement for the hockey puck lenses. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...61#post6286061 LockDoc
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
That's a great tip, LockDoc. Do you happen to know the p/n or what years/models of HD those lenses fit?
Also, are the rubber bases the same between the hockey pucks and the fireman's hats? |
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
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I can post the P/N in the morning. I don't know the year/models. I think the bases are the same but the only roof I have is the hockey puck one. LockDoc
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
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LockDoc
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
I bought a set of repro fireman's hat lights and gaskets off of Amazon. They look really nice and the orange is almost perfect.
I just did an Amazon search for cab lights and came up with several options.
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
I think cab roof lights are good, better than "daytime running lights." Those things are silly and cause people to drive a night with no taillights.
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
I have a guy that wants to sell me a GMC cab for parts and the outer roof skin looks a lot better than mine plus it has the cab lights which I would love to have on my truck. My question is how hard would it be to do a swap
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
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All you need to do is drill out the 105 spotwelds around the drip rail and the 28 spotwelds across the back seam.... Well, you wouldn't have to drill out all 105 because you would only have to go back to the back roof seam on the drip rail. LockDoc
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
So not doing the roof swap. thanks for the info on how to do it though. I got a set of kd 517s from a salvage yard and bases that will work from a set of Yankee 77s. My question is does anyone know where I can get reproduction housings for them. The ones I got aren't in the greatest of shape. I'm going to run the cab lights with the original housings until I can find new ones. But I would definitely like to find replacements sooner than later
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
should've clarified, could've gotten yankee 77's out of salvage yard. looking for reproduction kd 517 housings. I have the bases that will work just fine for these housings from a set of yankee 77's, but that's not what I'm looking for. just the kd 517 housings
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
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Yes, I figured that out after I posted and deleted my post.... LockDoc
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
Here's two styles, kd518-which are nearly identical to the Yankee 77's.
And a kd517, my favorite. The 517's belong on earlier cabs because of style and base curvature. The bases simply won't intermingle. No one repreduces the kd517, most likely because of the glass lens. You can get repro Yankee 77's, housing is plastic, seen sets for around $29 on Amazon |
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Re: Roof marker lights, very uncommon??
Taillight King sells Yankee 77's with different color lenses. I think they're $20 a piece
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