OP
OP
iSurvive
FRF Addict
The install absolutely sucks!! Took me 7 hrs by myself. I used the Rigid roof mount brackets, and I really like them.
If the headliner was completely removed, the install would take a couple of hours. Trying to partially remove it and work around it is mind numbing. Drilling down through the roof was nothing difficult. Expanding the bottom hole inside the truck to 1" is a freak'n PITA (because the liner is always in the way). I had to superglue the washer to the nut, or else it would easily have fallen down into the truck, never to be found again.
Once the light is installed and everything is water-sealed, there is NO WAY to remove the light. If you had to replace the light, you'd have to undo all of your work (remove the headliner, break the water-seals, break the Loctite, loosen the bolts, cut the wiring, then redo it all for the new light).
HOWEVER, once the light is mounted it looks amazing!! In reality, it is the only light you need. Yes, I have a 50", 40", two 20", and four Duallies - but it's just overkill. The light appears to add a few inches of height to the truck, but mostly it's an illusion. My truck fits everywhere with room to spare. I'm sitting between top and middle perch.
If the headliner was completely removed, the install would take a couple of hours. Trying to partially remove it and work around it is mind numbing. Drilling down through the roof was nothing difficult. Expanding the bottom hole inside the truck to 1" is a freak'n PITA (because the liner is always in the way). I had to superglue the washer to the nut, or else it would easily have fallen down into the truck, never to be found again.
Once the light is installed and everything is water-sealed, there is NO WAY to remove the light. If you had to replace the light, you'd have to undo all of your work (remove the headliner, break the water-seals, break the Loctite, loosen the bolts, cut the wiring, then redo it all for the new light).
HOWEVER, once the light is mounted it looks amazing!! In reality, it is the only light you need. Yes, I have a 50", 40", two 20", and four Duallies - but it's just overkill. The light appears to add a few inches of height to the truck, but mostly it's an illusion. My truck fits everywhere with room to spare. I'm sitting between top and middle perch.
