RichardT
Adventurer
GoLight install
Hey everyone, I just ordered and installed a new GoLight 2021 on my truck, and wanted to share some pics I took doing the install, in case anyone decides to tackle a similar project in the future.
One of the big annoyances was loosening the front of the headliner, not that difficult, but could be a little awkward at times, make sure to keep all your screws in a safe place, and be carefull when actually pulling the headliner from the windshield portion, there's a little foam piece up there that it's probably not a big deal if you tear, but I wanted to make sure I was gentle with it.
You'll have to remove the plastic cover portion of the A pillar to run the control wire.
Drill a hole in your roof (after careful measuring and eyeballing to make sure you'll end up in the right place)
I then used a Dremel to take the round hole and cut it in to a rectangle to fit the connector plug through (I'm just showing it here going from the top down to show the dimension in relation to the plug, but really, I ran it through from below using a guide wire.
I painted the area with primer to avoid any rust. I only had brown, but since it's covered by the light, and I'll be painting the truck later this summer, I wasn't worried about the color difference.
I then put a rubber grommet in the hole to protect the wire from chaffing, and placed silicone in the gap to avoid any moisture inadvertently getting in to the cab.
Here is where I attached the control switch, there was no need for a relay or anything, I just connected the power wire to my lighter/AC plug.
Finished product.
Hey everyone, I just ordered and installed a new GoLight 2021 on my truck, and wanted to share some pics I took doing the install, in case anyone decides to tackle a similar project in the future.
One of the big annoyances was loosening the front of the headliner, not that difficult, but could be a little awkward at times, make sure to keep all your screws in a safe place, and be carefull when actually pulling the headliner from the windshield portion, there's a little foam piece up there that it's probably not a big deal if you tear, but I wanted to make sure I was gentle with it.
You'll have to remove the plastic cover portion of the A pillar to run the control wire.
Drill a hole in your roof (after careful measuring and eyeballing to make sure you'll end up in the right place)
I then used a Dremel to take the round hole and cut it in to a rectangle to fit the connector plug through (I'm just showing it here going from the top down to show the dimension in relation to the plug, but really, I ran it through from below using a guide wire.
I painted the area with primer to avoid any rust. I only had brown, but since it's covered by the light, and I'll be painting the truck later this summer, I wasn't worried about the color difference.
I then put a rubber grommet in the hole to protect the wire from chaffing, and placed silicone in the gap to avoid any moisture inadvertently getting in to the cab.
Here is where I attached the control switch, there was no need for a relay or anything, I just connected the power wire to my lighter/AC plug.
Finished product.
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