dealer light bar install woes
04-08-2006, 05:40 PM
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RE: dealer light bar install woes
ORIGINAL: Tres Wright
Good grief!! Maybe I should go into the lightbar installation business
It took me (I think) 2 hours to install mine by myself and that was because my drill bit was hosed. A good mechanic (with a sharp bit) should be able to do it in an hour no problem.
It took about 30 minutes to install the Web Electric switch after the fact.
There's nothing to fear on installing these yourself, if you can drill holes you can install one of these light bars no problem!
Good grief!! Maybe I should go into the lightbar installation business
It took me (I think) 2 hours to install mine by myself and that was because my drill bit was hosed. A good mechanic (with a sharp bit) should be able to do it in an hour no problem. It took about 30 minutes to install the Web Electric switch after the fact.
There's nothing to fear on installing these yourself, if you can drill holes you can install one of these light bars no problem!
I actually found your posts concerning light bar installation on Google (and thus the Mustang Forums) after the dealer quoted the overly-inflated price. I also didn't know a thing about the light bar switch, until others mentioned it. A thousand thanks to everyone on that thread, because the pics and explanation confirmed what the salesman at the dealership told me ... that the installation isn't difficult and wasn't worth the price the body shop had given him.
I'm still trying to figure out how they gouged the OP's top. Doesn't look like something that happened during the actual install ... looks like an "oops" that happened at some other point.
04-08-2006, 05:44 PM
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RE: dealer light bar install woes
taking your car to a ford dealership for that kind of stuff is like the worst idea that you can possibly have...but don't worry, it happens to the best of us [:-][:-][:-]
lets just say i ended up taking my car to acura's dealership body shop
lets just say i ended up taking my car to acura's dealership body shop
04-08-2006, 05:47 PM
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RE: dealer light bar install woes
ORIGINAL: chrisc
taking your car to a ford dealership for that kind of stuff is like the worst idea that you can possibly have...but don't worry, it happens to the best of us [:-][:-][:-]
lets just say i ended up taking my car to acura's dealership body shop
taking your car to a ford dealership for that kind of stuff is like the worst idea that you can possibly have...but don't worry, it happens to the best of us [:-][:-][:-]
lets just say i ended up taking my car to acura's dealership body shop
05-07-2006, 04:03 PM
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RE: dealer light bar install woes
Quick q. The dealer just installed a CDC light bar on my 06 GT. Maybe I am picky and crazy. Can u tell me how perfect your bar is installed on your car? The problem I see on my car is that where the bar is attached to the surface of the interior on the car it is not sitting completely flat. Basically when you look at it from the outside its a perfect fit, however, when you look at it from the back and inside seems there is a gap of about 1/4" between the bar and interior surface. Can you please tell how well yours is installed? Thank you in advance. One more thing did you have a cut off switch (for lights when you close the top) installed on you car. Who makes the switch and did you have to rig it inorder to work for 06 model?
05-08-2006, 12:19 AM
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RE: dealer light bar install woes
ORIGINAL: JetPylt
One more thing did you have a cut off switch (for lights when you close the top) installed on you car. Who makes the switch and did you have to rig it inorder to work for 06 model?
One more thing did you have a cut off switch (for lights when you close the top) installed on you car. Who makes the switch and did you have to rig it inorder to work for 06 model?
Comes with everything you need to hook it up, including wire ties and quick splice connectors. They do offer a plug-n-play harness version of the switch, but I'm not entirely sure if the harness is compatible with the 05-06 models. Went with the regular version, and it was simple to hook up.
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