The Frankenstein Build! LT/Expo/Trail rig..and BS

All part of learning still can't believe I fucked this up..was real excited to have something so unique done!

 

It's coming together damnit!! Lol

 

Your description of what just transpired suggests otherwise.

 

Just thought of something, if all your wiring checks out maybe the internals of one of the lights is mis-wired. I would try testing that on a fused power source too.

 

I tested the lights when I first got them. Worked lovely.

 

Reassembly!

Glass backer


All screws a torqre T10s

two up here.



Two at the base.


This is the joint assembly. I forgot to show another part of it though. Its sitting on the top part of the door mount



Mirror side of joint before insert



after insert



There then goes another plastic half sphere then the door mount



then the smaller plastic half sphere

before



after



next the bolt.

there is a washer on the bottom, then spring, then washer, then bolt.

torque to desired torque. The more you tighten, the harder it is to move the mirror..




put plastic cover over bolt. There is one T10 torque screw as well



here was my first way of routing the wire to the door..



as you can see and why i didn't notice at first, the gasket would squish the wire. I need the wire to come out up by the bolts..easy fix.



so i cut a notch to let the wire up higher into the gasket.




put a new hole in the gasket and viola!





driver side done



Both done!



Test fit..looks cool





NOT AGAIN!



yay light!




then of course it went down hill when i added the second light..oh well. Ill get em up and running with in the week. Should be cool!

The lights can piviot 100% like stock which will allow me to use them as sort of spot lights if i wish. I mostly want them for a kind of fill light up the front side of my truck. That way when i get some bigger LED bars for the side of the roof i should have a good 180* slight line of good light. But thats a different project for later.

 

Geez... that would have been horrible.

You would have eventually had to make a, "the life, death, resurrection, death, and reincarnation of my truck" thread.

 

Nice write up/pics

So I guess there's no way to run the wires internally the whole way to the sail panel? That's where I am getting hung up with my project. I see you just diverted trying to go through that joint by running the wire around it on the exterior.

While it's not horrible looking, I'd still want to see if there's a way to run it through the mirror internally the whole way.

 

I thought about it. But to do that and still keep the mobility you'll have to cut two very wide and long notches in all the joint to allow the wire to be there. And there just isn't room for it with the bolt and spring. The way I did it keeps the mobility and it's not two obvious. Yes it's not super clean but it works quite well.

 

While not super clean, it is super easy to run the wire(s) like that.

Thanks Monte.

 

Hope the pics help

 

They do. A lot.

Hope you realize I'll still be PMing you in a tizzy

 

no worries man! Here to share information

 

Good news! Both lights work!

Most of the melted wire is on the passenger side so I pulled the light to check the wire..nothing wrong with it. Other then the trailer connector wire being melted a bit like the power wire I soldered to it.

Alas due to not enough wire and I need another trailer connector I won't be wording them tonight.

I'm just glad the lights still work.

 

Decide to throw these in. Very handy I think!




Ill have two on each side. They are 2 feet long and the tie down points are moveable and there are many different types to get.

 

Wtf. Why is this so hard?!

Everything is wired up perfect. Exactly like my light forces...but when I flip the switch..led bars turn on then off after like half a second. They won't stay on!! Daaaa faaaawwwkkkkkk!!!!