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Okay sweet. I was gonna say. I have had the front off my truck many times and never have seen flaps.

 

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Yeah, mine is a '17. Wasn't sure hire far back it goes.

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Can anyone post pics of these flaps??? I'm very curious

 

 

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I just installed my 32 inch light bar. The light bar was 45 and the harness was 10. Grand total of 55ish with free shipping. I know that's a little more than 50, but so worth it when driving down rural roads at midnight!

 

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Where did u connect the power to? I also have a light bar that seems to receiving stray voltage. I connected to one of the studs under the black cover that is above the battery. I replaced my relay and thought that did the trick. But the same thing is happening. Any help would be appreciated!!

 

 

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Where did u connect the power to? I also have a light bar that seems to receiving stray voltage. I connected to one of the studs under the black cover that is above the battery. I replaced my relay and thought that did the trick. But the same thing is happening. Any help would be appreciated!!

 

 

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Okay, so I probably have not been doing this the proper way, but I have just been connecting straight to the "main stud". I know there are more studs under that black cover but I have no idea how to get it off. I haven't had any issues with my bar though by connecting it to the main power. If you tell me how to get that cover off I'll go take a look. I'm kinda bored right now haha.

 

 

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Okay, so I probably have not been doing this the proper way, but I have just been connecting straight to the "main stud". I know there are more studs under that black cover but I have no idea how to get it off. I haven't had any issues with my bar though by connecting it to the main power. If you tell me how to get that cover off I'll go take a look. I'm kinda bored right now haha.

 

 

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I take it off by putting a screw driver in the holes around the outside. Pry up a little by each one. Once the entire cover is loose u have to turn and twist it to get it out from below the bar. Just think About a game of Tetris and don't be afraid to put some slight muscle into pulling it out.

 

 

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I got the frame plugs for Christmas. Gonna install them in a few minutes once things calm down a bit around here. Thank to my wife.

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I added air dam marker lights under the bumper for under 50 bucks and I love it! 526d4c59fe4986e2d6c06d9303a44761.jpg

 

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I added air dam marker lights under the bumper for under 50 bucks and I love it! 526d4c59fe4986e2d6c06d9303a44761.jpg

 

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Any details on these? Who makes the lights and how did you hook them up?

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Any details on these? Who makes the lights and how did you hook them up?

They were cheapo lights from Amazon (forget the seller off the top of my head) but they were under 20 bucks for 8 of them and since I only used 5 I have 3 as spares, so we'll see how long they actually last. I then bought some bolts and nuts from home Depot for a couple bucks, and measured out where I wanted the lights to go on the air dam. I drilled a hole big enough to fit the wires through in the center where each light is and 2 offset smaller holes for the bolts. I wired the lights in series, with the negative wire (white) going to a grounding point, and the positive wire (black) to an add a circuit in the fuse box using the fuse socket that powers the front right marker light.

 

Materials:

8pc led marker lights from Amazon ~$18

10 bolts/nuts that fit the lights mounting holes ~$5

15 amp micro2 add a circuit ~$7

Wire, wire taps and quick connects ~$20

 

If a few people want me to do a how to with pics I will

 

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Turns out I got the stake pocket covers also posted earlier. So both have been installed.

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I got the frame plugs for Christmas too and love the look, but started to think will they hold in moisture and will rust start inside the tubes? Any thoughts?

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I got the frame plugs for Christmas too and love the look, but started to think will they hold in moisture and will rust start inside the tubes? Any thoughts?

Thought the same make sure its dry when u put em in, im actually gonna oil the crap out of it as well

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