Inner/Outer roof clearance ? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Mike76251 · 11-21-2004, 02:51 AM

How much space do we have between the outer skin of the roof and the inner steel skin?
I need to have a little more light and want to ditch the factory dome light.
Thanks,

bigblock73 · 11-21-2004, 03:10 AM

Mike, I will get you a measurement tomorrow morning...unless someone beats me to it.

What do you have in mind for a replacement? Have you given any thought to a lighted rear view mirror to go along with your existing dome light?

Mike76251 · 11-21-2004, 03:17 AM

I didn't think of that.........that's not a bad idea.
I have a Nascar-like rearview mirror in there now and (you can see 5 feet on each side of the truck from the seat) and I don't want to lose that but I might work up something.

I bought a 9 inch round dome light (like they use in ambulances) off eBay and want that in there.

Mike76251 · 11-21-2004, 03:26 AM

This is the light I want to try,

Mike76251 · 11-21-2004, 06:35 PM

ttt

Prerunner1982 · 11-21-2004, 07:04 PM

after reading this i thought it would be kinda cool to have custom lights in the roof instead of the factory. Perhaps some LED strips or something... good idea...

cliffsta · 11-21-2004, 07:26 PM

Bah!!! Ol Red didn't even come with a dome light, i got the puny under dash light that's useless unless you're looking at the floor. A dome light is in my near future

SanitysBane · 11-21-2004, 08:37 PM

duct tape a mag light to the roof...

Mike76251 · 11-22-2004, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SanitysBane

duct tape a mag light to the roof...

LOLOLOLOL
Yeah................I'll go get the roll!

SanitysBane · 11-22-2004, 12:04 PM

as the saying goes, if you can't duct it, f!@# it,

8t5Silverado · 11-22-2004, 03:42 PM

Has anyone installed one of the rearview mirrors with lights?

piecesparts · 11-22-2004, 07:06 PM

YEP. We got one out of the salvage yard and put iit in 86 Red Bowtie's truck. His has a headliner, so the wiring is hidden. The wiring can be connected to whichever circuit you want. The dome light system so that it comes on with the door being open or just connected as a maplight and can be turned on manually. Remember the dome lights are wired hot all of the time and the ground circuit is what is broken by the pin switches on the doors. This will keep you from doing that damned OOOPS when you connect the wire the first time.

YOU know that color-keyed duct tape is a very Uptown thing; one must be neat when you tape it for the street.

11-21-2004, 02:51 AM	#1
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,500	Inner/Outer roof clearance ? How much space do we have between the outer skin of the roof and the inner steel skin? I need to have a little more light and want to ditch the factory dome light. Thanks,

11-21-2004, 03:10 AM	#2
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	Mike, I will get you a measurement tomorrow morning...unless someone beats me to it. What do you have in mind for a replacement? Have you given any thought to a lighted rear view mirror to go along with your existing dome light? __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

11-21-2004, 03:26 AM	#4
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,500	This is the light I want to try, Attached Images

11-21-2004, 07:26 PM	#7
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	Bah!!! Ol Red didn't even come with a dome light, i got the puny under dash light that's useless unless you're looking at the floor. A dome light is in my near future __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

11-21-2004, 08:37 PM	#8
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	duct tape a mag light to the roof... __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

11-21-2004, 03:17 AM	#3
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,500	I didn't think of that.........that's not a bad idea. I have a Nascar-like rearview mirror in there now and (you can see 5 feet on each side of the truck from the seat) and I don't want to lose that but I might work up something. I bought a 9 inch round dome light (like they use in ambulances) off eBay and want that in there.

11-21-2004, 06:35 PM	#5
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,500	ttt

11-21-2004, 07:04 PM	#6
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,906	after reading this i thought it would be kinda cool to have custom lights in the roof instead of the factory. Perhaps some LED strips or something... good idea...

11-22-2004, 12:04 PM	#10
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	as the saying goes, if you can't duct it, f!@# it, __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

11-22-2004, 03:42 PM	#11
8t5Silverado Mudslides 'r my specialty Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: STL Posts: 1,106	Has anyone installed one of the rearview mirrors with lights? __________________ Always on the lookout for old cars and parts...(20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, etc.) http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/500339

11-22-2004, 07:06 PM	#12
piecesparts Parts and more parts Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere Posts: 6,821	YEP. We got one out of the salvage yard and put iit in 86 Red Bowtie's truck. His has a headliner, so the wiring is hidden. The wiring can be connected to whichever circuit you want. The dome light system so that it comes on with the door being open or just connected as a maplight and can be turned on manually. Remember the dome lights are wired hot all of the time and the ground circuit is what is broken by the pin switches on the doors. This will keep you from doing that damned OOOPS when you connect the wire the first time. YOU know that color-keyed duct tape is a very Uptown thing; one must be neat when you tape it for the street. Last edited by piecesparts; 11-22-2004 at 07:08 PM.



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