Dome Light Install Help

[TURKEY131]

Was think about installing one of the armored dome lights in the my M1009. I know it is a 24v and it has a plug where you would connect the wires. Any ideas about installing one of these? I am thinking hooking it in line with both batteries and maybe finding some sort of plug at Radio shack. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Somemedic]

Tent light from Wallyworld. Its $10, its magnetic and can be moved to under the hood whilest working in the dark.

 

[timntrucks]

umm tent light like in battery powered... after i get my 1009 up and running i want to install lights in the cap and under the hood but not D sized batt powered.. might have to do a 12v converter so i can run available 12v lights, cb, and radio

 

[Somemedic]

Silly rabbit, run a hotwire off the ignition from the fuse box. Theyre all 12v (except for the one marked 28v).

And yes, the tent light is C or D batts. I dig the portability and multi use of the tent light. One could track down the factory foot lights (boneyard) out of a 'burban or pick up, gently remove them from their plug in harness and reattach them into your 1008-9. Then, when you turn the lights on in the truck like you would in a civy truck, Ta-Da.... interior lights. They would be at knee level however.

 

[TURKEY131]

I wanted to use the tank light because it is pretty bad ass looking.

 

[Recovry4x4]

JW4x4 has one in his M1009 and one day I'll get around to installing one in my M1008. You can simply install 12V bulbs or tap the 28V terminal in the fuse box. Either will work but the ease of getting 12V bulbs is enticing. They ground through the housing so all you need is one wire with a male packard connector on one end. You are right, they are very nice and very useful. I have them in my deuces too! Hail to the armor dome light!

 

[123mack]

Here's my install. Used sheet metal screws and plastic spacers. The bare wire is a mini grounding strap I made, probably not necessary, but did it anyway. The power lead was made from a connector taken from an old wiring harness and some 14ga wire. The splice was covered with heat shrink tubing. The wire was routed over to the positive bus bar which supplies radio power. Tthe large wire it's tied to is the antenna cable fot the 2M ham radio

 

[b4thundr]

this is the one I am going to put in the Farm Service Truck the FST lol

Truck-Lite® ® Halogen Dome Light - Mfg# 80350

 

[TURKEY131]

Well the moons were in a line today and I got an extra hour to hook up my light. Was not too bad to do and I am happy with the results. Here is a picture of my new light. Thanks for all for the help guys.

 

[pbrstreetgang]

I purchased a small square (auto dome light led ) replacement to mount on the roof of my M1009 as an overhead dome light. I used a wire tap/splice at the existing courtesy light so that they would both activate when I turn my headlight knob.

Now I am poor at wiring, but I really got it wrong. The thing stays on contstantly if I splice the red wire and it does the opposite of my courtesy light when I turn the knob when I splice the white wire.

Should I use a fuse tap connector at the actual switch?