Thanks Matt. No kidding on the confidence part.
So at lunch Laura and I talked and since we live in a college town, we really do want all the brake light we can get to try and take their attention off of the phone. So with my new found confidence, I installed the 3rd brake light.
First was to locate it. I've thought about it a lot and finally went with this spot.
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Then I finished cutting it out, and test fit it. I had to do some finish work on the hole to get the Ron Francis light in the spot, but I finally got it in there.
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I found out on this site that I could weld the stainless without incident, so I did. Darned if it didn't weld up pretty easy.
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Slicked it off, at least the cab skin, the Ron Francis design had a lip that sat inside and the cab was thicker than the new metal I guess, because the flat part of the light is recessed a little. A little filler will be needed to bring it up flush, but it's in!
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Of course there was the hole inside to work through, so I made a cover and luckily had four metal screws that are similar.
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Then I drilled the holes for the wire to the light. I tried to get it up as high to the belt as possible. Now I'm finished for the day.