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capev86 · 05-04-2009, 08:28 PM

hello guys and gals....

picking up my 72 burb 2wd 3/4 ton tomorrow and wish to install the yankee brand chrome teardrop cab lights that came off my dad's 72 suburban. wondering if there is/was a dealer template or something to find the position for drilling holes. i want it to look right and not just eyeball it. any info you can give me is greatly appreciated!

thanks!

capev86 · 05-24-2009, 02:59 PM

anyone got any ideas on this?

eastcoastcivil · 08-11-2009, 02:46 PM

Do you have a factory assembly manual? It would probably show the locations in there.

capev86 · 08-11-2009, 04:09 PM

no, i do not have a factory manual for my burb. i have a 72 burb dealer brochure that i got off ebay and it has given me a good launch pad as to what my had for equipment and options to look into (eventually upgrading from standard 3/4 ton rear coils to the optional HD units for heavy trailer towing).

i have seen enough 67-72 gm trucks with the same exact lights. i am hopeful that dealers (or the factory) used a template for drilling the holes and that they weren't just done with a tape measure and eye balling it. i wish i had made a template from my dad's 72 burb 14 years ago when we pulled the cab lights.....would have saved a lot of headache now. maybe i will find a truck in a j-yard or someone else will make a template while their truck is apart for resto or whatever. things will work out, i am confident in that.....

Thanks!

**71blksuper4x4** · 08-11-2009, 04:48 PM

It shows where to mount them in my 1972 truck manual. Both the factory hockey puck and dealer installed tear drops are shown. I will look for you what the measurements are, but I can't help you with a scan, my scanner isn't working right now. Trevor

**71blksuper4x4** · 08-11-2009, 04:53 PM

well, dang, I thought it gave dimensions in the manual, but all it shows is a illustration of them and no measurements. Sorry, Trevor

eastcoastcivil · 08-11-2009, 07:23 PM

I know a young fellow who just installed them in the original holes on his truck, I will ask him to measure if you would like.

capev86 · 08-11-2009, 07:45 PM

it will be a while before i get the lights re-chromed, so no rush. i can wait until someone makes up a pattern or finds one somewhere. if this guy you know wants to help me out, all the power to him! thanks!

05-04-2009, 08:28 PM	#1
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	cab lights.....installation help hello guys and gals.... picking up my 72 burb 2wd 3/4 ton tomorrow and wish to install the yankee brand chrome teardrop cab lights that came off my dad's 72 suburban. wondering if there is/was a dealer template or something to find the position for drilling holes. i want it to look right and not just eyeball it. any info you can give me is greatly appreciated! thanks!

05-24-2009, 02:59 PM	#2
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: cab lights.....installation help anyone got any ideas on this?

08-11-2009, 02:46 PM	#3
eastcoastcivil Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 201	Re: cab lights.....installation help Do you have a factory assembly manual? It would probably show the locations in there. __________________ If your not living for something, your dieing for nothing...

08-11-2009, 04:09 PM	#4
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: cab lights.....installation help no, i do not have a factory manual for my burb. i have a 72 burb dealer brochure that i got off ebay and it has given me a good launch pad as to what my had for equipment and options to look into (eventually upgrading from standard 3/4 ton rear coils to the optional HD units for heavy trailer towing). i have seen enough 67-72 gm trucks with the same exact lights. i am hopeful that dealers (or the factory) used a template for drilling the holes and that they weren't just done with a tape measure and eye balling it. i wish i had made a template from my dad's 72 burb 14 years ago when we pulled the cab lights.....would have saved a lot of headache now. maybe i will find a truck in a j-yard or someone else will make a template while their truck is apart for resto or whatever. things will work out, i am confident in that..... Thanks! Last edited by capev86; 08-11-2009 at 04:13 PM.

08-11-2009, 04:48 PM	#5
71blksuper4x4 SWB 4x4 Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Osage City, KS Posts: 5,149	Re: cab lights.....installation help It shows where to mount them in my 1972 truck manual. Both the factory hockey puck and dealer installed tear drops are shown. I will look for you what the measurements are, but I can't help you with a scan, my scanner isn't working right now. Trevor __________________ TREVOR 1970 CST swb 4x4 (speedwarning,cruise,tilt,tach,8track, original red shoulder belts,tow hooks) 1972 Jimmy (soon to be Hickey cloned) 1971 Cheyenne Super 4x4 swb (tilt,tach,buckets, original blue shoulder belts,am/fm,cruise,tow hooks, dealer 8 track) 1972 Cheyenne Super K20 4x4 Custom Camper (tilt, tach, am/fm, tow hooks, bed toolbox, aux gas tank 1972 Cheyenne Super Crew Cab K30 4x4 Duramax, Allison, np205, buckets, tow hooks (CURRENT PROJECT) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624819 1989 V3500 Crew Cab (454tbi, NV4500, np205) 1970 Chevelle SS (LS5 454,th400,8track,buckets,tach) :2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (daily driver) WTB: 1968-70 Cruise Control Lever

08-11-2009, 04:53 PM	#6
71blksuper4x4 SWB 4x4 Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Osage City, KS Posts: 5,149	Re: cab lights.....installation help well, dang, I thought it gave dimensions in the manual, but all it shows is a illustration of them and no measurements. Sorry, Trevor __________________ TREVOR 1970 CST swb 4x4 (speedwarning,cruise,tilt,tach,8track, original red shoulder belts,tow hooks) 1972 Jimmy (soon to be Hickey cloned) 1971 Cheyenne Super 4x4 swb (tilt,tach,buckets, original blue shoulder belts,am/fm,cruise,tow hooks, dealer 8 track) 1972 Cheyenne Super K20 4x4 Custom Camper (tilt, tach, am/fm, tow hooks, bed toolbox, aux gas tank 1972 Cheyenne Super Crew Cab K30 4x4 Duramax, Allison, np205, buckets, tow hooks (CURRENT PROJECT) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624819 1989 V3500 Crew Cab (454tbi, NV4500, np205) 1970 Chevelle SS (LS5 454,th400,8track,buckets,tach) :2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (daily driver) WTB: 1968-70 Cruise Control Lever

08-11-2009, 07:23 PM	#7
eastcoastcivil Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 201	Re: cab lights.....installation help I know a young fellow who just installed them in the original holes on his truck, I will ask him to measure if you would like. __________________ If your not living for something, your dieing for nothing...

08-11-2009, 07:45 PM	#8
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: cab lights.....installation help it will be a while before i get the lights re-chromed, so no rush. i can wait until someone makes up a pattern or finds one somewhere. if this guy you know wants to help me out, all the power to him! thanks!



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