OK, so I do have a few pics of the 8 pack install. This has taken a lot longer than desired for two reasons. I've been traveling way too much and, well, I'll get to the second reason in a minute.
I'll go back and grab a few of the wiring later. My wife has the truck today so I can fix her car.
This first pic is of the pre-wired lights ready to drop in. (Sorry Mike, I had to show this one but it gives me a good reason to sing your praises on customer service.) Anyone notice something wrong with the brackets? They are the same. As is two right shoes. I sent Mike at M&R a quick email, he responded within minutes, literally. We discussed and I had two new brackets in my hands within a couple days. That was two weeks and three trips ago but speaks the wonderful support Mike has provided. He has be more responsive to emails and questions than I could have asked for. Great Customer Services. and I like the lights too.
The second pic shows the bracket ready to slide into place. The M&R supplied bracket makes this really easy. Pull the bolt, slide bracket toward outside to align the holes, re-install bolt. Repeat on the other side and all that's left is wiring.
The pic is from between the grill and the radiator. Once you get it opened up it is obvious which bolt.
To remove the lower grill piece just loosen four screws on the top, rotate forward from the top, and then lift out. The bottom is held in by four tabs. I must not be smart enough to figure out the remove grill without removing license plate process. I had to break the rivets and pull the plate off to get the grill out. A couple nuts and bolts, four washers and two lock nuts put it right back on when it was all done.
Those four tabs on the lower edge of the grill opening really bothered me. I didn't want to cut them off but they really stood out. I grabbed the plast-dip spray can, some tape, and blacked it out again. Much better. The two outside tabs are somewhat in the way of the lights though. I may go back and cut them off or bend them out of the way.
Couple comments on the pasti-dip spray. It is super easy to use, very forgiving, and very easy to remove if you do screw it up. If anyone has a good way to pull the tape without ******** up the edge, or all, of the new plasti-dip paint job I'm all ears. I ended up redoing it once cause first time I wasn't thinking, ripped off the tape and most of the dip. Second time I used a razor and cut along the tape edge first. Still might give it one more try to clean it up a bit but...
Second to last pic is of my overkill tape off job. Two reasons to share. One, notice the paper used is a catalog of high priced shoes. I just paid for the whole mod by removing this temptation from my wife. LOL Second, its overkill but I'm the guy that gets paint between his toes even when I wear shoes. Easier to use too much than spend the time peeling off over spray.
I'll grab some pics of the wiring but they may not show much at this point. I did solder and shrink wrap every connection except one. The 8 pack is spliced into the hot wire for the four floods in the bumper. It was just far easier and I wanted the 8 pack and floods all on #3 switch anyway.
Last pic is lights in place but not bolted in yet. I'll add a good after pic and get those night shots with lights on soon.
