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[GMCnet] How do you remove/re-add the lights when doing headliner [message #283741] Sun, 02 August 2015 13:02 Go to next message
Olly Schmidt is currently offline  Olly Schmidt   United States
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I couldn't find any information on how people did this. Do you really
need to resolder the cables to the lights?
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Re: [GMCnet] How do you remove/re-add the lights when doing headliner [message #283750 is a reply to message #283741] Sun, 02 August 2015 14:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dennis S is currently offline  Dennis S   United States
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Peer

My light wiring had plug connections -- be careful, the wires can pull out of the crimped fittings.

Dennis

Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote on Sun, 02 August 2015 13:02
I couldn't find any information on how people did this. Do you really
need to resolder the cables to the lights?
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Re: [GMCnet] How do you remove/re-add the lights when doing headliner [message #283767 is a reply to message #283750] Sun, 02 August 2015 17:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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If no plug connectors, label with tape cut and splice when you get the
headliner up. It's also your last chance to run extra lighting while you
are there.
I hate saying ..".I should've" after I've completed a job..

Mike in NS

On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Dennis Sexton wrote:

> Peer
>
> My light wiring had plug connections -- be careful, the wires can pull out
> of the crimped fittings.
>
> Dennis
>
> Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote on Sun, 02 August 2015 13:02
>> I couldn't find any information on how people did this. Do you really
>> need to resolder the cables to the lights?
>> --
>> Best regards
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>> Peer Oliver Schmidt
>> PGP Key ID: 0x83E1C2EA
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>> '76a Eleganza II, VA
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Re: [GMCnet] How do you remove/re-add the lights when doing headliner [message #283773 is a reply to message #283741] Sun, 02 August 2015 18:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ours (77 Eleganza II) also had plugs on the wires that came out of the headliner. If you don't I'd cut them off and get some insulated male/female connectors and a crimping tool and crimp them in place. Make one of the wires from the ceiling male and the other female and you won't hook them up backward. LEDs care about polarity, others not so much.


Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
Re: [GMCnet] How do you remove/re-add the lights when doing headliner [message #283776 is a reply to message #283773] Sun, 02 August 2015 19:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Olly Schmidt is currently offline  Olly Schmidt   United States
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Seems in the past nearly 40 years one of the POs decided they needed
some additional lighting and antenna leads. Or so it seems. Cutting I
can, let's hope my (photo) documentation is usable when I need :)

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Re: [GMCnet] How do you remove/re-add the lights when doing headliner [message #283779 is a reply to message #283741] Sun, 02 August 2015 19:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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As long as you have the ceiling down, add insulation like Wally did. He scraped out just enough of the old stuff to put in 3/4" foil backed polyisocyanurate against it. You can see a couple pieces of the foil backed poly in the picture. It will make a BIG difference in your comfort.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/3841/medium/ceiling3.jpg
Re: [GMCnet] How do you remove/re-add the lights when doing headliner [message #283781 is a reply to message #283779] Sun, 02 August 2015 19:34 Go to previous message
Olly Schmidt is currently offline  Olly Schmidt   United States
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Yes, I plan on adding insulation to it as much as possible. I (very)
briefly contemplated Aerogel... but it isn't available locally, and I
don't want to wait for it to arrive here.

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