Truck-Lite Tech Desk | Which goes first - Grommet or light?

[@tonemag0516]

You should see me trying to do this on my freightliner. It would of been a 45 minute video with a bunch of cuss words 😂😂😂😂😩

[@uncensoredtruth3529]

Exactly...

[@serpentrae]

installing this type of light is a thousand harder than he made look like on older trailers trust me its almost feels impossible at times if you are up in age been there done that

[@anonymous4507]

These lights go in very easy if: The hole that's cut in the metal is ROUND and smooth and the RIGHT size. If it's still hard to go in replace the grommet. Old grommets get hard from UV damage. For extra ease of installation slather some dawn dish soap on the grommet prior to installation of the light.

[@williamoil4184]

I put the black linings on the dash of my pickup and turned the heat on full blast and let them set for 10 mins or so. They became much more flexible and my lights easily pushed in.

[@bccoregon]

Use dish soap to slick it, and heat grommet in boiling water if its cold. And as an old trucker, I can promise you it used to be easier when the grommets were made of real rubber which has a lot more soft flex than the synthetic EPDM rubber they use now because the fake rubber is cheaper. But the fake rubber lasts much longer under the UV rays of the sun.

[@jayphillips4058]

Exactly - and check to make sure the new lamp does not have any rough edges or protrusions from the manufacturing process. About one out of four I replace has some kind of defect, file them off and lightly sand the surface with 200 grit paper, makes a huge difference. Dish soap is a must.

[@loubourque5094]

Plus one for the recommendation. I have a shop only crockpot. Put em in on low and had them installed in minutes. Thanks for the info.

[@jackheinemann8780]

Imagine not thinking to make the hole a little bit larger and struggling to get them in, hell, use a bit of spit to lubricate them abit.

[@gerrymarten4558]

just like brokeback mountain

[@jrferguson9456]

Trick is to spray a little windex on the grommet and it will help the light slide in

[@gerrymarten4558]

good tip

[@garrettguthrie8769]

Thank you so much for your tip. Windex makes it a 100 times easier.

[@wendylyon9706]

I didn't have any windex so I tried dish soap in a spray bottle. It worked like a champ. Thanks for the idea!

[@NightowlTrucking]

I swear, sometimes the comments section is more useful than the video itself. 👏🏽 🙏🏽👏🏽🙏🏽

[@CB-nn2ev]

goop hand cleaner works well too

[@gerrymarten4558]

Simple straight forward instructions, thank you

[@golf-n-guns]

Lube helps

[@nathansmith7653]

how do i get the lens cap off i hear some rattling around in there, i think there might be a broken bulb. not sure tho haven't had power to see if it works rewiring trailer for a friend

[@c.i.m.1600]

Once the light is burned out, or broken, whether incandescent bulb or LED type, you would buy a new light. If it's rattling, it's damaged. The bulbs on 4" grommet mount truck and trailer lights don't use replaceable bulbs. The lens is therefore is not removable.

[@oldcolonymasons4202]

Would have put my light in first if I didn't watch. Thanks for the lesson

[@anonymous4507]

I find it really sad you actually had to make a video of how these lights install in the holes. "Which do I install first the grommet or the light." When you take a shit do you wipe first and then shit???

[@tortureddesert3453]

Anyone got a link on how to wire all four of this brand of rear lights?

[@infinphoenix13]

You're a lifesaver.

[@americathefree3708]

He didn't straighten the lamp.

[@m.a.y.dollasign.]

This video IS NOT, and I repeat IS NOT accurate representation of real world installation. Myself and 100's of other truckers have spent hours of our lives trying to find this type of witch set!!! I've had to use rubber mallets to bang these damn things in place on nearly EVERY install. 😑

[@stoker20]

Getting them out was the hard part.

[@ChaseSprouse]

@@stoker20 i’ve found if you push the light in, and take a flat head screwdriver and pull the grommet inward while pushing, it comes out a lot easier. then take the grommet off inside the light housing then take it all out

[@stoker20]

@@ChaseSprouse For sure but the car dolly I was working on had no access to the backside unless I drilled out the pop rivets for the mount IIRC but I'll try it next time thanks!

[@MrBearman66]

Exactly!!!!!!!! After 45 mins of trying everything under the sun I finally just duct taped it on smfh

[@loubourque5094]

I'm installing my fourth 4" round LED. At least an hour of cursing and aching hands. Drilled a 4 1/4" hole. When it's in it has wiggle room,but it's very difficult.

[@TB-rp3ug]

hell if it was only that easy.. try putting in light to a bracket ..hell

[@kentbernard4319]

you didnt show where the wires went to from the plug

[@codyrockwood15]

This was a tutorial about how to put the light into the grommet. Not the wiring.

[@christopherhayles2393]

I want to see how you remove it

[@thomastessin1663]

What size is the hole. I want to hole saw some in.

[@tluva1020]

Usually 4.5in

[@codyrockwood15]

This was nowhere near this easy on my jeep

[@blakessite]

I hate them lights! and the plugs suck to ! There's gotta be a better way

[@pd3331]

Thanks!

[@lancerogers9694]

Smfh

[@williamrekow7513]

Apparently yo don't know your product very well... The problem isn't getting them in. It's getting the old one out.

[@codyrockwood15]

If it's old and not gonna be used, it doesn't matter if you break the damn thing. It's going in the trash anyway.