RECON cab light install on 2017-2020 F250 with no OEM cab lights 

Wow, great job. Love the attention to detail. You've certainly helped give me confidence that I can do it on my '20 Lariat.

This is a great tutorial. You have covered everything in detail. Thanks for your time putting it together. I am going to install some clearance lights on my 2020 F350 Lariat with sunroof. I was quoted $1600 to install by a Ford dealership. I purchased the lights and will do my own install. Thanks again.

Thanks!!! Just completed this job for my grandpa on his 2022 f-250 without a sunroof! Couldn’t have done it without your guidance.

Great job on the video! My wife got me the lights for Christmas, now I can get them installed!

Awesome video ! Very well made ! Easy directions. Thank you

Got mine done on my 2020 f250! Thank you for the great pointers.

Thanks for the info on your installation.it was very helpful 😊

Looks real nice, I must have the older set of lights from recon, They only have one screw hole. Looked very straight forward of a install. Well done...

Great work! I found it helpful to add a little bit of blue loctite on the screws so that they don’t back out over time.

Great video and you did an excellent job sir! Cool looking pickup truck! Thanks

Thanks for sharing this I found out I had ordered the wrong set of lights.

Did mine today. Came out great but the only thing I would do different is put the center lights at 6.5 back instead of 6. Still works to clear brace near sunroof and give front screws more clearence.

Great job, I am looking at new f150 and f250 and all my trucks have had clearance lights.

Appreciate the video partner you just gave me the gumption I needed to drill holes in my 2020. 😂

Great video and very through! I’ve been looking for a solid install video for this body style for quite some time. I have a 2017 F-150 with the sunroof and am hoping to get the guts to attempt this install soon. I did a similar install on my precious 2003 Silverado 1500 but that wasn’t near as nice as my current truck. Also hoping that Ford had that clearance light prep installed on F-150’s so I can just connect them there and not have to do a whole bunch of wiring.

I installed mine on February first of this year. They’re magically toast as of a few days ago. Sucks these lights only come with a 90 day warranty. No leaking or anything, they just went out.

Nice video thank you, i want to do mine soon 2020 250 king ranch

Thanks so much for this great installation video! Just checking to see if you still haven’t had any issues especially the tpms interference that a lot of 2018/2019 models are having and/or any leaking? Thanks again!

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing it! How long did the project take you to complete?

Did mines on 7/15/2023, for the ones that are still wanting to install and want a close update. Going back 6.75 is perfect. Enough to avoid the aluminum bar for trucks with sunroof. Also they ask for middle ones to be gapped at 7 inches from the middle one. I notice that on f250s that come with them they have em much closer rather than the 7inches. One thing i would do if i was to help a buddy out with their truck is give it a gap of 6.25 inch insead if the 7 inch gap so it can look more like oem. Idk why they put 7 inch gap. They def need to update their dimension paper

Hey brother, very informative video. Quick question, I’m about to install my lights tomorrow. And I’m curious how you tested the lights before connecting to the plug in the A pillar. Also, would it be smart to go ahead and test them before installing in the roof?

Can I use one of the OEM switches on the ceiling to turn them on/off? Would be easier to connect the wires?

Question, did you not like the oem cab lights that you can buy from dealer? And any issues two months later?? Great vid by the way I’m really looking forward to doing it myself now that I have this guide!

I'm having trouble getting the wires to de-pin with the tool. It's a bit difficult to tell on the video exactly where the tool is being inserted. Any recommendations?

Thanks for the install video, as I'm planning to do the same thing to my 2020 F250 king ranch and am just starting the research on the 'how' and 'what'... Am considering the Recon and well as Atomic products right now. Others have said the atomic brand is a higher quality light, and I like the idea of being able to strobe them as well. But I sure like the much cleaner, more reliable, and nearly plug and play install of the Recons so I'm a bit torn at the moment. Were there other brands you considered as well?

I’m looking at this three years later. Any issues? Leaks? Regrets?

Thanks for a great video! Curious, 10 months later are you seeing any condensation in the cab lights? I’ve seen others that have ran into that issue, wondering if using the RTV helped that at all. Thanks!

Helpful video. I wonder how are they holding up. Any leaks or problems with them.

My 20 platinum tremor is about to get those hook ups but by professional. the drilling scares me

I just installed Cab over America lights saves so much more time. No drilling necessary! Great video still!

Was the curve of the roof too much to put the center light slightly forward? Great video BTW. Will be doing this on my 2019 with sunroof.

Nice vid...curious to know if you experienced tpms fault codes caused by rf interference from the cab lights...getting ready to install recons on my 2018 Super Duty and have seen multiple instances of tpms and key fob interference...thx

Is there a difference between these lights and FORD OEM LED's? I just got a 2021 F250 and was looking to install cab lights, my 2017 F250 had factory LED's and they were awesome. BTW great video.

I had to replace my cab light and was thinking about doing RTV to help attach them again beyond the screws, but wasn’t sure about how it would go if I had to replace the light again. Getting it off might be a pain to replace. Think it’s worth the extra seal using RTV?

Great video. Loved the detail. Question, when you inserted the wire leads into the plug connector how did you secure them?

Looks good. Do they sit flush with the body? I had them installed on a 2020 F250, no sunroof and they don’t sit flush.

Thanks for the video- does the amber match the ford amber from the rest of the lights well?

One day old with alot of black rtv mine all but one have moisture in them hope recom will warrenty them did urs get any moisture yet

Hey awesome video!! How did you get your wires to stay in that plug?

Did everything go back solid or was there any noticeable wiggle-room/looserness in the headliner/a-pillar covers?

Hey man one more question for you. What measurement did you end up going with on the side lights? 5 or 6?

I have a 17 KR I’m looking to install these on, I was told I don’t have a harness in the pillar, should they all have that connection?

What style lights? Couldn’t tell. XENON, LED (bar or not). Great video!

Awesome video! What size screw pilot hole did you end up using?

Cool install. Let us know if any issues down the road

Did you have problems with them not working when the truck is running? Mine work perfectly until the truck is running. they light up in a flashing pattern then go solid but only when it’s not running.

I want to buy them for my excursion but I don’t have pre existing can lights? How do I get the plug installed to have lights installed?

I have a 2019 f250 with moonroof. Can I install the cab lights on this truck? Is there a plug and play plug inside from factory? Will it work?

what distance did you end up going with on the outside lights 5” or 6”?

Where did you get the plug for the wiring harness to plug into the truck

This video is awesome. However I used recon lights with what I believed to be aluminum safe sealant and I had a cab light go out. Btw recon warranty sucks. I bought a replacement snd when I took off the cab light I saw the paint was starting to corrode under the whole light. Not risking it anymore. Taking it to a body shop to get the holes fixed sand blasted sealed back up and painted. I hope this doesn’t happen to your truck. If anyone else does this I’d recommend not using sealant. Heck even the steel screws will cause it to corrode. Just be careful. I’m sick to my stomach right now thinking I ruined a $70k truck 😩

Great video. Are you still happy with them or do you wish you wouldn't have done them?

Do you have any measurements you could share? The center ones from the sunroof.

Can you please share the complete part number for this with the wiring harness? Thanks

And I’ll still be able to use my oem button still correct?

Any chance your in southern Ontario and would be interested in installing a set for me?

How long did it take you exactly. I was quoted $3000 dollar install and I am NOT paying that. I’m just going to do it myself

Are they on with daytime running?

Brave. I don’t even want to do that on my 17 yr old ram

I'd love these on my truck but thats a TON of work. Other than looks why?

Hey where did you get that tool to separate the plug?

Still no leaking issues?

Ever had any condensation issues ?

Hiw have the cab lights been holding up after a year? Any issues with the lights themselves or leaks?

Hi, I like your content. Do you accept sponsored products?

Do you have a link to that trim tool kit you referenced?

Solar wireless lights are available in the market -

What a scary installation drilling 100K truck.

I think you guys are all crazy for drilling holes in the cab of brand new trucks, 😬 but that’s just me! 🙃

You paid 100k for a truck and did not get cab lights? BAHAHAHA!!!

Way too much trouble! If you have them, you have them. If you don’t, you don’t!