00 GMC SIERRA

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firemedic4
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00 GMC SIERRA

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I'M LOOKING TO EITHER PUT 4 WHELEN THIN GRILLE STROBES IN OR 2 CODE3 OCILASERS IN MY 2000 GMC SIERRA . HAS ANYONE EVER PUT THEM IN ? PICS AND ALL HELP WOULD BE GREAT ....THANKS
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I've got the 52 series strobe lights in the grill. Held them in with black wire ties on my 2002 sierra. I'll try and snap a few pics tonight if the weather clears up here. Never tried the oscilasers. not a whole lot of room behind the grill and might be a little tough to mount them. I'm wanting to get another set of 52 strobes to mount at the bottom of the grill. These are towards the top.
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In my 02 Sierra I used 2 old rectangular rubber halogen housings (39.95 pr from Galls looks like rubber fog lights) removed the halogen bulb and mounted strobe tubes in them. I installed a piece of thin flat stock to each diagonal support in front of the radiator and mounted the housings to them. It's a little tight, but it works fine.

I am going to mount them a little lower at some other time to allow them more adjustment in the outward viewing angle. (where I have mounted them places them near the top of the grille and it angles in there)
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Post by Dale Earnhardt »

Hey Cranbiz

I got those same one too I think, is it the one where they gave you that FA Flasher module for it as a wigwag?
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Post by cranbiz »

Dale,

Yes they were. I used them for several years that way and they worked pretty good. With my new truck I had bought extra strobe tubes and decided to experiment.

If you remove the halogen bulb and drill out the housing to 3/4" the hideaway tube fits perfectly and you now have a strobe light for way less than you can buy them for.
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