Dome light repairs... How Ford should have done it

[rjewkes]

Jamie pm me your info and the cost for two, might as well get this out of the way.

[Ranchero50]

Still truck'n. Just started another batch of bezels, 104 of them this time. I bought a second vise so I can do two per cycle and a cycle is taking arouns 11 minutes for the first step and 9 for the second step per two parts. Still took about two days to wrap up the first step.

Jamie

[cdeal28078]

It has been a year or more since I have been on the site and looked at this post. Sorry but I am not going to read through 30 pages to find out what I need.
Do the lenses come with the light? I just did some work on the inside of my cab and that stock light is just... well is sucks and I want one of your lights.
clint

[Ranchero50]

No visor clips yet, that's the next project. The ash tray pulls are going for $14 mailed out, the dome lamp bezels are still $30. I'll mail them both for $42.

Jamie

[cdeal28078]

I'll be getting in contact with you on the light before long. Got to gather some money. Real nice looking and I am tired of my faded, cracked one to say the least. Good job.
clint

[Ranchero50]

Ok, another update. Been working on fixtures to use more of the mill so I can do several parts at once. Bought a second vise for the first two processes and now I made a 3x3 fixture plate for the outside cuts and bevel. Really proud of this sucker, took a lot of time to program the machine to make the fixture.

7x18x5/8" aluminum plate getting flycut for a nice smooth top surface. The countersunk allen screws help it stay aligned and locked to the fixture plate.


About an hour or so later ready for parts


Loaded...


Done, 25 minutes later. I looked on the mill and there are 210 lines of code to do this cycle and alot of that is macros (mini programs)


I'm really happy with the quality and repeatability of this new setup. I have 103 good parts to make now.

Jamie

[aramil]

sweet, cant wait tell i can afford to buy some of your products.
maybe someday you could start making enough of them and sell them to one of the parts suppliers like lmc or npd. i bet you would make a nice profit off that.

[torquemonger]

my dome lights still in really good shape but i'll take one cause i know it won't last forever. maybe even two.

[Ranchero50]

The new version:



Torquemonger, check your mail.

Thanks,
Jamie

[Supermike]

Does the "new version" differ from the old version somehow? (other than the way you made them)?

[Ranchero50]

Just the outside corners are rounded, more like the OEM. Otherwise pretty much the same.

Jamie

[aramil]

i kinda liked your first style more but they both look great.

[Ranchero50]

Back from the dead, I need some motivation to get back into the truck and making parts.

Jamie

[flyboy2610]

Back from the dead, I need some motivation to get back into the truck and making parts.

Jamie

Money?

[Joshpow]

Looking forward to the radio trim. I want it and a dome light if you get both going! Waiting to get a pair though! Keep us posted.