unccpathfinder Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Alright...I saw a write up sometime ago on installing the maplight and how you can buy the brkt and all of that b/c the front cross support on the 95 has reliefs formed into the sheetmetal which the 87 didnt have. I had the bracket from the 95 so I knew what my options were...cut and install....Right now I do not have the headliner in b/c the headliner I have is with the sunroof...which I will probably attempt to install within the next 6 months but it is kinda low on the priority list right now. That being said with the light installed I have about the thickness of the headliner between it and the roof so I think this will work out just fine. First this is what the 87 looks like: this is what the 95 looks like: The these pieces could be removed and swapped but they put this nice adhesive between it and the roof that i didnt even want to mess with b/c I've tangoed with it before when i stripped that 94 and its just nasty so I positioned the bracket and centered it with my eyes so if its not perfect thats why...marked the holes hit them with a punch, drilled them and installed temp screws: I then marked out the approximate cut knowing I would have to go a little wider than my marks: Dremiled out the sheetmetal: test fit light and trimmed some more then reinstalled brkt and mirror: routed the wires and put in fasteners i pulled from the 95 and she's good to go: This took me about an hour to complete from start to finish which included routing the wires that I forgot to route for the lighted sun visors and the map light...I had to pull the connector apart to route it down behind the dash then pull the lower dash out to reassemble the connector and connect it to its mating connector...not too bad for tonight considering it got cold out so I had to roll the truck back in my tiny garage. One thing I may go back and do is drill a hole in the center right above the mirror mount and put a grommet on it and route the wire down through that hole but we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edicer2 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 let see it turn on :-P ha jk looks good man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Nice, I might have to take a second look at my 88 for that. When I had the headliner out I thought it looked a lot different than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 I guess one thing to note is the ~1" strip that mounts the rubber edge for the headliner along the front windshield is removed right now so that will be one difference you will see... (its shown in the 95 pic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 awesome. need to do mine soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 yea I was pretty excited it worked out...it was dark and cold last night and i didnt want to come in here and look at pictures so i held the brkt up and was like yea this could work...and it did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Nice mod! I picked up a newer S-10 Blazer overhead map light and Homelink control...hoping to get it working some day and maybe even use the buttons for lights or something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 that'd be sweet...the funny thing is I rarely use them...but usually people in my car/truck will use them...I eventually want to build an overhead console for lights, radios and whatever...but if I put the sunroof in then that goes away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 That explains why mine was such a pain to install and get fitted half way decent, at first I thought maybe it was from another truck (it was just laying in it when I found it) Now I will have to look for another truck equipped with one so I can get the bracket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Good write up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Now I will have to look for another truck equipped with one so I can get the bracket I think you could make it work without the bracket if you're careful with the trims...if you make it just right the clips should clip right to the sheetmetal but the only issue I see with that maybe the headliner b.c it wont leave enough gap but I guess you could trim the headliner to clear the light but don't take my word for that Good write up! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I think you could make it work without the bracket if you're careful with the trims...if you make it just right the clips should clip right to the sheetmetal but the only issue I see with that maybe the headliner b.c it wont leave enough gap but I guess you could trim the headliner to clear the light but don't take my word for that Yeah I made it work, it just don't look as factory as I would like it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 do you have a PN for the bracket? the only PN i can find is for the bracket for non-sunroof equipped trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 no clue...its just the OEM bracket I took off of my 95...there is a post somewhere though that you can buy the brkt...maybe whoever I sold my other maplight to will chime in since I forget (i think nissannut has a writeup on where to get the brkt) sorry im not much help on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 no worries. yeah, nissannut has the PN for the non-sunroof bracket. although seeing yours, it looks like the same thing. does it look like it will fit ok when you install your sunroof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 yea that brkt is off of a sunroofed pathy so it should work with the non and if i later install the sunroof i'll make sure I position it far enough back if the stock location will cause interferanc but I don't think it would even in the stock location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 ...but if I put the sunroof in then that goes away Are they just a cut a hole and put it in type? If so I might have to look into nabbin one at the J-yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 I was talking about my overhead console going away with a sunroof...but yea...I've got a decent idea of how to install the factory sunroof...it will involve cutting out one and trimming it nice and even bolting in supports then riveting the sunroof in and giving it more of a rugged look (in aircraft industry now so rivets look cool heh...but we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 just installed mine last night(needed some accomplishment as i was stalled doing the head gasket change). It fits just fine with the sunroof in the stock location, probably about 2-3" of space between the bracket and the sunroof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 awesome man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 hmm forgot to post... removed mine Sunday, cut the brace and installed the bracket. Everything fits as it should now and although you "can" do it without the brace I fully recommend installing the brace the proper way. The main reason is because it positions the light fixture correctly and the overhang at the rear keeps the headliner snug against the fixture so there is little gap there. Which was the problem I had without the brace. On the original I ended up cutting the back of the lights buckets? (for lack of a better description) and trimming them down. Then I bonded it back together. Although it worked and everyone said "I can't see anything wrong with it" I was never happy with it. This is much better now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Finally I found this thread!! I'm in the process of doing the same thing myself and have already stripped the headliner out. I couldn't figure that bracket out but now I got it. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 do you have a PN for the bracket? the only PN i can find is for the bracket for non-sunroof equipped trucks. I think only the non-sunroof equipped trucks had map lights. You can safely buy that part as the sunroof has nothing to do with this. It just had to do with the fabric headliner, which you can cut up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I think only the non-sunroof equipped trucks had map lights. You can safely buy that part as the sunroof has nothing to do with this. It just had to do with the fabric headliner, which you can cut up. Both my 93 and other 95 have sunroofs and maplights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I just checked, the sunroof bracket, if it exists, must be different. The one I picked up was for a non-sunroof model and it doesn't clear the sunroof drain by just a few millimeters. I will put up a picture in a bit. Time to get the grinder out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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