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Old 12-09-2008, 09:47 PM
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well we got a good deal on 2 dodge rams one an 04 and the other is an 07 were getting them from the same dealer i dont got any pics right now gonna finish the paper work tomorrow well basiclly the 04 is gonna be mine its an early graduateion present so when i graduate high school in 2009/10 year its black inside and out slt model everythings stock except for exhaust flowmaster and the 07 is my stepdad he bought it cuz he needs a truck well his is eletric blue nice color and has the big horn package and on this truck everything is stock even exhaust were only getting these trucks because we got a good deal on both and before truck prices go back yup well post pics tomorrow but i have a COUPLE of ?

what are those orange lights called that they place on the 3500 and some 2500 trucks are they called auxxerally or some thing and were can i get them installed or buy at and well 20 in rims from an aspen fit the 07 dodge ram
 
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oh and i forgot to add well the taillights from an 07-08 fit the 04 and also both of the rams have the 4.7 v8s
 
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are you talking about the lights on the roof? they are called clearance lights. check ebay if you are looking for some. dont know what would be involved in installing them though, probable alot of wiring and cutting and drilling into your roof which could cause water to leak.
the bolt pattern on the dodge 1500 is 5 on 5.5'' so any rims with that bolt pattern will fit.

not sure about the taillights off newer fitting on older ram. ebay has some taillights for the 02-05 1500 that look like the newer style lights.

good luck and congrats on your new truck.
wish i could have gotten a cool graduation present, all i got was a job. YAY!
 
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I assume you are talking about the "clearance lights" that are on the top of the cab of the 2500/3500.

Not sure about the rims, you will have to measure the bolt pattern and make sure they match what's on your truck.

I think the tail lights from the 07-08 will fit the 04, but don't quote me on that. I have heard people saying that there are slight differences, maybe on how they mount. I would go with nim81's suggestion about the ones on ebay instead unless you can try before you buy.
 

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Old 12-09-2008, 11:39 PM
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the tail lights will fit however there are differences in the wiring.
 
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okay so there called clearance lights thanks ill just buy aftermarket Tl instead just cant wait for tomorrow i got some pics of the trucks from the dealers website

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and heres a pic of what im mostly gonna use the ram for to haul my quad to ocotillo or glamis desert
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are they 4x2 or 4x4
 
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those orange auxilary lights on the roof are what the others said to be "clearance lights" or "cab roof lights" i personally didnt like the look of the orange and went with the smoked ones from recon. not too bad of an install, you just have to be confident and know what your doing. theres a DIY on here and you can read into that to give yourself an idea of how etailed the project is.

Nim81 is correct about the lug patternt....5 x 5.5 or 139.7

The 07-08 tailights will fit into the body of the 04. but the wiring is difference as semigod said. the 04 uses a single plug and the 07 uses a dual plug.

Pcollins: by the looks of the pics, theyre both 4x2
 
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Old 12-10-2008, 09:03 AM
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yea there both 4x2 i dont really need 4x4 for the desert if im not going roading i have a bronco thats 4x4 that i got to sell know and never used it except for my dad he used it once to see if it worked but were do you get the smoke roof lights at the ones on ebay that i saw only had orange yea well see if the 20s from a chrsler aspen well fit when we bring the trucks home today
 
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