What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

[Phoenix77]

Left and Right are for politics, not mil indicator / brake lights.

Upside down / right sight up *is* important though...

 

[chucky]

Can confirm they can be swapped L and R.

All those little numbered tags just confuse things. Peel them off.

I was going to pull the tail lights off the truck today but somebody turned the HELL FURNACE on right off the bat today ! It was so nice all last week while i changed tires thank goodness i guess ive got to go back to 3rd shift working on the truck this week . Im hoping this will be plug and play real easy then ive got led tail lights girls look at me lol

 

[Phoenix77]

Not gonna lie; this is genius.

MOLLE truck seat backs, cut off the straps (I left the top on so I could potentially clip something on for quick detach), then use self-tapping sheet metal screws to hold them taught.

Apply MOLLE pouches as needed in desired configuration. I did this same idea affixed to flat steel between the pillars on my soft top M998.

I will do two (2) more on underside of turret. You can get these for ~$13 ea.

These are affixed to the thicker reinforced areas so as to not poke through cab wall.

 

[chucky]

Not gonna lie; this is genius.

MOLLE truck seat backs, cut off the straps (I left the top on so I could potentially clip something on for quick detach), then use self-tapping sheet metal screws to hold them taught.

Apply MOLLE pouches as needed in desired configuration. I did this same idea affixed to flat steel between the pillars on my soft top M998.

I will do two (2) more on underside of turret. You can get these for ~$13 ea.

These are affixed to the thicker reinforced areas so as to not poke through cab wall.View attachment 841814

Hell of a good idea! Door panels as well .

 

[chucky]

Third from Texas you can put your 714 dispencer rite on your door for quick responce !!

 

[Mullaney]

I was going to pull the tail lights off the truck today but somebody turned the HELL FURNACE on right off the bat today ! It was so nice all last week while i changed tires thank goodness i guess ive got to go back to 3rd shift working on the truck this week . Im hoping this will be plug and play real easy then ive got led tail lights girls look at me lol

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For Sure! The heat is back and so is the humidity... It rained last night and as soon as the sun came up it was hard to breathe. Thought I was going to do some truck projects. That turned out to be Not So today!

Be sure that the trailer lights are "known working" before you remove them from the trailer. Or at least before you connect them to your truck. No need to fight a battle that is already lost.

I HAVE NO LED rear lighting on my trucks, so all I can do is mention something interested that happend recently. Apparently knowing what should be the ground is important on LED lighting. I have a set of convoy lights that I am going to attach to my M1088. Had a friend helping test those lights. Hooked the light reverse polarity and blew a fuse in the light. Doubt the tail light buckets have fuses in them, but wired right is apparently important to LEDs - or at least THESE particular Star Strobe LEDs.

And yes, before somebody says something, black wire = hot, white wire = ground is normal. Especially in house wiring.

 

[chucky]

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For Sure! The heat is back and so is the humidity... It rained last night and as soon as the sun came up it was hard to breathe. Thought I was going to do some truck projects. That turned out to be Not So today!

Be sure that the trailer lights are "known working" before you remove them from the trailer. Or at least before you connect them to your truck. No need to fight a battle that is already lost.

I HAVE NO LED rear lighting on my trucks, so all I can do is mention something interested that happend recently. Apparently knowing what should be the ground is important on LED lighting. I have a set of convoy lights that I am going to attach to my M1088. Had a friend helping test those lights. Hooked the light reverse polarity and blew a fuse in the light. Doubt the tail light buckets have fuses in them, but wired right is apparently important to LEDs - or at least THESE particular Star Strobe LEDs.

And yes, before somebody says something, black wire = hot, white wire = ground is normal. Especially in house wiring.View attachment 841817

copy that ! when it cools off a little i will get me a chair and sit down with the test lite ! i didnt ck if they worked before so that adds to the fun ! Thanks

 

[Mullaney]

copy that ! when it cools off a little i will get me a chair and sit down with the test lite ! i didnt ck if they worked before so that adds to the fun ! Thanks

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Still hot and muggy here and the mosquitoes are out in force!

Guess you will figure out if the lights when you hook them up.
OR when you make a test lead.
Most LEDs are multi volt, so you might be able to test them in the garage or the house where there is air conditioning!
Battery charger is overkill, but it generates power for testing

 

[chucky]

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Still hot and muggy here and the mosquitoes are out in force!

Guess you will figure out if the lights when you hook them up.
OR when you make a test lead.
Most LEDs are multi volt, so you might be able to test them in the garage or the house where there is air conditioning!
Battery charger is overkill, but it generates power for testing

As usual thats a great idea ! I wont hurt them with 12 volt will i ?

 

[chucky]

As usual thats a great idea ! I wont hurt them with 12 volt will i ?

or are the tail lights in 24 volt ?

 

[Mullaney]

As usual thats a great idea ! I wont hurt them with 12 volt will i ?

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Hasn't on any of the ones I have connected up. Most of them say 12v-36v

 

[Phoenix77]

Door panel MOLLE panels are in the future if I fill up the back wall and turret hatch.

Going with turret hatch first as a functional headliner.

 

[coachgeo]

or are the tail lights in 24 volt ?

all lights on FMTV's are 12v

 

[Third From Texas]

Door panel MOLLE panels are in the future if I fill up the back wall and turret hatch.

Going with turret hatch first as a functional headliner.

Me too

*not mine, but yeah

 

[chucky]

all lights on FMTV's are 12v

I wasnt sure i had bought some 1102s some years back and had to swap bulbs to 12 volt bulbs before they were brite enough and hadnt had to do anything to my truck or big trailers . Thanks for the info

 

[Phoenix77]

Been a minute or two - sidetracked by the wife to build a waterfall / stream plumbed into our 1/4 acre pond recirculation system I made - but here's the latest. Finally putting the cab back together, which is a good feeling.

I'm a Star Wars fan, and especially enjoyed The Mandalorian. I was a classics minor, and my teen daughter loves Greek mythology, so the combination "Achilles" with a former government transport and the latent Greek / Spartan influence in Mandalorians in the Star Wars universe makes it work - at least in my mind.

Got a buddy at work to cut the vinyl for the "kills" and painted them on.

Four (4) 90w speaker system with the cheapest Bluetooth head unit known to Man ($27 on Amazon) make a pretty decent sound system without being [too] stupid.

Gotta arrange MOLLE pouches on back wall and install panels on underside of turret hatch still.

 

[Mullaney]

all lights on FMTV's are 12v

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But making sure I am reading it right coachgeo :

The FMTV (The 7-Ton) tail lights and by extrapolation, the headlights are 12 volt.
The LMTV and MTV tail, turn, running, and headlights are all 24 volt.

Correct? Or, Maybe I should say that my particular MTV's have 24v lighting.

 

[Awesomeness]

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But making sure I am reading it right coachgeo :

The FMTV (The 7-Ton) tail lights and by extrapolation, the headlights are 12 volt.
The LMTV and MTV tail, turn, running, and headlights are all 24 volt.

Correct? Or, Maybe I should say that my particular MTV's have 24v lighting.

No, all lights, all over the truck, in any truck in the FMTV family, are 12V. There are no 24V lights.

 

[Awesomeness]

Been a minute or two - sidetracked by the wife to build a waterfall / stream plumbed into our 1/4 acre pond recirculation system I made - but here's the latest. Finally putting the cab back together, which is a good feeling.

I'm a Star Wars fan, and especially enjoyed The Mandalorian. I was a classics minor, and my teen daughter loves Greek mythology, so the combination "Achilles" with a former government transport and the latent Greek / Spartan influence in Mandalorians in the Star Wars universe makes it work - at least in my mind.

Got a buddy at work to cut the vinyl for the "kills" and painted them on.

Four (4) 90w speaker system with the cheapest Bluetooth head unit known to Man ($27 on Amazon) make a pretty decent sound system without being [too] stupid.

Gotta arrange MOLLE pouches on back wall and install panels on underside of turret hatch still.
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[Mullaney]

No, all lights, all over the truck, in any truck in the FMTV family, are 12V. There are no 24V lights.

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Right. That is what I typed.

BUT the LMTV and MTV trucks are 24v.
I don't think the LMTV and FMTV trucks are in the same family. Right?