Pick up cab clearance lights - required?

[tractorshopper]

Mine came with my 08 2500 single wheel GMC. LED. One single side one failed under warranty. A hundred Bucks! The same one failed out of warranty! I don't like the old looking FORD ones, but a hundred bucks? I bought the wrong side one off E-Bay cheap, and cut it apart to work on the other side!

$100 fix is crazy for a $65 option. If you build your own, that's what the upcharge is for the lights with pretty much all 3 trucks. $65.

 

[Industrial Toys]

$100.oo fix for what should be a 79 cent bulb is the modern way!

Paying a dealer to replace the assembly could make the cost a lot higher still!

 

[Farmer495]

I knew 1 person years ago that had them on a 10+ year old truck, his leaked.

Do they all leak eventually?

I am not sure.

Mine was a 2000 and they leaked, I ended up siliconing around the bases AND the lense. No more leaks. A couple years later, I had a bulb burn out, replaced it and didn't reseal with silicon and it leaked between the orange globe and the black base until I sealed again. I actually pulled the headliner down and saw the water dripping in from the cab light.

 

[Industrial Toys]

It was always said that vehicles with AC were prone to corrosion across the top of the windshield. So, I guess having holes there does not help.