Well got the 18” lights installed this afternoon. Pretty straightforward - mistake I made was not putting both of wires to the outside on the strips - so the right light was upside down, had to flip it around. Pretty easy to see everything with the spare tire down, left the tailgate on. Will have to check back in a week or so to make sure my routing is okay.
Overall I think I like the bars 95% as much as the 60” - does have a true OEM feel - and it’s at least 50% less headache to install so happy with my choice.
Also for the reverse light wire I got the wrong size bullet connector - just used a female connector and cut off the quick connector that came on the harness. No issues.
Thanks for the help everyone.
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