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OK this may seem like a dumb question but....
Are the knockout's on my truck like any other? Just take a block of wood and a hammer to tap them out?
They seem to be attached a little better then most I've seen.
I don't want to give it a good whack and put a huge dent in my truck. But I also don't want to buy a huge hole-saw I'll only use once if I don't have too...
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Mine weren't any tougher to get out-use a socket on the backside that is just a size bigger than the knockout hole, then a rap in the center of the plug should knock it out (and into your socket) without distorting the surrounding metal.
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Thats a great idea Cal-Gary. Should work great for the power cable, and diverter knockouts. Thanks :D
The one I'm most worried about though is the large knockout for the heat duct to pass into the cab. I guess I'll work on the small ones first and see how that goes...
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For the backup use a PVC pipe cap of the diameter that is just over the hole size.
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Thanks for all the advice guy's! :D
But it seems I've got a odd ball cab that was stamped poorly for the knockouts. :?
The ones in my bed for the antenna wire are clear with deep relief lines. The knockouts in my cab are really vague, and if I didn't already know where they where I'd have trouble finding them.
After lots of bracing, banging, bracing some more, and banging harder...they just will not budge a bit. So I'm going to drill them out. :roll:
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