Anybody do a cab swap?

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  1. fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    Looking at a different cab and sleeper for the Star. The newer cab is wired for a EGR DDEC4 while my truck is pre EGR DDEC4. I don't think that should be an issue.
    How do you deal withe the VIN for the cab not matching the frame and title?
    It seems like a pretty simple deal, am I missing something? Should I have the new cab painted off or on the truck?
     
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  3. Licensed to kill

    Licensed to kill Heavy Load Member

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    I don't know why you are changing the cab but I know a guy that had an interior fire that destroyed the cab on a freightshaker. He bought a new cab all dressed (gauges lights mirrors everything) from FL for about $24,000. He gave them the serial number of the truck and they built an exact copy, bolt on, plug and play. I had priced one for a Star and it was a bit more but these are Canadian prices so you could likely knock $5000 off. Might be worth a call to WS, save some hassle and get brand new. Just a thought.
     
  4. fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    I had a raccoon incident that I documented here two years ago now. I'm tired of trucking with a half put together interior. The cab I'm looking at is a Stratosphere instead of the Constellation sleeper I have now. I think I can be in the $6,000 ballpark plus paint for it.
     
  5. Ezrider_48501

    Ezrider_48501 Road Train Member

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    i would think that if you can put a different engine in a truck than what it came with using a adapter harness you should be able to do the same for a cab that came with a different engine
     
  6. passingthru69

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  7. haycarter

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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    What Passingthru69 said.......
     
  8. fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    How many cans of Krylon do you think it will take? ;)
     
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    Single stage roll on flat white rustolieum.
     
  11. leftlanetruckin

    leftlanetruckin Road Train Member

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    Lowes sells that paint that doesn't need primer now.......:biggrin_2559:
     
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