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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 10:43 AM
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Light bar instal

Anyone ever mount a light bar to the front bumper specifically on the top painted section? I a 50 inch bar and was thinking about mounting it in front if the grill on it.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 04:31 PM
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My coworker did on his '05 F250. It flexes a lot when you mount a light bar to it. His was 30", and he said the light "bounced" all over the place at night because the mounting brackets moved so much just going down the road. He took it off and fabbed a bracket to mount it to the tow loop bolts.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 07:09 PM
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Yeah didn't think about that having a bunch of play. Maybe I will look at other options
 
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Old Dec 29, 2015 | 11:32 PM
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ProjectLM has a pretty good mounting setup. I've seen plenty of people do a bumper mount setup and haven't heard any issues with "bouncing" lights.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2015 | 12:18 PM
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This is what I use.
Ford Light Bars
 
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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 08:31 PM
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Randy Ellis Design, Inc. -- Bar mounts to existing bumper mount directly to the frame.


 
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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 10:00 PM
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I like mine, but I built it the way I wanted also. It mounts using the bumper bolts.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 04:42 PM
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http://www.randyellisdesign.com/Ford...Bars_c_12.html
 
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