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Has anyone found a good way to install and mount a light bar without drilling into the front bumper or grill? I have a 32" LED bar I want to mount between the top of the bumper and bottom of the grill, but the mounts aren't ideal for where I want to put the light. I'm open to ideas or suggestions for mounts.
I"ve got an N-Fab light mount with multi-mount on the front of my SD: HAD a 53" bar on it until a drunk decided to "PIP" himself on the bar, messing up the bracket & the light bar.
the bracket is sturdy & strong enough to "PIP" a mercury station wagon without damage to the front end of the truck.
only about $150 & a simple 4 bolt installation, using existing bolts/mounting plates, and maintains the factory tow hooks.
the best part of the Multi-mount option is the ability to configure your lights however you'd like: the first picture is how my truck is currently (or WAS before the accident), the second is the way I had it set up prior, with a smaller central light & several smaller "pods".
I"ve got an N-Fab light mount with multi-mount on the front of my SD: HAD a 53" bar on it until a drunk decided to "PIP" himself on the bar, messing up the bracket & the light bar.
the bracket is sturdy & strong enough to "PIP" a mercury station wagon without damage to the front end of the truck.
only about $150 & a simple 4 bolt installation, using existing bolts/mounting plates, and maintains the factory tow hooks.
the best part of the Multi-mount option is the ability to configure your lights however you'd like: the first picture is how my truck is currently (or WAS before the accident), the second is the way I had it set up prior, with a smaller central light & several smaller "pods".
Are you going to be able to make the Washington Chapter FTE meet? May 6th at 12pm at Snoqualmie Summit Restaurant?
I took a different approach, for anyone interested. First, I just bought a cheepo 24" LED lightbar off eBay or Amazon. I mounted the brackets it comes with to a piece of 1 1/2" steel angle bar. There is an apron just above the opening that you can very easily bolt the angle to. The light is recessed and protected from damage, yet lights fairly well. I certainly can not use them on the street, as they are blinding, but the light bar is perfect for rural roads , and can be quickly switched off via the upfitter switch bar in the dash. I had to relocate the front license plate , to clear the opening. You c
ould probably just mount a bracket lower on the bumper, but I turned it into another opportunity/project, or "Mod", as my wife says. I have a Fisher Minute Mount on the truck, so I replaced the crossbar of the plow frame with a 2" receiver, I picked up on eBay. The front hitch is a convenient way to maneuver several of the boat trailers I use. When I'm done with hitch, I mount a Curt diamond plate step with a license plate bracket on an extended piece of 2" square bar. It slides flush to the bumper when driving, but also pulls out to provide a very stable step for working under hood.
I took a different approach, for anyone interested. First, I just bought a cheepo 24" LED lightbar off eBay or Amazon. I mounted the brackets it comes with to a piece of 1 1/2" steel angle bar. There is an apron just above the opening that you can very easily bolt the angle to. The light is recessed and protected from damage, yet lights fairly well. I certainly can not use them on the street, as they are blinding, but the light bar is perfect for rural roads , and can be quickly switched off via the upfitter switch bar in the dash. I had to relocate the front license plate , to clear the opening. You c
ould probably just mount a bracket lower on the bumper, but I turned it into another opportunity/project, or "Mod", as my wife says. I have a Fisher Minute Mount on the truck, so I replaced the crossbar of the plow frame with a 2" receiver, I picked up on eBay. The front hitch is a convenient way to maneuver several of the boat trailers I use. When I'm done with hitch, I mount a Curt diamond plate step with a license plate bracket on an extended piece of 2" square bar. It slides flush to the bumper when driving, but also pulls out to provide a very stable step for working under hood.
This looks like a solid way to do it!
Also worth noting that I'm pretty sure Project LM has a couple of simple mounting solutions.
04-24-2017, 08:24 PM
