patrick hooper

Been there. I like lots of light, and these light bars look really cool. When I bought my 2015 Silverado 1500, I went all in, bought and mounted a very nice, curved light bar...ended up removing it. Here's why. Wind Noise: The wind noise was ridiculous. I had to put silicone in between the cooling fins (in, and along the first 3" from both outside edges), just to dampen high pitch hum enough to make it tolerable doing anything over 45mph. Turbulence: Over the cab turbulence, which for me was relatively non-existent, except in high winds, and maybe a little over 70mph. Washout: What really turned me off though, was that, when I would turn on the lights, the entire hood of the truck was washed out by the light. I mean, Friday Night Lights...bouncing right up off my black hood so bad, it took away from being able to at any distance. Didn't matter how high I aimed the light. I've found that a small, but powerful lightbar, mounted behind the grill, throws much better light on trail, and produces zero glare over the hood. My opinion/advise: Go behind the grill, you will not regret it.