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A double row works well behind the Denali grill. Here's my 30" curved Totron:

 

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The LED's are 1" appart and the rows of holes in the grill just happen to be 1" appart as well.

 

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Hey, this is exactly what I am wanting to do with my Denali, did you lose much light output behind the Denali grill? What are the specs on your light bar? If you were to do it again, would you do anything different? Where did you get your bracket? Would a 40" fit? Thanks!

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A double row works well behind the Denali grill. Here's my 30" curved Totron:                 The LED's are 1" appart and the rows of holes in the grill just happen to be 1" ap

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Hey, this is exactly what I am wanting to do with my Denali, did you lose much light output behind the Denali grill? What are the specs on your light bar? If you were to do it again, would you do anything different? Where did you get your bracket? Would a 40" fit? Thanks!

 

 

Most of the guys are using 30" & 32" light bars. Not sure if the 40" will fit.

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Thanks to this thread, I figured out where I wanted to mount a lightbar on my Sierra

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On 20/09/2017 at 9:07 PM, nicbeem said:

Thanks to this thread, I figured out where I wanted to mount a lightbar on my Sierra

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 Hey man what setup are you running! Truck Looks awesome. Fog lights, headlights, light bar in bumper

slj2008 Senior Enthusiast

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On ‎9‎/‎20‎/‎2017 at 9:07 PM, nicbeem said:

Thanks to this thread, I figured out where I wanted to mount a lightbar on my Sierra

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Look good

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This thread is too long to effectively read anymore, so I'll just ask.  

 

I have a '15 Chevy z71 (1500).  I want to put the Rough Country lightbar kit on, but I don't know if I should get the single row or double row.  Will the double row be too shrouded by the z71 grille?

 

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This thread is too long to effectively read anymore, so I'll just ask.  

 

I have a '15 Chevy z71 (1500).  I want to put the Rough Country lightbar kit on, but I don't know if I should get the single row or double row.  Will the double row be too shrouded by the z71 grille?

 

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With the Z71 grill, single row.  Double row will get some of its light blocked by the grill.  With the single row, you can line it up with the break between rows on the grill.  I'm looking at getting two single row light bars, one for upper and another for lower.

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2 minutes ago, Ravenkeeper said:

With the Z71 grill, single row.  Double row will get some of its light blocked by the grill.  With the single row, you can line it up with the break between rows on the grill.  I'm looking at getting two single row light bars, one for upper and another for lower.

Perfect.  That's exactly the answer I was looking for and what I expected.  Thanks!

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14 minutes ago, Ravenkeeper said:

With the Z71 grill, single row.  Double row will get some of its light blocked by the grill.  With the single row, you can line it up with the break between rows on the grill.  I'm looking at getting two single row light bars, one for upper and another for lower.

Anyone have a picture of that laying around?  I'm just curious.

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Anyone have a picture of that laying around?  I'm just curious.
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With the Z71 grill, single row.  Double row will get some of its light blocked by the grill.  With the single row, you can line it up with the break between rows on the grill.  I'm looking at getting two single row light bars, one for upper and another for lower.


Let us know how you end up mounting that upper bar


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