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5 hours ago, Waaazooo said:

Are you guys fabricating your own brackets?


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I used the brackets that came with the light and used some flat aluminum channel to mount the brackets too. Might be hard to see but here's a pic i took during install.

 

 

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Jon A
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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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The correct term is "illegal commodities broker" thank you!   I actually work for an oil company, which is similar because both businesses provide highly desired products at artificially inflated

Danthaman69
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Here it is.

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sirooga Enthusiast

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Are you guys fabricating your own brackets?


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I used the rough country brackets.

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OUSux Enthusiast

OUSux

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On 10/21/2014 at 1:17 PM, justin283 said:

Just an update. I mounted another 32" bar behind my LTZ grill. I'm loving the light it puts out.

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Will a 40" light bar fit? 

OUSux Enthusiast

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On 1/27/2018 at 10:17 PM, DirtyMarcus said:

Installed a 42" curved bar behind the grille. Took some cutting and rigging and removing the entire grille and supports, including whats shown in the picture below.  All in all there were about 30 or more bolts to remove, misc. wiring, hood latch, and headlights.  I couldn't upload a better picture because photobucket charges and the site doesn't allow over 4.8mb pics to post.  It took about 6 hours of time, start to finish to do properly, but I like it. 

 

 

 

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I just ordered 2 40" light bars, think I can install both behind the grill of my gmc? 

schmolf4 Enthusiast

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2 hours ago, OUSux said:

Will a 40" light bar fit? 

I think a 40" would be cutting it close with the sides

 

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DirtyMarcus Enthusiast

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On 4/14/2018 at 11:07 AM, OUSux said:

I just ordered 2 40" light bars, think I can install both behind the grill of my gmc? 

I doubt it if the GMC is laid out like the Chevy, behind the grille.  42" is the max I could fit width wise and only one.  The reason I could only fit one behind the grille is that the hood release is in the way up high and there's no relocating that.  You cant really tell but i disassembled a lot of stuff to get that one 42" bar in there and did A LOT of measuring and  trimming on the radiator deflector that connects to my grille.  It wasnt hard but time consuming for sure.

Crisby Enthusiast

Crisby

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First post! Anyways, have yet to see a '17/'18 with a lightbar behind the grill with shutters. Here's my '18 with a 25" ultra slim tucked in there. Clean setup and no hacking to get it there.

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First post! Anyways, have yet to see a '17/'18 with a lightbar behind the grill with shutters. Here's my '18 with a 25" ultra slim tucked in there. Clean setup and no hacking to get it there.
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Have a link and pics without the grille?


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CKrado Enthusiast

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First post! Anyways, have yet to see a '17/'18 with a lightbar behind the grill with shutters. Here's my '18 with a 25" ultra slim tucked in there. Clean setup and no hacking to get it there.
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More info! Where did you get the light bar? How did you mount it?

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Fireguy63 Enthusiast

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9 hours ago, CKrado said:

More info! Where did you get the light bar? How did you mount it?

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Have a link and pics without the grille?


2017 Chevy Silverado LTZ Z71 6.2L
4.5" Zone
22x10 American Force Grips
33x12.5 Nitto Ridge Grapplers
Instagram @wildchevys

Ya who makes the bar and got any pics of doing the instal 

Crisby Enthusiast

Crisby

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20 hours ago, CKrado said:

More info! Where did you get the light bar? How did you mount it?

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I'm unsure of the true brand of the bar, it's a re-branded one i bought from a local distributor. Output isn't too shabby for a small single row bar. I have no pic's at the moment of the install. But it mounts to the lower plastic lip of the grill with the brackets provided with the bar, Only needed to drill two 1/4" holes and run my wiring. For a wiring i always use morimoto harnesses, They are really nice.

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Just got my light bar installed thanks too nicbeem put a 20 inch single row in and ran wires and tapped into the fog lights comes on with the fog lights and work perfectly 

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Symichael18 New Member

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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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What mounting equipment did you use for the light bar?

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