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I saw you could get a shroud for the brackets too. That's pretty cool, probably looks OEM

 

 

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This is what the shroud looks like for the brackets

 

 

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Thank you! I have 4 D-series lights behind my grill right now. Not sure how familiar you are with them, but are the lights you mounted the same size or smaller? Just looking at them they look similar, but hard to tell. I'm assuming any pod light could be mounted on those brackets.

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Yeah, there are two mounting spots on the bracket. They are pretty universal for mostly any pod lights really

 

 

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Could you post a day time shot of the lights mounted on your truck? Just looking for a bit further away perspective than what you posted. I have always thought about this but then I see some trucks with it and it looks odd to me.

 

Thanks.

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They fit well in my opinion

 

 

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And if you don't mind showing how you ran the wiring as well? Or explaining, I've been thinking of a place to put some switches

 

 

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The way I did it was that I took that whole assembly out and drilled it from the back. You will have just enough room to be able to drill the switches and wire it all up without the other wiring harnesses getting in the way.

 

The way I wired it was pretty simple. Rigid Industries sells a wiring harness for these lights, so I ended up just going through the fire wall using the huge rubber grommet that everything else is ran through. I used sealant to make sure it stayed watertight. Then I just ran the wiring harness across the top of the engine where there is a wire look already going. Tied them into each pod light and directly to the battery. The hardest part about this is getting through the fire wall in my opinion.

 

 

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Thanks for the pictures and info. Looks great! The pods are actually bigger than I thought, they fit well.

That's why I got the rigid pods .. their build quality is very good and they are just the right size for the truck. Photos don't do it justice how damn bright they are. The whole setup can be pricy but it looks clean and legit.

 

 

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This is what the shroud looks like for the brackets

 

 

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My bad I was looking at these on my phone in direct sunlight and didn't see the logo. Looks good

 

 

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That's why I got the rigid pods .. their build quality is very good and they are just the right size for the truck. Photos don't do it justice how damn bright they are. The whole setup can be pricy but it looks clean and legit.

 

 

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Rigid is the only way to go IMO. I have Rigid fog lights and pods behind my grill and love them. Not cheap, but I find you get what you pay for.

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I installed the same lights but different brackets. Mine are made by T-ex grilles but equally as expensive, I think more than the lights! I haven't seen anyone else with these type of mounts which is why I did this mod. I was hoping to get more output but I found there is a lot of reflection off the hood and a lot of forward light is lost, kinda how a roof bar does. I had a 52" led bar on my F-150 above the windshield and lost so much light from it bouncing off the hood.

 

I think the only way to go for getting any output from light bars is to put them in the grill or on the bumper on like on a bull bar. A 20"-30" Rigid Radiance on a bull bar is gonna be my next move.

 

 

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Did someone say bull bar mounted LED bar!!

Moving the bar from behind the grill to out front on the bull bar made a world of difference

 

 

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I installed the same lights but different brackets. Mine are made by T-ex grilles but equally as expensive, I think more than the lights! I haven't seen anyone else with these type of mounts which is why I did this mod. I was hoping to get more output but I found there is a lot of reflection off the hood and a lot of forward light is lost, kinda how a roof bar does. I had a 52" led bar on my F-150 above the windshield and lost so much light from it bouncing off the hood.

 

I think the only way to go for getting any output from light bars is to put them in the grill or on the bumper on like on a bull bar. A 20"-30" Rigid Radiance on a bull bar is gonna be my next move.

 

 

I agree with what your saying / I just personally like the location of the lights that is why.

 

 

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I installed the same lights but different brackets. Mine are made by T-ex grilles but equally as expensive, I think more than the lights! I haven't seen anyone else with these type of mounts which is why I did this mod. I was hoping to get more output but I found there is a lot of reflection off the hood and a lot of forward light is lost, kinda how a roof bar does. I had a 52" led bar on my F-150 above the windshield and lost so much light from it bouncing off the hood.

 

I think the only way to go for getting any output from light bars is to put them in the grill or on the bumper on like on a bull bar. A 20"-30" Rigid Radiance on a bull bar is gonna be my next move.

 

 

What steps did you take to make them anti theft? Seems like they'd be easy to steal. Not that I'm a thief, but I know I'd be worried everywhere I parked. Especially sine they are rigids

 

 

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What steps did you take to make them anti theft? Seems like they'd be easy to steal. Not that I'm a thief, but I know I'd be worried everywhere I parked. Especially sine they are rigids

 

 

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No anti-theft, just the nut and bolts that came with the lights. No matter what method you do to make some anti-theft on your vehicle, if someone wants what you have bad enough, they're gonna get it. I mean how useless are wheel locks now a days?? You can buy a whole kit on ebay with like 20 different keys.

 

Only anti-theft method I have is an angry dog and a 9mm if I'm lucky enough to catch the bastards in the act.

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I just installed some Rigid Industries Radiance Pod Lights using the SDHQ A Pillar Mounts c6e4281133f587dfa838351363d74477.jpg

 

I just wanted to share a switch mounting place that I thought of. I utilized the empty space where the trailer brake control goes. Super easy place to install switches and I think they look very clean!

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Just an idea for anyone out there who may be possibly thinking of some AUX switch placement

 

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Looks great. Where did you get the aux switch setup from? Thanks

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Looks great. Where did you get the aux switch setup from? Thanks

It's a wiring harness from rigid industries

 

 

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