40" LED Light Bar in Grill

spiritwalker · January 11, 2020

Starting in on a new mod.. going to set a 40" rough country curved light bar into the upper half of my grill.

Wish me luck.. I'll post pics as i go.

dplarson · January 11, 2020

Finished pic with hood closed?

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spiritwalker · January 11, 2020

Finished pic with hood closed?

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It's not installed yet. I'll post pics as I go.

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2016HD · January 11, 2020

Interested. Lets see the mounting pics and finished product. Very top opening or second one? Thanks.

spiritwalker · January 11, 2020

Removed the grill and cut out the area that will house the light bar. Next, working on the mounting brackets.

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spiritwalker · January 12, 2020

Well, my brackets look like shit and I'm a shitty welder bit it is strong and rigid. The grill can be removed without removing the light bar. It's rough wired and I'll run it for a couple weeks to see if it needs any adjustment. It was a pain in the ass working alone and trying to fab in that tight space with the grill on.

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spiritwalker · January 12, 2020

Here are some pics of it all buttoned up. Ready to test when the sun goes down.

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dplarson · January 12, 2020

Nice work man. Thanks for sharing.

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spiritwalker · January 12, 2020

HO-LEE-CHIT these things are bright. I'll post a video next..

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spiritwalker · January 12, 2020

Here is a vid.

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dplarson · January 12, 2020

How do you have it switched in the cab? What type of switch and where did you mount it?

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spiritwalker · January 12, 2020

How do you have it switched in the cab? What type of switch and where did you mount it?

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It comes with a full wiring harness and rocker switch. I have not routed and mounted it yet. It's currently just strung into the cap through the window. I'll route it through the grommet in the firewall and find a place to mount the switch next weekend.

Here is the light I got.
https://www.roughcountry.com/40-inch-curved-led-light-bar-72940blkdrl.html

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2016HD · January 12, 2020

Would it not have fit behind the grill without cutting it out?

slj2008 · January 12, 2020

look's good , What about the open space on both side of the bar ??

spiritwalker · January 13, 2020

20 hours ago, 2016HD said:

Would it not have fit behind the grill without cutting it out?

It would have fit but I felt that it blocked too much of the light. No use buying a light and putting something in front of it..

17 hours ago, slj2008 said:

look's good , What about the open space on both side of the bar ??

It's not big enough that I am overly eager to fill it.. I did retain a piece of the grill that I removed that I may fill the gap with.. I would use the threaded mount at the end of the fixture to mount the extension/filler.