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40" LED Light Bar in Grill

spiritwalker

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

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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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Nice work man. Thanks for sharing.

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

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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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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. 

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