Light bar in grill
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 368
From: South Jersey Pinelands
Truck is being serviced so I can't take pics right now. I used the brackets that came with the light along with some stiff metal plates and used existing mounting points, then I used some more plates to push the light unit forward and into the grill space. Lock washers and Loctite seems to hold everything in place nicely.
I'm not too worried about the air flow as many others have done something similar, whether it be with a light bar or winch - and anyway, the upper and larger part of the grill / radiator is entirely unobstructed. The light shouldn't interfere in any way with the control box as it doesn't take up much space and is lower and forward, there's still 4 or so inches of clear space behind it.
Light output is, as Jeremy Clarkson put it - like a collapsed sun - I'll take some shots when I get the truck back.
I'm not too worried about the air flow as many others have done something similar, whether it be with a light bar or winch - and anyway, the upper and larger part of the grill / radiator is entirely unobstructed. The light shouldn't interfere in any way with the control box as it doesn't take up much space and is lower and forward, there's still 4 or so inches of clear space behind it.
Light output is, as Jeremy Clarkson put it - like a collapsed sun - I'll take some shots when I get the truck back.
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 21
From: Southern MS
Looks great. I am in the process of fabbing brackets to mount a 22 inch in my grill.
Just curious if you disassembled the light bar and resealed it with silicon? My 50 inch leaked like an old boat and I lost a lot of LEDs and one board went out all together that was in a week. The life time warranty that was offered from the seller on e-bay was an offer of you pay shipping to and from and we will replace it. So a 100 but light bar would have run about 60 or so more. I ended up getting 40 bucks back and I had ordered a 22 inch that leaked as well. I swapped some boards and LEDs resealed the 50 inch and left it at that.
Highly recommend anybody buying these lights take about an hour break it down and reseal it. Makes me mad to spend a couple of bucks on something that looks like crap in so little time.
Just curious if you disassembled the light bar and resealed it with silicon? My 50 inch leaked like an old boat and I lost a lot of LEDs and one board went out all together that was in a week. The life time warranty that was offered from the seller on e-bay was an offer of you pay shipping to and from and we will replace it. So a 100 but light bar would have run about 60 or so more. I ended up getting 40 bucks back and I had ordered a 22 inch that leaked as well. I swapped some boards and LEDs resealed the 50 inch and left it at that.
Highly recommend anybody buying these lights take about an hour break it down and reseal it. Makes me mad to spend a couple of bucks on something that looks like crap in so little time.
Junior Member
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 18
From: WASHINGTON DC AREA
your guys lightbar setups look niice! I didn't even consider that space, but now I am! What do you guys think about a 30" bar?...being that u setup a curved 28" do u see enough space for 30"? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
