Thoughts/ideas on adding a LED light bar
12-02-2012, 12:07 PM
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I mounted the 20in single in the front bumper of my 2009 silverado. It fit in there really good. Actually used the factory bolts for the lower air dam. Just had to put washers on the end of the bar to space the mounts out a tad. I used the longer mounts and just cut them and rebent them to the proper height.
The light is a Aurora light not a rigid though, pretty much the same and for less $$$.
Trevor
The light is a Aurora light not a rigid though, pretty much the same and for less $$$.
Trevor
12-02-2012, 12:18 PM
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I mounted the 20in single in the front bumper of my 2009 silverado. It fit in there really good. Actually used the factory bolts for the lower air dam. Just had to put washers on the end of the bar to space the mounts out a tad. I used the longer mounts and just cut them and rebent them to the proper height.
The light is a Aurora light not a rigid though, pretty much the same and for less $$$.
Trevor
The light is a Aurora light not a rigid though, pretty much the same and for less $$$.
Trevor
01-23-2013, 11:22 AM
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Finished up the lights, here are a few pictures. Will add some night time shots later tonight after it gets dark. More pictures and information below for those that care or want to do this for themselves.
I first mounted the lights behind the grill but didn't like how it turned out so moved them to the fog light location. Behind the grill would work great if someone wants to run a light bar. Think you could easy fit up to a 30". My truck came with factory fogs so I purchased a set of blanks. Cut square holes in the blanks the size of the lens of the led lights. Took the face plate off the led light and picked up some longer screws to account for the additional thickness of the blank. The lights are solidly mounted in the blanks and also attached secondarily from behind. The factory valence required very slight trimming to accommodate the depth of the led light housings. The led lights come with their own harness and switch but I retained the factory switch/wiring since the factory fogs are already fused. Picked up a 5202 bulb adaptor harness to use to plug into the factory wiring and wired in the rigid plug to attach to the led lights. If anyone is looking to do this I'm happy to answer any questions to help out. Here are some various pictures I took along the way.
I first mounted the lights behind the grill but didn't like how it turned out so moved them to the fog light location. Behind the grill would work great if someone wants to run a light bar. Think you could easy fit up to a 30". My truck came with factory fogs so I purchased a set of blanks. Cut square holes in the blanks the size of the lens of the led lights. Took the face plate off the led light and picked up some longer screws to account for the additional thickness of the blank. The lights are solidly mounted in the blanks and also attached secondarily from behind. The factory valence required very slight trimming to accommodate the depth of the led light housings. The led lights come with their own harness and switch but I retained the factory switch/wiring since the factory fogs are already fused. Picked up a 5202 bulb adaptor harness to use to plug into the factory wiring and wired in the rigid plug to attach to the led lights. If anyone is looking to do this I'm happy to answer any questions to help out. Here are some various pictures I took along the way.
