Light Bar In bumper

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Backwoods

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So I have been wanting a light bar for a long time but did not want to sacrifice my tow hooks and I didn't want one on the roof. So I did some looking around and found a 22inch curved light bar with both flood and spot lights in it.

So I took the plastic trim piece out between my tow hooks to open the gap up a little more and fabricated some brackets out of flat aluminum bar I got form lowes and used some preexisting holes in the frame. I think it turned out pretty nice. I doesn't recess in the bumper like the 2500's but it works.

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Very nice! Now come out and put one on my truck please.

Thanks, It wasn't to hard once I figured what to use. I bent the metal by hand, then just drilled the holes.
 

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how much was the lightbar? I have been noticing that my factory headlights suck! My Mazda 3, daily driver, is brighter.
 

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Any chance you can post some pics from further away? One from the side that shows how much it sticks out? Thnx
 
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how much was the lightbar? I have been noticing that my factory headlights suck! My Mazda 3, daily driver, is brighter.

It was on $40 form amazon and came with the wiring harness.


Wish I didn't need a front license plate lol

I'm going to remount the license plate holder too. Just have to measure it and drill new holes. I'll Post pics of that to once I get it.


Any chance you can post some pics from further away? One from the side that shows how much it sticks out? Thnx

I can do that.

Not bad sir...show your work in the lightbar thread...http://www.ramforum.com/f41/my_lightbar-72869/

I know there has been others who have wanted a lightbar there too. I believe you might be one of the very few who has installed one.

Thanks, I will. I was trying to find that thread but for some reason I couldn't find it.
 

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Looks good! Like Rzrman said, think you're the first to mount a bar there on the big horn models. Lots of guys have ask3d about it. I was just gonna stick a single row bar in that spot.
 
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Looks good! Like Rzrman said, think you're the first to mount a bar there on the big horn models. Lots of guys have ask3d about it. I was just gonna stick a single row bar in that spot.

I think so too, tried finding other ones as an example. All I could find was 2500's, sport bumpers, or people removed their tow hooks to do it. So hopefully this will help someone wanting to do the same thing.
 

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