Behind the grille light bar

[SIhemi]

Here's my lights behind the grill. It's not a bar but two 6" lights

 

[RyGuy85]

Stock slat grille blocks too much light. The grille slats have a downward slant to them. I have 2 10" Cree bars behind my grille. No grill the output would be awesome.

Ebay has a ton of them that block a lot less light. $130-150 range. I do have to drill 2 small holes for the christmas tree clips, they forgot to put those in there other than it's perfect

 

[badvik]

Why wouldn't you go with R/T inserts?

 

[RyanJM]

Ya I mounted a 42" curves in my lower bumper. Dodge was nice enought to leave a bolts on the batt and fuse box to pull power from under the hood with a bolt for factory ground next to it. I have to say it makes wiring any lighting a lot easier.

 

[hemi1282]

I just installed a rough country 20" in my bumper and ran it to the battery like instructions said but when my truck is off I can still turn it on will this be aight or should I run it to something in fuse box that comes on and off, just wondering what u guys are runnin yours to

 

[RyGuy85]

I just ran mine straight to the battery. Didn't bother running it to the fuse box.

 

[LB3711]

Ebay has a ton of them that block a lot less light. $130-150 range. I do have to drill 2 small holes for the christmas tree clips, they forgot to put those in there other than it's perfect

I like my stock grille. The crosshairs make it a dodge/ram. 1 piece grilles suck

 

[RyGuy85]

Stock grilles block too much light.

 

[LB3711]

no kidding LOL

Exterior mounting would look like crap

 

[Stangshcky12]

I just ran mine straight to the battery. Didn't bother running it to the fuse box.

I'm hoping you installed an inline fuse

 

[w6pea]

When I get my Truck, I know what one of the first mods will be. To the OP
Thanks for posting, thanks to all that posted their pictures.

 

[Alex]

I've also got a 20" behind the grill, absolutely love it. Got a billet bars insert

 

[RyGuy85]

I'm hoping you installed an inline fuse

Yes the wiring harness came with a fuse. not amateur hour

 

[RyGuy85]

UPDATE. I went to turn on my AC last week and it was blowing outside air, no cold air coming out. Took it in to get looked at and they informed me that when I installed my light bar I damaged the condenser enough that it caused a slow leak. So now I get to replace that.
DO NOT DO WHAT I DID.

 

[sbuko213]

Hey RyGuy I'm considering doing a roof mounted and want to do a switch like you did. How does the switch attach? I'm guessing you had to cut out to mount it?

 

[RyGuy85]

Hey RyGuy I'm considering doing a roof mounted and want to do a switch like you did. How does the switch attach? I'm guessing you had to cut out to mount it?

It's the same type of light switch as these
http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mIoftpMu1jc-hC7EWbWxnqg.jpg

But it has a KC backplate to it. The backplate has some extra material that I ran across a belt sander to remove so it would sit flush.

 

[sbuko213]

It's the same type of light switch as these
http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mIoftpMu1jc-hC7EWbWxnqg.jpg

But it has a KC backplate to it. The backplate has some extra material that I ran across a belt sander to remove so it would sit flush.

Gotcha. Thanks. Maybe I'll try to mount it where all the blank switches are under the radio lol.

 

[JinxCanada]

question about switches. I have a push button switch that came with the wiring harness for my 42" LED light bar. I hate it because it just keeps falling off (2 way tape) I want to put a toggle switch in. My question is this. There are 3 connections on most switches..but I only have 2 wires. I'm no expert...so how do I connect the new switch and am I ok to just cut the wires going to the push button switch I have now to connect the new toggle switch?

 

[BlownGP]

question about switches. I have a push button switch that came with the wiring harness for my 42" LED light bar. I hate it because it just keeps falling off (2 way tape) I want to put a toggle switch in. My question is this. There are 3 connections on most switches..but I only have 2 wires. I'm no expert...so how do I connect the new switch and am I ok to just cut the wires going to the push button switch I have now to connect the new toggle switch?

You got a ground, power and acc
Most lighted rocker switches have three wires, just a toggle usually has 2 wires.

 

[Demon-HeMi]

UPDATE. I went to turn on my AC last week and it was blowing outside air, no cold air coming out. Took it in to get looked at and they informed me that when I installed my light bar I damaged the condenser enough that it caused a slow leak. So now I get to replace that.
DO NOT DO WHAT I DID.

what did you do to manage that?