Lights behind the grill

[angelac]

My trucks halo lights are terrible in the dark so I am thinking maybe to have more comfortable driving in the night I can put 2 lights behind the grill, how exactly does that get installed? Do I need to add like a bar in there for the lights to attach to? I have a auto place that will wire them for me he was asking what kind of housing the HIDS need but I have no idea what he's even talking about.

 

[WhiteExpress]

My personal opinion is you should replace your headlights.

Retroshop sells proper HID projector headlights for you truck that will have more output than most road going vehicles.
Not only that, they look far superior (again, my opinion) to all the aftermarket 'projector' lights.

Yes, you could add more lights, behind the grill for example.
But why not fix the problem instead of putting a band aid on it?

 

[chedched]

No need to add a bar. I mounted mine to the crossbar between the headlamps. I can post pics later if you'd like...

 

[angelac]

Yes post pics.

I think the band aid might be a nice looking one though...lol

 

[WhiteExpress]

Totally understand, just providing some input.

 

[TexasRammer]

just get some hellas and drill into the front lower core support and mount them there. thats what most people do. then you can put hids in them if youd like

 

[0212353]

are you planning on running these in traffic?

 

[MegaMouseGW]

I created my own mounts. Just go to Home Depot or Lowes and get some aluminum angle pieces, then you can cut too size and make sure the new mount is straight. Mounting to the existing crossbar will put the lights out of alignment. These are what I am running and they work real nicely: Hella Rallye 1000 Black Magic Lights - Best Price on Hella Black Magic 1000 Driving Lights

 

[angelac]

are you planning on running these in traffic?

No lol

 

[03MopaRamman]

I use my Behind the Grille for at Night in the Middle of No where when the Grass is High and right up to the shoulder so I can see the Wildlife far enough away but switch em off if any other cars around up front cause really the factory lights and Driving/fogs in the bottum of the Bumper do fine, They are also a life saver during a Snow Storm/Blizzard.
Cost was only $12.99 for the Pair (Glass Lense/Plastic Housing) including Hardware and both 55W Bulbs and can be upgraded to 100W for an extra ( 9 bucks a bulb). Gotta Love Princess Auto up here in Canada.