Westin light bar issue

[iam_canadian22]

Well ive read on here a few times how others didnt really like the quality of the westin light bar bracket and i had chosen to try it anyways as its the look i was going for. Biggest complaint i had read was how much it shakes over bumps, and wow does it ever. With the led light on you see the light shake on every little nook and cranny on the road. To top things off it flat out broke off the truck this morning on my way home after nightshift. It broke on the drivers side and as i picked it up to position it to try to find a way to tie it to make it home(about a mile on a slow side road) it broke on the passenger side at the exact same place. Heres a couple pics and ill try to find one when it was installed.



Heres the bar without the light bar mounted yet

 

[HemiPower36]

Very popular mod. Thanks for the honest feedback with photos.

 

[Drummin4jc]

Ouch!

Adam

 

[madrock]

Smittybilt has a solid one that connects through the license plate holes. Some members have been ticketed by LEO's for covering the state on their plates.

 

[iam_canadian22]

Smittybilt has a solid one that connects through the license plate holes. Some members have been ticketed by LEO's for covering the state on their plates.

Thanks, ill look into the smittybuilt one

 

[9th]

Same happened here
http://www.ramforumz.com/showthread.php?p=1488241#post1488241

I used it for almost 10 months now, driving 4 miles bumpy dirt road daily with heavy LEDs* but no issue(shaking/wobble, flickering, etc).
http://www.ramforum.com/f41/front_bumper_led_kc_light_bracket-87956/#post1331188



*5 Pounds per LED x 4 = 20 Pounds Total

Maybe you've got the early version...
Try contact directly the Westin.
http://westinautomotive.com/contactus

 

[AustinB]

I had that thing. Surprisingly the only issue I had was the lights flickering.. I wrote it off as them weighing like 8lbs each...

They would flicker if I lightly tapped the bar lol.

Upgraded to the nfab bumper because of it.

 

[AustinB]

Try contact directly the Westin.

 

[9th]

lol...

 

[iam_canadian22]

The shop i bought it from is taking care of the return