Hey I think I have a solution for you. I installed my 32 inch light bar directly under the bumper without having to drill any holes. I mounted it directly to the bottom radiator bolts. I bought a couple metal stud brackets I found at home depot and put the bolt through the metal stud bracket, with the other end of the stud bracket mounting to the light bar brackets. It fits perfectly and fills the space just right. Take a look
I can take some pics from under tomorrow if I remember but it's easier than you think. I bought the 32 inch curved light bar with wiring kit and switch for about $50 on Amazon.
Look under your car and find the 2 bottom radiator bolts that are about 30ish inches apart in that cavity below the bumper. Get 2 flat metal rectangle plates like 1 inch by 4 inches (found this at home depot near the stud hangers to reinforce two boards together and spray painted them black). Then unscrew the radiator bolts and make sure you have a hole in your plate drilled big enough for the bolt to through it and hold your plates to the frame. Now you have metal plates that you can use to directly mount your light bar mounts directly to. You will of course need to have two more holes drilled in that plate at the right distance apart to mount the lightbar but that's all there is to it.
Running the wiring through the firewall gromet was kind of annoying but a coat hanger is how I was able to get through it to mount the switch right into the cubby under the driver's left side dash.
Finally tonight I received my led bar. It's really huge!!! Since it's not curved but straight seems hard to mount it!! I honestly like it more on the bumper I'm front of the grille but I really have no idea about how to bolt it. Can I use rivets?
Okay you can kind of see in this pic where the plate is and how it connects to the radiator and the light bar bracket. It's essentially just an extension between the two to get aounting spot.
Anyone know if there are bulbs that you can install in factory housings to get this color / brightness? Installed new fogs and OEM bulbs thinking it would be okay, but it's just so.... 2006... Ya know?
Guess you could say it's not that you lose it.. it just projects it forward. My headlights more than make up for it though. Still hits road signs miles down the road and makes them.blinding and I have it rigged to my high beam with a switch to cut it off so when my highs are on my bars on or flick the switch and only highs work.. makes it work like a super powered highbeam so I don't hit any deer on my night drive home from work
Finally today I had the time to install my bar. I chosed to install it on the bumper in front of the grille!! I'm really happy with the results, it's really powerful!!
Only a few questions:
I used a button sold with the relay
The little red led on the button is always on, even when I turn the car off.
This could affect the battery If I won't use the car for long periods?
How I can avoid the button to turn on the led bar when the ignition is not on?
To pass the cable from the engine bay to the cabin I moved a little plastic part located next to the steering wheel (behind the fuse compartment). Is it right?
With that style of button really only way to kill the light is cut the black wire on the small harness to the button only issue is won't light up green either or you can take the main power on that harness (blue wire I think not 100% sure) and tap it off a switched power like the lighter socket so it's not getting power unless the key is on
Ok, great. Now I will measure if this panel fits the jeep (I would like to install it in the hole where I located the button), if so I will also again your help in order to install it in the best way!! [emoji106][emoji106]
I'm really happy with my bar!! I was just checking it and I think he screws works quite fine but I'm really scared to loose it so I would like to use better screw. Can someone be so kind to tell me the diameter and the length of the one he used so I can purchase it? Thanks
Went back to the mall to purchase to set of crews. One is 10cm and the other 12cm.
I can use it without problems?
Which one you suggest? Ok?
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