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Figured I would give this one a try... Used the supplied mounts, the stock hole made the light bar to high so it would not shine through grill... Just drilled some new holes in the stock mounts and good to go..
A 42" curved bar will fit behind the grille. I had to trim the metal supports for the grille with an angle grinder to make it close, but it did fit. I didn't like how it turned out though so I bought a smittybilt street bar and mounted the light bar on that.
Ohhh I like that bar mount... did you fabrication those bars on the end? Looks like that bar was designed for round lights, 4 of them and you just put a bracket on the end to make it fit?
Yeah the smittybilt bar was meant for smaller lights (the four tabs) but I just used straight iron to connect my light bar mounts to the closest tabs of the smittybilt.
I measured the distance between those 2 hood-bump-stop holder bolts, and, the holes between the 2 mounts that come with the bar, when attached to the light bar. There is about 3/4" difference between the 2 distances. Half that (3/8") per side. The picture shows on the work bench, the distance between the bracket holes and the bump stop holes, that has to be gapped in order to use the brackets. Using a couple stainless washers, 3 I think per side, I made up that gap, the nylon nut could still be tightened with a full amount of thread with those spacers in place.
height wise, I have the platinum, there is a small gap at the bottom of the grill, so I may have to adjust the height of the bar by drilling new mounting holes on those brackets. Have not done it yet, my airhorn needs to move before I can get this project going as it interferes with the bar. Soon though.
03-26-2016, 07:35 PM
