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Old Apr 17, 2016 | 02:09 PM
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this is the light bar I purchased:
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it fits just about perfectly between the hitch and the top of the bumper, so well in fact you have to slide it in between the two, instead of just pushing it above the hitch to the back. I ground the light a bit so the JB Weld would have something bare to adhere to.
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Old Apr 17, 2016 | 03:27 PM
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Two blackoak leds super bright.
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 12:40 AM
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Color matched to the bumper

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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 11:16 AM
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So I installed these awesome things this weekend. Went with the Auxbeam 60 degree floods for $19.00 off amazon and installed a relayed switch on the dash since they light up the entire street when they come on. Had a question though, I know I saw someone that had installed two sets of these under the bumper but can not find the post. Does anyone know who did or where the picture is? Thinking about adding another set on the outer bolts of the 30 degree spots but wanted to see what it looked like with 4 lights hanging off the bumper.



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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert8252
So I installed these awesome things this weekend. Went with the Auxbeam 60 degree floods for $19.00 off amazon and installed a relayed switch on the dash since they light up the entire street when they come on. Had a question though, I know I saw someone that had installed two sets of these under the bumper but can not find the post. Does anyone know who did or where the picture is? Thinking about adding another set on the outer bolts of the 30 degree spots but wanted to see what it looked like with 4 lights hanging off the bumper.



What switch did you use? And where did you mount it?
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by misaelhc2011





Color matched to the bumper
That looks great. Much better than black would look on your truck.
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by nugezilla
What switch did you use? And where did you mount it?
I used this switch for now,
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I have a wire feed/snake and managed to feed the wire straight through the passenger side frame from the back bumper and pull it out a hole right behind the radiator next to the battery box. I mainly bought that switch to get the stick on switch and a cheap relay for now. I'm planning on adding the overhead switches here in the near future when I get some more accessories installed. I'll add a pic of the switch in a few.
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by nugezilla
What switch did you use? And where did you mount it?
Here's where I put the switch for now. The wiring kit is fine for the switch and relay but you will need to add wiring. I had to add 16-18 feet of 14g wiring to make the front to back run and also had to add a few feet for the switch to tap the power out of the fuse box and run the signal cable to the relay under the hood.
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 04:13 PM
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Got my reverse lights mounted yesterday. Had my old man help me. Decided to go with the Rigid Marine series lights as they were white which I thought would look clean since my bumper is white. The pic makes it look as if they don't match the white of the truck but it's a pretty close match in person. Lights are really well built, aluminum housing powder coated white, and stainless steel hardware.

They are the diffused model so its more of a flood light than a spot. Didn't get a chance to wire them up yet because it took longer than I expected getting them mounted in the bumper. Took my time drilling the holes, cutting the squares out with a jig-saw, and then grinding down the edges with a dremel to get the light to fit. I cut the whole about an 1/8" smaller so it took quite a bit of time with the dremel to open up the hole big enough for the light. Better safe than sorry, I suppose.

I did run the wires through the firewall and mounted the switch to the black plastic piece of the dash that's under the interior light switch. It's pretty thin plastic right there but the switch is small and it was wide open behind that piece so I figured it was a good spot for the switch. I'll post more pics once I get them wired up.

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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 11:39 PM
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One of these on both sides. Like a dork I didn't take a wider pic. Wired them into the reverse lights so no need for a switch.
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