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Old 09-12-2021, 02:28 PM #1
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Question Light bar in the grill of 2020-2021 TRD Pro

Has anyone figured out how to put a light bar into the lower grill of the 2020-2021 T4R? I know we have that blackout spot for the sensors in the lower bumper now, so I’m trying to figure out what the rest of you have done to get a good light bar in there.

There used to be several companies who made 30” bars (some even come in pairs) for the lower grill, but that obviously changes with the sensor box.

I would like to hear what you guys/girls have done, and would love to see some pics of the install and a review of the effectiveness!
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Has anyone figured out how to put a light bar into the lower grill of the 2020-2021 T4R? I know we have that blackout spot for the sensors in the lower bumper now, so I’m trying to figure out what the rest of you have done to get a good light bar in there.

There used to be several companies who made 30” bars (some even come in pairs) for the lower grill, but that obviously changes with the sensor box.

I would like to hear what you guys/girls have done, and would love to see some pics of the install and a review of the effectiveness!
I had the same issues with mine. I have an almost new 30" Diode Dynamics Stage series bar that came out of my Tacoma and worked awesome, but that sensor panel in the center of the lower grill negated using that. So, I went old school and used a Rago Fab bracket to mount a set of Cibie Oscar driving lights - which I have yet to get a night shot of.

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I had the same issues with mine. I have an almost new 30" Diode Dynamics Stage series bar that came out of my Tacoma and worked awesome, but that sensor panel in the center of the lower grill negated using that. So, I went old school and used a Rago Fab bracket to mount a set of Cibie Oscar driving lights - which I have yet to get a night shot of.

Would that DD 30” bar work in the upper grill of the TRD Pro? (If you wanted to mod your front end that is.)
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"I went old school and used a Rago Fab bracket to mount a set of Cibie Oscar driving lights"

NICE !! I like that.
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Would that DD 30” bar work in the upper grill of the TRD Pro? (If you wanted to mod your front end that is.)
I've thought about it. I've even gone as far as purchasing a used older upper grill that doesn't have the horizontal bar to block the light. Now I just have to find the time to see if the 30" DD bar physically fits up there.
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What else are people using for light bars in the grill of the 2020 and 2021 T4Rs?
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I like it!! What bar is that? How’s the light output? It is more fog or spot light?
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I like it!! What bar is that? How’s the light output? It is more fog or spot light?
its a budget 25" from amazon.
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I've seen that one, but didn't jump on it because if you look at the grill on my 2021, there's a fairly thick horizontal bar running all the way across that would block a significant amount of light.

If you look at the T4R in the DD picture, it doesn't have that bar and thus the light shines right through. Bummer.
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I've seen that one, but didn't jump on it because if you look at the grill on my 2021, there's a fairly thick horizontal bar running all the way across that would block a significant amount of light.

If you look at the T4R in the DD picture, it doesn't have that bar and thus the light shines right through. Bummer.
Yea this is meant to work on cars with the Pro grill.
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