ARK_SWAMP_RIDER
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After trying my 30" Hanma bar on the roof rack, I decided to move it to the front bumper for various reasons. I really didn't want to cut any plastic or drill holes in the bumper as others have done, so this is what I came up with.
I started out using Momo's write-up as a guide and made 4 L brackets. Getting the bolts through was a little tricky, but was eventually able to get it done. Instead of making it a 90 degree bend, I had to go a little further because the light hits the angle iron and you're limited as to how high you can aim the light. The angle of these brackets allows a greater range of motion (can angle the light down a lot, but not very high up).
I then took a 36" piece of 2" angle iron and bolted to the L brackets.
Then I mounted the light bar to the angle iron (only two brackets shown, there will be a 4 actually installed).
You can't fit the assembled light bar and mount into the spot behind the grill. I had to take the light bar attached to the angle iron and put it in place. Then I was able to bolt in the 4 L brackets. It's a tight fit but there's enough room to get the job done.
View from the top:
All bolted up:
I'll try to get some output shots soon. It doesn't seem that much light is blocked by the lower grill, which was a concern I had going into this project. I tried getting the LED's aligned in the openings as much as possible, this helped I'm sure. The mount is very solid, I don't expect it to shake at all. I'll have to report back on this. A lot of this was trial and error, so I don't have any detailed measurements or anything. I just went one piece at a time and had an idea of what I wanted. It's a pretty simple design, just takes some time to get everything lined up.
I started out using Momo's write-up as a guide and made 4 L brackets. Getting the bolts through was a little tricky, but was eventually able to get it done. Instead of making it a 90 degree bend, I had to go a little further because the light hits the angle iron and you're limited as to how high you can aim the light. The angle of these brackets allows a greater range of motion (can angle the light down a lot, but not very high up).
I then took a 36" piece of 2" angle iron and bolted to the L brackets.
Then I mounted the light bar to the angle iron (only two brackets shown, there will be a 4 actually installed).
You can't fit the assembled light bar and mount into the spot behind the grill. I had to take the light bar attached to the angle iron and put it in place. Then I was able to bolt in the 4 L brackets. It's a tight fit but there's enough room to get the job done.
View from the top:
All bolted up:
I'll try to get some output shots soon. It doesn't seem that much light is blocked by the lower grill, which was a concern I had going into this project. I tried getting the LED's aligned in the openings as much as possible, this helped I'm sure. The mount is very solid, I don't expect it to shake at all. I'll have to report back on this. A lot of this was trial and error, so I don't have any detailed measurements or anything. I just went one piece at a time and had an idea of what I wanted. It's a pretty simple design, just takes some time to get everything lined up.
