5th Gen BEST DITCH LIGHT BRACKET

TRUSTYAXE

TRUSTYAXE

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I have been eyeballing the ditch light option for a while and would like to pool everyone's experiences with mounting bracket options.

From what I have read the set made by Rago Fabrication are true bolt on units with zero cutting or trimming required.

https://www.ragofabrication.com/collections/toyota/products/2014-2016-toyota-4runner-ditch-brackets

They seem like the best option available. If you have them and can confirm, or know of a better one I'd love to hear about it. A pic of them coming out of the hood showing clearances would be appreciated.
 
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I have CBI ditch brackets and work fine for me. I didn't trim the plastic by the hinges. Instead I used a heat gun and heated the plastic to mold around the brackets. I will have to get pics because I can't find them right now of the plastic part. I don't have any hood gaps and ran the wire from one light through the hood and wrapped it. I just don't like that the bracket angles down. I have spot lights and not flood lights on the side. I'm contemplating a dual ditch light setup with both.

I don't know why these pics are sideways. Stupid phone.
 

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[MENTION=91899]Jhalko[/MENTION]. Yeesss I did the search and only CBI or 4 the gen stuff came up. Great info, and Ronin did a nice video. Again I'm looking to sort out the best option for a 5th gen from those that have them.
[MENTION=137859]RyanEJ25[/MENTION] I like the way you ran the wires. Thank you for the great pics and your likes/dislikes of the CBI option.
 
Bought CBI for my fifth gen and was much easier to mount then when I had my fourth. Did it by myself within 20min

Good luck
 
TRUSTYAXE said:
[MENTION=91899]Jhalko[/MENTION]. Yeesss I did the search and only CBI or 4 the gen stuff came up. Great info, and Ronin did a nice video. Again I'm looking to sort out the best option for a 5th gen from those that have them.

[MENTION=137859]RyanEJ25[/MENTION] I like the way you ran the wires. Thank you for the great pics and your likes/dislikes of the CBI option.
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FWIW, I have the CBI, as long as you don't mind melting plastic they are fine, the Ragi cost the same and don't require the cutting or melting, seems like a no brainer. You'll get better search results if you put 5th gen in front of the key words.
 
The best 5th Gen brackets are from Super Duty Headquarters. They are around $100 but require no cutting or melting plastic for them to work. They are beefier than CBI brackets and have a high quality powder coat with a laser etched American flag.

I originally ran CBI ditch light brackets then bought these to mount my Baja Designs XL Pros. The SDHQ brackets have more surface area to support light brackets and keep the lights from bouncing off-road.
 

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06HAOLE said:
The best 5th Gen brackets are from Super Duty Headquarters. They are around $100 but require no cutting or melting plastic for them to work. They are beefier than CBI brackets and have a high quality powder coat with a laser etched American flag.

I originally ran CBI ditch light brackets then bought these to mount my Baja Designs XL Pros. The SDHQ brackets have more surface area to support light brackets and keep the lights from bouncing off-road.
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Nice rig, that pic makes me want to loose the nFabs. So it looks like three options at this point, 2 that do not require cutting or melting. I did go to the Super Duty site but they only list Taco stuff..
 
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Nice rig, that pic makes me want to loose the nFabs. So it looks like three options at this point, 2 that do not require cutting or melting. I did go to the Super Duty site but they only list Taco stuff..
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Your right that they aren't listed on site yet. Give them a call and they will give you a slight forum discount too.
 
SDHQ rust issue

06HAOLE said:
The best 5th Gen brackets are from Super Duty Headquarters. They are around $100 but require no cutting or melting plastic for them to work. They are beefier than CBI brackets and have a high quality powder coat with a laser etched American flag.

I originally ran CBI ditch light brackets then bought these to mount my Baja Designs XL Pros. The SDHQ brackets have more surface area to support light brackets and keep the lights from bouncing off-road.
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I got the SDHQ ditch light brackets too, they started to rust just after 4 months!

SDHQ also does not provide warranty on the powder coating so it was a waste of +120$ since I have to get them re-powdered on my dime.
 

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I just installed the CaliRaised LED ones on mine and love them. Install was a breeze, they are very low profile, and no fitment issues with the bracket or pods.
 

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Another vote for Cali Raised Low Profile. Really easy to install and quality seems good. It is nice they are on Amazon as well.
I went with their side shooters too and they come will all black mounting.
 
CBI were the cheapest I found. And since I was only in for $30 bucks on the LED pods, I wasn't trying to turn a cheap project into something that cost me over $100.

The quality of the CBI product is great, very solid. I was willing to mold the windshield cowling to save a few bucks. Worth it to me, it was very easy and not at all intrusive. But I totally understand why others would not want to go that route.

For me, the "best" option was the cheapest, but took an extra 5 minutes of work with the heat gun.

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