zooroadbaja
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Can we get a group buy going on these??
NEW 3rd gen 4Runner Product!!
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CBI OffRoad Fab
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They come powder coated
CBI OffRoad Fab
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The bracket mounts far enough back that you shouldn't have any issues with your antenna.
CBI OffRoad Fab
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That one I can't answer. If there is someone who has a snorkel that wants to test this out for us we'll cover shipping for a set.
give us a call or shoot me a pm if anyone is interested.
GottaBeTRD
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well that sucks, now mine look super ghetto 
But agreed, on how fast this product came out, wow!
But agreed, on how fast this product came out, wow!
murdarunna19
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Now we can look more like jeeps! Just kidding i think they look alright with the LEDs.
LittleCaesar
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Nice work.
Now with some Rigid Industries LEDs I can be the one shining my bright ass lights into the cop car versus how it usually happens, at least how it went down many a time in my teen years.
Now with some Rigid Industries LEDs I can be the one shining my bright ass lights into the cop car versus how it usually happens, at least how it went down many a time in my teen years.
RussToy
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X2 on this!!
It would be really sweet if we could get a group buy going! CBI...what do you think?? I'd be in for a set...
rideexileex
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Any poser shots with 4" round lights?? I honestly/personally cant stand the dually's...
the great him
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i have a snorkel and would be willing to try these out, i have an array of lights i could mount up to show the different styles and types of lights. while i dont own a set of RI LED duallys i have a friend down the street who has a knock off set, and im sure i could pull them off his LJ and put them on my runner for some pics...
i sent CBI a PM to let them know id be willing to test the out with the snorkel. so just waiting to hear back from them at this point.
i sent CBI a PM to let them know id be willing to test the out with the snorkel. so just waiting to hear back from them at this point.
FlipStyle54
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Would black magic 1000's be too big for these?
the great him
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just got mine in the mail last night -ordered them on monday i think... anyhow going out to install them time meow...
the great him
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just as is suspected, this wont work with the snorkel...
but i can use the drivers side for a CB antenna mount...
but i can use the drivers side for a CB antenna mount...
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the great him
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sweet... ill split shipping with you to make things even for both of us... $25 + 1/2 shipping sound fair?
its way better than the ODL drifter mount at $43... this thing is beefy for a CB mount lol
NateMob
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Works for me, guess i should buy a CB and all the shit to go with it.
the great him
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ok so first things first, i am a paying customer, i was not given a set of these by CBI -they did cover my shipping though, and CBI is not paying me for any advertising. i have never owned a CBI product before. i have head several things about CBI, all of them have been good, and i have seen a couple of bumpers made by them and like what i saw, so my expectations are high. that being said the brackets look great, and well built -quality
installing was fairly easy, one person can do it, it would be easier with two people. instructions are kind of lacking, ie there are none that come in the box, you have to go to their web page to get them -CBI might want to fix that, as not everyone has access to the interwebs all the time.
they will NOT fit on a vehicle with a snorkel, -at least not the ARB safari snorkel(which is the most popular snorkel out there for our rigs. the bracket hits the snorkel (as i initially suspected it would) and holds the fender about 3/4" away from being able to bolt back up or reattach the upper support on the snorkel to the A pillar. i think that if CBI could move the bracket in about 1" and up maybe 1/2" it might work. idk
ok onto the things i dont like about this, and im being critical here, not because i dont like CBI(i actually do like their designs on bumpers ect.) but because from what i have seen in the past im expecting great things... so first off i installed these brackets wrong, and they should go ontop of the hood hinge bracket, not under it as i have shown in the pics. if you install like i did you will run into these problems- the brackets are thick at the base, so much so that this will raise the back of the hood so the hood reveal will not be factory or stay nice and neat all the way back, it raises up about 1/4" and its defiantly noticeable. second is the /notches CBI made in the vertical part of the bracket for the hood hinge are ment for the bracket to be installed ontop of the factory hing, not under. those could be made more pronounced and or deeper, as they can rub(because of my installation error), mine does and it will soon wear of the powder coating (its already wore off the paint on the hood hinge) and both will start to rust. third, and this one is nit picky, but you will have to cut the lower valance/cowling at the base of the windscreen/windshield to install these. that will mean, once installed if you ever decide to remove them you will have noticable holes in your cowling at the base of the windscreen/windshield. this can be fixed by sourcing another cowling but could be a hassle.
sense i can not use these as intended and i have already paid for them and installed them or tried to anyhow(drivers side works fine) i am going to go ahead and keep the drivers side, and use it for a CB antenna mount. while the mount does mess with the hood reveal, i put my full weight(185lbs) on the back corner of the hood and that brought it back down a little(not sure what i bent lol but everything still opens and closes just fine) so now the gap is only about 1/8" and so thats a little more tolerable.
all in all, i think this is a good product, a few tweeks and adjustments and it could be a great product that could work with vehicles with a snorkel. but for now, those of us with snorkels are just gonna have to find some place else for lights.
these are pics of the hood hinges before the instal
IMG_5216 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5217 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
removing the windshield wiper caps and wipers
IMG_5224 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5223 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5225 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5228 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
removing the trim cowling below the windshield
IMG_5230 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5229 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
once you get all the screws out, there are 4 small pins on the front of the cowl under the hood that you will need to pop up and out, and then carefully lift up the front of the cowl, pull it forward a little and then lift up the back and pull it out between the hood and the windshield.
remove the top bolts in the door jam for the back of the front fender - 10mm (same for the drivers side)
IMG_5233 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5231 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5232 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
the next step is irreverent, as it only pertains to trucks with snorkels, and this product(as it is now) wont work with the snorkel
IMG_5235 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5234 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
(you will notice that i have installed these incorrectly, as the bracket/mount goes over the factory hood hinge bracket -included instructions with this product could have alleviated this mistake)
next you will remove all the top bolts on the fenders(some how i managed to not get pics of this, i can do that this weekend and update the post with them)
after that you will pull the top of the fender up and over the "lip" on the side core support and out of the way, exposing the two bolts per side of the lower hood hinge. these are the bolts you must remove, they are 12mm. this is where a second paid of hands will come to help, once you unbolt both bolts on one side the hood will want to kick back and could pinch your hand to the hood -not good. under the hinge is two larger washers, you can either leave them between the core and the new bracket or the new bracket and the hood hinge as i did.
IMG_5238 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5236 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
installing was fairly easy, one person can do it, it would be easier with two people. instructions are kind of lacking, ie there are none that come in the box, you have to go to their web page to get them -CBI might want to fix that, as not everyone has access to the interwebs all the time.
they will NOT fit on a vehicle with a snorkel, -at least not the ARB safari snorkel(which is the most popular snorkel out there for our rigs. the bracket hits the snorkel (as i initially suspected it would) and holds the fender about 3/4" away from being able to bolt back up or reattach the upper support on the snorkel to the A pillar. i think that if CBI could move the bracket in about 1" and up maybe 1/2" it might work. idk
ok onto the things i dont like about this, and im being critical here, not because i dont like CBI(i actually do like their designs on bumpers ect.) but because from what i have seen in the past im expecting great things... so first off i installed these brackets wrong, and they should go ontop of the hood hinge bracket, not under it as i have shown in the pics. if you install like i did you will run into these problems- the brackets are thick at the base, so much so that this will raise the back of the hood so the hood reveal will not be factory or stay nice and neat all the way back, it raises up about 1/4" and its defiantly noticeable. second is the /notches CBI made in the vertical part of the bracket for the hood hinge are ment for the bracket to be installed ontop of the factory hing, not under. those could be made more pronounced and or deeper, as they can rub(because of my installation error), mine does and it will soon wear of the powder coating (its already wore off the paint on the hood hinge) and both will start to rust. third, and this one is nit picky, but you will have to cut the lower valance/cowling at the base of the windscreen/windshield to install these. that will mean, once installed if you ever decide to remove them you will have noticable holes in your cowling at the base of the windscreen/windshield. this can be fixed by sourcing another cowling but could be a hassle.
sense i can not use these as intended and i have already paid for them and installed them or tried to anyhow(drivers side works fine) i am going to go ahead and keep the drivers side, and use it for a CB antenna mount. while the mount does mess with the hood reveal, i put my full weight(185lbs) on the back corner of the hood and that brought it back down a little(not sure what i bent lol but everything still opens and closes just fine) so now the gap is only about 1/8" and so thats a little more tolerable.
all in all, i think this is a good product, a few tweeks and adjustments and it could be a great product that could work with vehicles with a snorkel. but for now, those of us with snorkels are just gonna have to find some place else for lights.
these are pics of the hood hinges before the instal
IMG_5216 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5217 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
removing the windshield wiper caps and wipers
IMG_5224 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5223 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5225 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5228 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
removing the trim cowling below the windshield
IMG_5230 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5229 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
once you get all the screws out, there are 4 small pins on the front of the cowl under the hood that you will need to pop up and out, and then carefully lift up the front of the cowl, pull it forward a little and then lift up the back and pull it out between the hood and the windshield.
remove the top bolts in the door jam for the back of the front fender - 10mm (same for the drivers side)
IMG_5233 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5231 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5232 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
the next step is irreverent, as it only pertains to trucks with snorkels, and this product(as it is now) wont work with the snorkel
IMG_5235 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5234 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
(you will notice that i have installed these incorrectly, as the bracket/mount goes over the factory hood hinge bracket -included instructions with this product could have alleviated this mistake)
next you will remove all the top bolts on the fenders(some how i managed to not get pics of this, i can do that this weekend and update the post with them)
after that you will pull the top of the fender up and over the "lip" on the side core support and out of the way, exposing the two bolts per side of the lower hood hinge. these are the bolts you must remove, they are 12mm. this is where a second paid of hands will come to help, once you unbolt both bolts on one side the hood will want to kick back and could pinch your hand to the hood -not good. under the hinge is two larger washers, you can either leave them between the core and the new bracket or the new bracket and the hood hinge as i did.
IMG_5238 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
IMG_5236 by isaacyocum, on Flickr
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