Post your pictures of “behind the grille” lightbars

Well hell thanks ! Think I'm going a little lower like [MENTION=81322]barryhiram[/MENTION] did his cpl different ones I got off amazon .
 
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Wow, I love the dual stacked look of the lower bars, that looks so hot!
 
I lean on a cleaner solution with zero degradation of the light output. Single row 24" to 30" light bars fit amazingly well within the OE grill's pattern. All I did was measure and heated an old knife to red hot to then carefully melt / cut the grill cleanly.

The light bar shown - Extreme 24" dual mode light bar. The brackets are custom and mount to the bumper's top mounting bolts.

The results:

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This is very much the look I have in mind!! Do you by chance have pictures of the custom brackets you used for mounting?


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This is very much the look I have in mind!! Do you by chance have pictures of the custom brackets you used for mounting?


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Can do. Give me a day or two for the weather to get better and I will grab a couple of shots.

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32" LED Bar with Rago mounts!

Got my LED bar all mounted up, this came off of my 08 SR5 when I traded it in, all I had to do was buy Rago mounts and a 5th gen switch.

Here's the before

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And ready to start

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All mocked up

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And wired up!

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Test fitting the bumper

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And all bolted up!

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Matched with Morimoto HID's and Morimoto LED fogs :thumb3:

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bumping this as I've seen somewhere on here someone mounted pods behind the grille like 4 of them anyone have pics of that?

I like the light bar but w/ the 4 independent pods you can really refine tune in the light spread.
 
Got this installed last week, 30" KC C-Series with Rago Universal mounts. Really like it and now just figuring out how to wire the AOB switch.

The universal mounts make it so easy with no cutting. I highly recommend them.
 

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Get this thread started again. Anyone adding the light bar on there 2020 4runner or Pro. I was told a Cali led bar still works but the black piece below the safety sense on the 2020 4runner that will be blocking part of the led bar. Not sure if I want to add one. I loved having it on my Tacoma.
 
Looks great very interesting for us 2020’s

I liked having one on my 15 Tacoma years ago. But the 2020 is a challenge. Jake told me from Cali LEDs. It still will work but the black piece that is below the safety sense that is attached so with the light behind it blocks that part of the light.
 
Double Lightbar Setup

Behind grill lightbar setup. Mount from Cali raised.
 

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Auxbeam 24k light bar
Rago Fabrication mounting brackets
Morimoto fog lights
TRD front grille
Black bumper
 

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bumping this as I've seen somewhere on here someone mounted pods behind the grille like 4 of them anyone have pics of that?

I like the light bar but w/ the 4 independent pods you can really refine tune in the light spread.

This might be way to go on 2020 with the safety sense. I seen a picture posted on here white 4runner with the pods in the grille. Trying to find out what brackets to use. Still not sure if I want the led light bar being blocked out below the safety sense. I think 4 pods will work and still look good. Two on the hood and 2 in the grille. Any info on this anyone.
 

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