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1st gen led light bar ideas

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by 2002, Sep 30, 2014.

  1. Oct 2, 2014 at 9:46 AM
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    The relentless ones look nice, but about $80 overpriced imo.
     
  2. Oct 2, 2014 at 1:29 PM
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    These are the ones I make.

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  3. Oct 2, 2014 at 8:05 PM
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    what size light bar and how much are the mounts
     
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  4. Oct 2, 2014 at 9:06 PM
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    Mine is a 42", but I can make them for a 40-44 inch bar, they're $100 per set.
     
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  5. Oct 2, 2014 at 9:46 PM
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    so does that come with everything including the long tube looking thing you have connected to your light bar
     
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  6. Oct 2, 2014 at 10:00 PM
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    Correct, they just mount flush to the light bar.
     
  7. Oct 2, 2014 at 10:21 PM
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  8. Oct 2, 2014 at 10:42 PM
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    what metal did you use for the mounts and what size lightbar
     
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  9. Oct 2, 2014 at 10:47 PM
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    Im jealous of all you guys with nice looking mounts. Here's my ghetto 42" mounts.


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    I liked em at first but will eventually make different, better looking ones. Every time I look at it now I see tractor arms. lol. Don't exactly have the best tools for the job. Plus this was my first ever fab job with metal. I designed em based off the OLB bar mounts like this:
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    and was planning on drilling a hole in the top point of the mount, put in an extension and double stack another bar, seeing as this is a single row 10 watt bar and they don't make double rows in longer lengths, yet... Came out perty darn good though for only using a handheld grinder/cutting disc. My bro welded em for me though.
     
  10. Oct 2, 2014 at 10:56 PM
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    what type of metal did use for your mount
     
  11. Oct 2, 2014 at 11:01 PM
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    I have to say, I think those are the best looking mounts I have ever seen. It may just be because the red really stands out, but yeah I really like those. I may have to copy those for my next set:D 'IF' I do I'll be sure to give you the credit for the original design when I show em off;)
     
  12. Oct 2, 2014 at 11:08 PM
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    I honestly don't even remember. I stopped at a steel yard and they gave me some scraps for free. I wanna say it was like 1/8" steel maybe a lil thicker, 4" wide flat stock I think. Idk. I know no local stores like ace or HD had anything thick enough. And was expensive as hell for the thinner shit too. I think they had some 1/8" diamond plate but that was even more expensive and came in huge sheets. No thanks.
     
  14. Oct 2, 2014 at 11:37 PM
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    thanks
     
  15. Oct 2, 2014 at 11:41 PM
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    Actually that's a really good question too, I wanna know where everyone's getting their steel! Like I said the steel yard I went to only had flat stock like the 4" wide and like 20 feet long! So I was kinda limitied to my design with the little 4x~8-10" pieces they gave me of scrap from that. Do you guys order it online or go to a local steel yard??
     
  16. Oct 2, 2014 at 11:50 PM
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    I know somebody. :spy:
     
  17. Oct 3, 2014 at 11:17 AM
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    41.5 in light bar. and 1/8 4130 plate
     
  18. Oct 3, 2014 at 11:20 AM
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    Thanks! I love the red also, Im trying to figure out what else I can paint red without making my truck to red. haha
     
  19. Oct 20, 2014 at 12:42 PM
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    So I got my 20 inch lightbar mounted behind my lower grille, I would show pictures but idk how to get pics from my phone to this dumb computer because itunes will not update lol.
     
  20. Oct 20, 2014 at 2:03 PM
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