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how to mount lights behind my grill??

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by fibertop, Nov 25, 2009.

  1. Nov 25, 2009 at 4:23 PM
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    I want to mount some lights behind my grillcraft. Does anyone have a good way of doing this? My lights have a bit of weight to them so I do not want to mount them on any plastic. I prefer to mount them on a bracket that is bolted to a steel member. It looks like I will have to relocate the horns and work around the tranny cooler. I have seen a mod on this forum that mounts them on the plastic grill with some steel reinforcement but this is not for me. Any ideas/pics would be appreciated.
     
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  2. Nov 25, 2009 at 6:40 PM
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    bump
     
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  3. Nov 25, 2009 at 6:43 PM
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    Gotta tell us what lights you have? Are they Hella 500s?
     
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    upper core support?
     
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    I think they are plastic too
     
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