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LED pods behind grille (3rd gen)

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by jordanl010, Jun 11, 2020.

  1. Jun 11, 2020 at 5:16 PM
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    jordanl010

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    Hey all, any of you 3rd gen members out there mounting any light pods behind your grille?
     
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    A53C8C5F-DE43-42B0-BA2A-801636812D98.jpg I mounted Pro6’s behind the grille.
    I used the SQHD light bar bracket.
     
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    That’s perfect! Do you have a link by chance? Want to make sure I get the right one lol
     
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    I'm curious if anyone has done this, AND mounted a small transmission cooler off the same bracket, to augment the factory cooler. Might get dicey on airflow to the condenser/radiator. But it sure would be neat and simple.
     
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    Many relocate a larger cooler down below, which is what I plan on doing.
     
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    Interesting, I'll try to follow your build there, would it be down in winch territory?
     
  12. Jun 19, 2020 at 12:15 PM
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    It is below the front core support, so likely depending on your setup. This is what guys are using in the 2nd Gen supercharger thread, though I just noticed you are 3rd Gen. Trucool 4920 is the preferred unit (49201 w/ bypass = 4920), I'd recommend the bypass so the transmission can reach proper operating temperature. With the large 3rd Gen grill you may have room to mount it behind the main grill rather than relocating below the core support.

    https://www.oregonperformancetransmission.com/product/LNG-49201.html
     
  13. Feb 17, 2022 at 8:02 PM
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    I really like this setup that was linked.
    Does anyone have pictures of it installed with pods on a second gen(preferably before 2009) with a stock grill?
    I want to see if they are mostly hidden behind the grill.

    Edit. Nevermind, I found a dedicated thread to this bamf product.
     
    Last edited: Feb 18, 2022

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