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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by JWhitTac05, Jan 31, 2016.

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Jan 31, 2016 at 7:55 PM

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Should I get 4inch led light bars by the side view mirrors or hidden light bar in the lower grille

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Jan 31, 2016 at 8:15 PM

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It depends on your intended usage. But for me I'll go for lower grille led stealth

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Myself, lower grill. Get what you like or need.

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Just occasional camping or off roading

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Spot below grill......flood on mirrors

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Do the lower grill, then post pics for us. I've got plans to do it in the future.

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I vote for more. I've never had too much light. I vote for grill mount if you are like me and are concerned about sticky fingers.

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A good quality 30 inch light bar mounted in the lower grill will put out an incredible amount of light. Here's a link to my install. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/baja-designs-30-inch-light-bar-install.380750/

First pic is with the light bar on, second pic is headlights only.

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Feb 1, 2016 at 9:45 AM

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If you are going to use them for camping (flood lights) I'd put them near the mirrors on rotating/swiveling mounts.

Sterling_vH111, Feb 1, 2016

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