30" Light Bar Install - Easier Than You Might Think

They did for me.

 

Was it hard to mount ? Just asking because i saw a review on Amazon and someone said it didn't work at all..

 

Brackets weren’t hard to mount. Depends on the light bar

 

Looks great ! Thanks for the help

 

Heres the final install!



Here is how I wired the button, I was concerned about voiding the warranty, so I didn't tie into any lights on the dash. The button lights up when the led is turned on and is not lit normally (not a big deal to me)

light bar off

light bar on

 

I have been reading this thread with interest, but have a few questions. I'm one of those "leave no mark" folks who like to direct add, remove/replace, make harnesses, etc. so that anything can reversed. Most of what I have read seems to indicated that any of these kits require trimming/cutting of some sort. Are there any options that "just fit" as bolt on without physical modifications?

 

The install I did, didn't require any trimming. I even left the air dams in, even though the brackets do push against them. I am the same way I didn't want to install the light bar in a way that couldn't be reverted back to stock. This was more difficult however, as the air dams allow very little room to tighten everything onto the brackets.

 

What brackets did you use? Also, was that harness pretty much plug and play?

 

how did this work out? thinking of making the exact purchase as that harness seems like it makes it basically plug and play.

 

OPT7 16 Gauge 300W 1-Way LED Light Bar Heavy Duty Wiring Harness w/Switch - 11ft Dimmer Strobe Water Resistant Plug and Play Relay

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZY3J8BK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076FCS1X2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

yeah, the wire harness was easy to install. the hardest part was getting the light bar to fit. There isn't a lot of spare room to work with.

The brackets are easier to get the light bar on, since they have a slot which most other designs don't have. And they are 30$ about half the price of most other brands of brackets.

 

I also bought a 35$ LED bar, and to be honest it seems to be pretty good quality to me and is more than bright enough for what I will be using it for.

$50 Nilight LED Light Bar 32" 180W Spot Flood Combo LED Driving Lamp Roof Bumper Off Road Lights LED Work Light Led Pods for Trucks Pickup SUV ATV UTV Boat,2 Years Warranty

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DNYCJQW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and here is the link to the switch I used for anyone who wants it

$22 CH4X4 Push Switch for Toyota Tacoma 3rd Gen 12V 3Amp - Led Light Bar Symbol 2 - Blue LED

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M3VX73R/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So the whole install was just over 100$, which is about a 3rd of what I see a lot of other people paying. Though I can't speak to the quality of their setups, this setup seems pretty rugged, is very bright and looks super clean in the end.

 

Rough Country 30"

 

Thank you for the info and details of your install. I appreciate the feedback before I made stupid mistakes.

 

Just keep an eye out for any seal leakages, so it doesn't get away on you. The seals have been known to fail on those.

 

already keeping an eye on it. Purposely soaked it with the hose to make sure it was waterproof like they claimed. staying dry inside so far! not bad for the price!

Not too concerned, it came with a 2 year warranty and is garaunteed IP67 waterproof

 

And I wasn’t trying to be a negative Nancy, was just giving you a heads up to watch for it , after doing the massive research that I had done before buying my lightbar, I do remember that was one of the main complaints from those lights.

 

Did you connect the wires with just electrical tape or did you solder them together?

 

I stripped both wires back about an inch or so and twisted them into each other and then used electrical taped to protect them for shorting out or coming disconnected