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light bar below grill?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by atfarley, Jun 13, 2019.

  1. Jun 24, 2019 at 3:20 AM
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    jmauvais

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    That works too, looks good. I think I paid about 40 bucks for the brackets, so the time saved installing them over working out a new location or fabbing up my own brackets was a no brainer. Plus the kit I got included the light bar, relay, harness and, a relay mounting bar for 3 relays. All things thay aren’t difficult, just take time to do right.
     
  2. Jun 24, 2019 at 8:43 AM
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    Thanks for sharing! Very clean install.:thumbsup:
     
  3. Jun 24, 2019 at 11:03 AM
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    Must be nice to walk into their place! Awesome products and I really like the terminals. I ordered the battery hold down but it won't work on the stock battery which has top filler caps and the j hooks are too short. I'll figure it out later.
     
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  4. Jun 24, 2019 at 11:08 AM
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    For my case I have a leased vehicle and I wanted to be able to put all the factory pieces back on and have no extra holes etc in the original equipment. Only thing I've found is since I had to unplug my sensor to remove the grill that I now have an error code. I unhooked battery too when installing the SDHQ terminals.

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  5. Jun 24, 2019 at 12:47 PM
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    No discount code at the moment. But we do offer free shipping and no tax to the lower 48 States. Also, you can subscribe your email on our site to get 5% off.
     
  6. Jun 24, 2019 at 12:50 PM
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    If you like old school this could work either as above or below mounts.
     
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  7. Jun 24, 2019 at 5:52 PM
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    You just gave me a great idea :yay:
     
  8. Feb 28, 2020 at 9:13 AM
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    @pokey1416 and @Skydvrr where did you guys get the braided sheathing and is that just over the existing wires or is that new wire that you ran ? looking to do this SDHQ terminal upgrade and want to overall clean up the look.
     
  9. Feb 28, 2020 at 9:32 AM
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    When you drilled the bar to mount the lights, do you just run the mounting bolts all the way down through the bar and out the bottom? Did you have to replace the lights' bolts with longer ones?
     
  10. Feb 28, 2020 at 10:07 AM
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    PET Braided cable with 3:1 adhesive lined heat shrink.
     
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  11. Feb 28, 2020 at 11:15 AM
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    Drill yes.
    Bolts, I did if they needed it...don't fully recall. I try to make sure my bolts are the right length.
     
  12. Feb 28, 2020 at 1:43 PM
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    You have to choices:

    Get the 32" lightbar + bracket from Cali Raised Off Road or the 43" lightbar and build your own brackets and bolt it to the frame. They are about the same lumens, 28,000

    Here's the result:

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  13. Feb 28, 2020 at 2:40 PM
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    Probably many more then two. A third option is to just drill into the internal aluminum bumper. Use a 1”(ish) spacer to raise the bar a little and some metal lag bolts. Works like a charm, and only a couple dollars for the hardware.
     
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  14. Mar 5, 2020 at 6:20 PM
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    I PM’d you with info. You can buy short spools in all the diameters you’d need. I think I posted awhile back about snaking it on your wire just be careful of a “bubble” forming or you’ll have to pull wire out and start over.
     
  15. Mar 5, 2020 at 6:24 PM
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    thanks! @pokey1416 u da man!
     

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