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Who makes the lowest profile ditch light brackets?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by brkncly, Oct 20, 2021.

  1. Oct 20, 2021 at 8:37 AM
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    brkncly

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    Want to add ditch lights to my truck but want to keep them as stealth as possible. Looking for the lowest possible brackets. All the ones I've seen are tall and looks like an eye sore. Please let me know what you find. I plan on using bd lights since there the small unless you guys have other recommendations? Thank you guys!
     
  2. Oct 20, 2021 at 8:43 AM
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    JoeCOVA

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    KC Flex singles are pretty small and low profile. As far as brackets, almost all vendors make them. Pick your poison. Problem with some brackets is they need to room for the bolt and nut.
     
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    5nahalf

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    Just get good fogs and you wont really need ditch lights. Weekend warriors like them so they look cool driving to work
     
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    vicali

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    Brackets are usually the same height to clear the hood and room to mount the lights, if you went with something like BD S2 they would be pretty low profile. I've got squadrons and they don't stick out that much.
     
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    ktbell444

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    I've seen a lot of complaints about reflection off the hood with low pros. Just FYI.
     
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    Buttskevin21

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    Drill a hole into your hood/fender to bolt the lights to :thumbsup:
     
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    DingleTower

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    Ditch lights, if used properly, are nothing like fogs.

    Two separate purposes.
     
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    Agreed. I love my ditch lights. I’m not sure they could ever be compared to fogs, completely different lights.
     
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    WormSquirts

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    I've installed a few and the lowest profile ones that I've personally seen are the caliraised lopro ones. But I haven't seen some of the other ones mentioned here.
     
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    memario1214

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    I can agree that the Cali Raised ones are probably the lowest-pro that I have seen.
    But also this. Super tight to the hood is a direct recipe for glare no matter how clean of a pattern that you've got.
     
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    tacopromatt

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    I had the Rago low-pro ones and liked them a lot.
     
  13. Oct 20, 2021 at 11:29 AM
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    Tcodyw88

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    Evil laughs: there no such thing as stealth ditch light brackets
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    YellowSnow

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    they won’t glare if they’re pointing in the correct position, i.e. facing sideways towards a “ditch”…..they’re not intended to be facing forward.
     
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