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Homemade ditch light mount bracket

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Oz Loya, Jul 25, 2018.

  1. Jul 25, 2018 at 5:30 PM
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    tac21.png bar.png hdbar.png tac13.jpg
     
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  2. Jul 25, 2018 at 7:10 PM
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    You paid $65 for a piece of bar stock with holes drilled in it? :eek:
     
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  3. Jul 25, 2018 at 7:26 PM
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    Pesos.
     
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  4. Jul 25, 2018 at 7:33 PM
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    Aaahhh. OK, :rofl:

    Looks good. Do you get much glare off the hood?
     
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  5. Jul 25, 2018 at 10:19 PM
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    Not really, the lights are pointed forward and I also installed a matte black decal over the scoop, it prevents the sun and night lights reflections.
     
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  6. Jul 26, 2018 at 5:55 AM
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    Awesome!
     
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    How did you mount under the hood?
     
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  8. Jul 26, 2018 at 6:16 AM
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    Using the same screws holding the hood, the space between the holes in the bar match the hinges.
     
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  9. Aug 1, 2018 at 8:03 AM
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    Can u show some pics under the hood of the brackets. Thanks
     
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  10. Aug 1, 2018 at 9:48 AM
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    Nice job u did there. Thanks for the pics
     
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