Installed 30" Light Bar in lower bumper

Installed a 30" LED Light bar last night into my lower bumper on my Toyota.
This was a spur of the moment install, not much prep or research, but very easy and happy with the outcome. As you will see in the pictures it will need a slight adjustment on the bracket mounting to tip the lights further down in the opening. But for only spending an hour and a half start to finish it turned out great.

Started out by completely cutting out the lower black grill. My friends suggested using a small cutting wheel such as a dremel or something but what I actually decided to use was just a razor blade. The plastic is thin enough to slice through and can be cleaned up once the grill is totally removed. The contours of the surrounding bumper guide the razor blade easily. Just be careful when you come to the turns and take your time.

Next I marked out the bracket location to determine where to drill into the aluminum bumper. Turns out the brackets that came with the light are a little to tall to mount directly onto the bumper so I settled for mounting it onto the crash bar supports. I also had to flip the brackets so that they are toeing in. (towards the light bar) Scrounging up a couple of large self tapping screws and I drilled them right in. (these were heavy duty sheet metal screws) Note: I did use a small compact 18v impact drill for this part because I was able to work inside the bumper without having to remove any other parts. I don't think you would be able to do this without a small impact driver. I know my full size drill would not fit.

Disregard Sawsall. No need for that on this project

Hasn't been washed in quite a while..


All cut away.






Super Simple.

Just ran the wires right to the battery and then followed through firewall to mount a switch.




Will adjust angle of light bar and post new photos next week photos

 

no need for a relay?

 

I mounted mine in the same spot but mine is more flush to the hole. I know that the bars don't draw to much power but its always a good idea to run a relay

 

Looks good, nice work.

 

@DoorDing There is definitely enough access room for a cover.

I'm using a pretty heavy duty switch, but plan to install a relay regardless. Thanks guys