lights mounted on the bumper

im thinkin i wanna do it too i installed some right in the middle of my factory grill then put a billit grill so now instead of a light bar in the bumper seems like it would work i guess you just have to be sure thats where you want them cause there will be 2 holes in your bumper

 

I have done something close to this. I'll post pics tomorrow.

 

I put fog lights in my bumper with L brackets.

 

you can try this....

 

I'd be concerned that the mounting method shown in that link would fatigue the plastic bumper cover over time.

I slim light bar like one found here would be the better bet IMHO - http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/avid-off-road/120158-avid-light-bar.html

I'm betting that Relentless could be of assistance as well - http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/relentless-fabrication/

 

All the light bars that are out there seem to attach to the ends of the frame where the factory metal "bumper" bolts on. If you were to remove the plastic bumper would it be possible to build a lightbar to fit under the plastic bumper? Then you could drill holes through the plastic and into the hidden lightbar? I have not had my plastic bumper off yet but someone here knows what's back there.

 

I just mounted lights to the top of my front bumber and it works great.

 

What kind of lights and how heavy??? plastic alone will not hold them up overtime my 6in KC's shook like crazy hitting the grille it was annoying...holes in my bumper for nothing haha

 

When I feel around underneath the top of my '09's bumper (cover), there seems to be a pretty solid structure. Just by pushing down on the top of the bumper, you can feel it meets resistance of some sort. I'm not a fan of either the Satoshi grill or the light bar mounts, but I do want more driving lights, so I'm going to try mounting them here.

 

There is a metal plate running across the valence(plastic bumper cover) but with the grille there is not enough room to drill into the plate to be stable to hold lights steady, unless you don't mind shacking lights and it hitting your grille. Already tried.... unless you take more time and build something underneath the bumper.

 

I like this, I have been toying with this idea with some KC 516s. Any thoughts on your idea that you would do different? What kind of lights did you go with and does it give enough light?

 

may be a dumb question but what is the red thing in your grille?

 

nicely done, I think many would benefit from a writeup on this

 

Looks like a plug for a block/oil heater

 

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I just drilled the grill and then added huge washers on the back and this is what I got. They will shake a little but even when running service roads they have never broken or flopped loose... Just another idea.

 

The red thing is the 12vdc plug for my winch/jumper cables. I have one on the back of the truck to.

 

Looks good! How big of washers?

 

My lights are Hella 550 and I'm NOT happy with the output! I'm looking for some thing else now.

 

Prolly almost 2" wide. It was a tight fit but so far so good.

 

The 516s look like nice lights. let me know if you like them.