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Lil' help? Westin bull bar w/ Hella 550s

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by slobmonster, Oct 12, 2015.

  1. Oct 12, 2015 at 3:04 PM
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    slobmonster

    slobmonster [OP] Active Member

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    I have a 2000 Tacoma, it's great, yadda yadda. Given that I drive primarily in the urban wilderness, I put a Westin bull bar on its front... to protect the vehicle from ornery or drunk parallel parkers.

    And I mounted some Hella 550s on it. They're bright, woo hoo.

    However, the lights stick out, just a smidge. Any fixes y'all can think of, up to and including getting new mounting tabs welded on?

    Representative pic to help visualize (not my car, pic stolen from the interwebz):
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  2. Oct 12, 2015 at 3:06 PM
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    eccracer104

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    New mounting tabs, or a small piece of metal with two holes in to to relocate the lights back an inch or two would get the job done.
     
  3. Oct 12, 2015 at 3:09 PM
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    travelfeet

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    Hard to know without seeing exactly what you've got, but it seems you just need a spacer right, so buy some longer bolts of whatever size you are using and start stacking washers on them until you are pushed back enough. It might look a little funky but won't be easy to notice in that location I bet.
     

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