Making my own ditch light mount

Just the first mock up. Simple arm bent to fit around the hood. Mounts to the hood bolts. Will paint it and make it look nice. But what do you think? See any issues doing it this way?

 

Some more mock ups

 

Great idea, just concerned about how tall they stand and I feel like there might be visual issue looking out the windshield.

 

I have the same concern. Might try cutting the bracket down another inch or two. Not sure if will help though.

 

Finished. Just got to touch up the paint. Total cost was about six bucks a bracket.

 

Looks ok. For not much more you could buy really nice brackets that, in my opinion, would make it looks more clean.

 

Looks good to me, I was thinking of doing something like that too.

 

Where are these brackets? Cheapest I've seen is around $50

 

Yeah those are what I was referring to

 

Haha I thought you might have a secret source because of the "not much more" comment...$12 vs. $50

 

Sorry yeah "not much more" is misleading. I was trying to say that, in my opinion of course, $50 is a small price to pay for a quality product that aesthetically looks good and performs equally as well.

 

Sometimes you have more pride when you actually build something instead of letting someone else.

This is cheap, easy, and got the job done.

 

How do you have the bracket mounted to the truck? Can you post of pic w/ the hood open? Thanks

 

The hood opens all the way or does it push the light into the windshield? Most mounts I see offset to driver mirror more.

 

Metal bracket... Performs well...

Nah that shit is just overpriced.

 

Old thread but I agree $50-60 is a little ridiculous for some bent steel brackets. I found some on Amazon for $35. Put them on my Christmas wishlist so will likely install them then.

I made my own brackets to mount a lightbar behind the grille on my wife’s 5th gen T4R because I refused to pay $60 for caliraised/Rago. 2yr later still great.

 

Link??

 

2016-2019 Toyota Tacoma Gen3 fits LED work lights | Hood Mounting brackets

6KLED BK90020 offroad LED Ditch Lights Bracket Fit Tacoma 2016 2017 2018 2019 trucks Flood Spot cube

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HGLSLFD/

 

Just to follow up... I got the $30 ditch light brackets and they are quite nice. Very well made, thick steel, nice lightly textured finish, and have a slotted light mount hole to allow some lateral adjustment of the light.

I’m using Auxbeam 3” Philips pods, I could not make them hit my windshield even if I tried, so the bends are done correctly. The pods site nice and low, out of your normal view. I’m quite happy with them!