Had a 52" curved under my front bumper, looked real nice fitment wise but garage light, eBay crap. You get what you pay for. Going to replace in the future with 4 rigid dot fogs in the factory fog location.
Not sure how that bracket mounts to the bumper. There is a little bit of a lip on the upper plastic portion of the bumper...so I would assume you would have to trim it.
I did a temporary bracket off the license plate holes. Worked great for the month or so I needed it. Not the cleanest install, but was only $25 or so.
Regarding brand name vs no name: for me it's not worth to pay 5-7x for a brand name light bar, mainly due to the fact that I'm not going to be legally able to use them extensively. There are decent quality no name light bars that will last easily few years. The 52 inch light bar I have is over one year old and still running strong. Indeed, the brand names are better, the manufacturing is better, leds are centered, materials are premium, ip rating is better also. If I'd be able to use it all the time, I may be inclined to spend 500+ for a light bar. I'd also recommend doing your own harness, using lower gauge wires. Pre-made harnesses are a rip-off and use less than adequate gauge wire.
^^^ This. I can't believe the price of extremely cheesy cheap wiring and switches with questionable relays and switches that look terrible and probably work worse. If you're a beginner, great, they make it convenient, but you may learn wiring the hard way as you have to replace each part of it. One would be better off having a buddy help out that knows wiring if they were new.
I have rarely used wires that come with cheap lighting. On bigger trucks I have used 12 or 14awg stranded house copper for installs. Massive overkill, but can sure as heck bet the wires won't ever be the problem!
I can't justify spending the $$$ of Rigid even though they are the leader.
I have been shopping around. Almost all the amazon light bars have a standard 1 year warranty. The problem is, some of those companies don't last a year on amazon, so good luck contacting them.
Some of the better brands on amazon have been around and have good reviews. All of the brands have reviews all over the place though. Quality control is where it's at. You take a chance with a company with a 10% vs 25% failure rate, either way you may end up with a turd, but pay a hell of a lot less than a high end company with a 1-2% failure rate. Eyourlife sells a lot of these things and seems to have decent reviews.
Two companies on there I have found 2 year warranty. TMH, and Nilight (some of theirs).
LuxWurx appears to be a higher end brand of the "cheap" group and all CREE LED. 1 year or 18 month warranty.
Rough Country (yes, the suspension company) makes some, all 3 year warranty and reasonable on price.
I found a brand on rockauto.com called Southern Truck, 3 year warranty and not that expensive. Comparing some of their stuff to Rough Country they look like they probably come out of the same damn factory, but without the RC logo. I am looking to them for some 6" 18W lights for the rear of both my/dad's Rams and maybe get him a 20" curved for $85, tuck it in his new 2500 bumper.
What are your guys' thoughts on these? http://www.rockauto.com/en/tools/accessories,off-road+light,off-road+lamp+assembly,15431
Thanks. I forgot to mention I wonder if anyone has some inexpensive lights mounted under the bumper and successfully fully submerged them without issues. For my dad's truck it will be used to launch a pontoon boat. Previous truck was a crew cab long bed super duty, and had to back it down to where the front tires were at the water's edge in order to launch the boat. So rear lights definitely get submerged LOL. IP67 might not do for that, IP68 still questionable
I know jeep folks with rigid lights having no issues driving through water. Another option is to get some cheap lights and reseal them on your own to make sure you cover any manufacturing errors in insulation. I believe it's a matter of preference, you want to spend more and just mount the lights or to spend less and work more in insulating the lights.
That's the problem. If they're cheap, they're cheap, and silicone only lasts so long. You talking about full disassembly and packing silicone in every possible area?
I meant to take the front frame apart, seal it again and add some seal on the wire hole around the wire. The polyurethane caulk I find the most resistant to elements, you can get it from Amazon, home Depot, lowes, etc. Something like this:
Needs about 24 hours to cure properly but it's very sticky and long lasting. Used it from automotive (Jeep fenders, insulation) to house work, including recaulking the windows.
I've been trying to figure out how I want to mount a light bar on this truck. I made a custom bracket that went between the stock roof rack on my frontier and it fit a straight 42" bar perfect. Added a little wind noise not too much though.
I wish our bumpers where the same style as the 2500 as that would be the perfect spot for it.
I bought a no name brand that had a holiday sale 2 for 1 it was like 220 bucks for the 42 inch bar, got a second so my brother put that on his Xterra at the time. and split the cost. I would use it on long drives through the country at night (deer country in upstate NY) turn it off when i could tell a car was coming the other direction. Great for work sites and camping too. that being said It is totally unnecessary for me but having it was nice. When done right I think they can add a nice touch to the look of a truck.
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