05-07 Light Bar Grille

[Txpsd]

I'm just curious if anyone knows of a 2005-2007 light bar grille that is similar to the Rigid Industries grille they make for 08-current trucks?

Like these:
http://www.rigidindustries.com/ford-f-250-f-350-super-duty

 

[Layson]

I have not seen any yet. But that one for the newer trucks isn't all that great looking. I think you could pull it off if you made something. Especially since your truck is white. The contrast with the grille and the truck would look nice.

With my truck, I would mount it behind the grille and add one of those smoked transparent covers. That way you don't notice it is there. I still think these lights look a little out of place on our trucks.

I think you could even put it behind the grille and it would look nice on your truck without any cover.

 

[Txpsd]

I was thinking about mounting 1 back there, but am still unsure as to how I'll do it. I was thinking about doing a mesh grille, that way the ford emblem would be gone. What do you think?

 

[Layson]

I think a mesh style grille would be cool. I just wonder where you would place it that would look right. Slightly off the bottom of the grille, or centered, or would it be better to have two, one on top and one on bottom to keep it symmetrical. I think slightly off the bottom would probably look the best.

I can't quite tell how your bumper is set up. Ever thought about taking that bumper off, then cutting a slot in it and mounting it in the bumper?

 

[Layson]

Got any picture you can post up of the front of your truck?

 

[Layson]

Or heck, they make round lights and also some pretty big square ones.

Little bit out of the box, but if you had (4) of these behind the grille, it would be pretty cool. Also, different from every other person out there. These are like 6.5" square.

 

[Txpsd]

My truck is actually still at BDP right now, but I'll get a picture up as soon as I can. I don't have the road armor bumper in my sig anymore. I need to get an updated picture. I am definitely going to put a 20" in my ptm bumper. Just not sure what to do after that.

 

[kjdavis]

A 20" in the bumper is bright as hell. With the HID headlights and the 20" its insane....

It would be cool to have spot beam behind the grill though for the dark roads for distance.

 

[johnp115]

I did it with my 6.0... Kindof in a half ass way but it turned out clean, easy, very sturdy. I put a 30 inch in my grille.

 

[Txpsd]

I did it with my 6.0... Kindof in a half ass way but it turned out clean, easy, very sturdy. I put a 30 inch in my grille.

Do you have any pictures by chance?

 

[Txpsd]

A 20" in the bumper is bright as hell. With the HID headlights and the 20" its insane....

It would be cool to have spot beam behind the grill though for the dark roads for distance.

And did you do a flood pattern in your bumper? What light bar is that if you don't mind me asking?...

 

[kjdavis]

I did a flood pattern in the bumper. Wanted it that way so I can have good coverage in the fog with amber covers. The brand of bar is CSI....it has very similar, almost identical, specs to a Rigid bar. IP68 waterproof rated and super bright. W4836 is the part number of bar that I got. Mounted with KD Fabworks brackets that bolt to existing holes.

 

[johnp115]

only pic that is have immediate access to. I can post up a couple more when im on a different computer.

 

[HOOV3R]

I looked at doing it, the center support in the core support would have to be modified. I was going to replace it with a bent piece of steel, but decided not to.

 

[Josh@DirtyDiesels]

I looked at doing it, the center support in the core support would have to be modified. I was going to replace it with a bent piece of steel, but decided not to.

Cut that center support out. It looks like hell if you have a mesh grille. Could mount a lightbar hanging from the top of the core support if you cut the center bar out.

 

[HOOV3R]

Cut that center support out. It looks like hell if you have a mesh grille. Could mount a lightbar hanging from the top of the core support if you cut the center bar out.

I like my center support LOL. I don't need anymore light bars on my truck. The bumper bar is enough for me, I think anymore would look like crap IMO.

 

[Layson]

Snake did his in the front bumper as well... it looks pretty sweet...

 

[HOOV3R]

 

[johnp115]

With what I did you don't need to cut the center support. You shove it in the grille up against that center support, buy two little L brackets, bolt the L brackets to the led bar mounts, and then they bolt/screw right into the bottom part of the grille.

 

[johnp115]

Height wise i felt like the bar being where it was, was pretty ideal.