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Leenorthants

Member Since: 08 Sep 2013
Location: Silverstone(ish)
Posts: 861

Light Bar quandary sorted!

The new led light bar turned up today. Deliberation started, where to mount it, didn't want it on the roof rack, couldn't mount it on the bumper as I couldn't access my winch controls, so wanted it mounted at the front. I didn't to cut the front grill. So I did the following.

Mounted a solid Ali bar behind the front grill, bolted on either side, with two 8mm bolts ready for the light bar.
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Then grill on, I changed the bolts as they were 10mm too short
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Then a nut and washer
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Then all mounted and wired up, grill remains untouched and bar is solid!
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Now waiting for night to check.

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20th Feb 2014 4:58pm

Leenorthants

Member Since: 08 Sep 2013
Location: Silverstone(ish)
Posts: 861

Some reason the pics are there, you just need to click on them!

Last edited by Leenorthants on 20th Feb 2014 5:08pm. Edited 1 time in total

20th Feb 2014 4:59pm

Tiger

Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Wales
Posts: 2265

Great pictures

20th Feb 2014 5:00pm

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Re: Light Bar quandary sorted!

Leenorthants wrote:
The new led light bar turned up today. Deliberation started, where to mount it, didn't want it on the roof rack, couldn't mount it on the bumper as I couldn't access my winch controls, so wanted it mounted at the front. I didn't to cut the front grill. So I did the following.

Mounted a solid Ali bar behind the front grill, bolted on either side, with two 8mm bolts ready for the light bar.

Click image to enlarge

Then grill on, I changed the bolts as they were 10mm too short

Click image to enlarge

Then a nut and washer

Click image to enlarge

Then all mounted and wired up, grill remains untouched and bar is solid!

Click image to enlarge

Now waiting for night to check.

:thumbsup:

Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated

Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

20th Feb 2014 8:09pm

Interlet

Member Since: 10 Oct 2011
Location: Norwich
Posts: 461

1998 Defender 110 300 Tdi HT Alpine White

I have most of the bits to do just this! Is it a 12 inch light bar? Where shouts did you bolt the alli bar at the side? I think my alli might be a bit too short!

1998 110 300Tdi White Hard Top

20th Feb 2014 8:25pm

Leenorthants

Member Since: 08 Sep 2013
Location: Silverstone(ish)
Posts: 861

Hi, it's a 13.5" bar, my bar just bolts to the sides with a 6mm bolt. The bar was stable, but I also cable tied it to the slam panel bars that run diagonally, I did this for belt and braces and will put a small bolt through it in the future.

20th Feb 2014 8:31pm

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