First up, gotta give it to @SoCalFrank for showing the 80-series market some much needed love! For those following the discussion HERE, I was looking to get some ditch light brackets like those made by CBI for other Toyotas. But they won't make anything for Land Cruisers. So I reached out to Frank to see what he thought. And sure enough delivered with an awesome mount that I think a lot of people will like.
Before I get into the details I'll let Frank comment on pricing, ordering and availability. I imagine he'll do production runs just like his antenna mounts.
The brackets sandwich between your mirror base. Installation is simple, just remove the mirror, install the bracket and put it all back together. This thing is SOLID!
EDIT: Please keep in mind my brackets shown below are an early prototype version. Frank's final bracket design looks like these below, as you'll see later in the thread:
For wiring, the cable goes back into the door following your mirror's wiring. After that you're on your own. I just dropped the wiring into the door panel. I'll figure that out later.
My main concern was how they'd fit with the snorkel. But they fit great! Just keep in mind if you have a snorkel you can't aim the light straight ahead. It has to be angled off to the sides - kinda the point with a ditch light bracket anyways. I have plenty of light in front of the truck with the 30" light bar.
The brackets give you plenty of adjustability on where to put the light. On the snorkel side I went as far inward as I could without hitting the snorkel.
That position gave me just enough clearance with the door open.
With a snorkel, the light will stick out just a bit past the mirror when it's folded in.
One thing to keep in mind, with these brackets you CANNOT fold your mirror forward anymore. This is about as far forward as you could go.
On the driver's side (or for folks without snorkels) you can put the light wherever you want, no clearance issues whatsoever.
And the light will be flush with the mirror when it's folded
Thanks again Frank - don't know where us 80 guys would be without you
Before I get into the details I'll let Frank comment on pricing, ordering and availability. I imagine he'll do production runs just like his antenna mounts.
The brackets sandwich between your mirror base. Installation is simple, just remove the mirror, install the bracket and put it all back together. This thing is SOLID!
EDIT: Please keep in mind my brackets shown below are an early prototype version. Frank's final bracket design looks like these below, as you'll see later in the thread:
For wiring, the cable goes back into the door following your mirror's wiring. After that you're on your own. I just dropped the wiring into the door panel. I'll figure that out later.
My main concern was how they'd fit with the snorkel. But they fit great! Just keep in mind if you have a snorkel you can't aim the light straight ahead. It has to be angled off to the sides - kinda the point with a ditch light bracket anyways. I have plenty of light in front of the truck with the 30" light bar.
The brackets give you plenty of adjustability on where to put the light. On the snorkel side I went as far inward as I could without hitting the snorkel.
That position gave me just enough clearance with the door open.
With a snorkel, the light will stick out just a bit past the mirror when it's folded in.
One thing to keep in mind, with these brackets you CANNOT fold your mirror forward anymore. This is about as far forward as you could go.
On the driver's side (or for folks without snorkels) you can put the light wherever you want, no clearance issues whatsoever.
And the light will be flush with the mirror when it's folded
Thanks again Frank - don't know where us 80 guys would be without you
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