Another light bar thread. 2015 LC (1 Viewer)

[hb848]

Hi! New member here. The grill mod can work w a 2013-2015 grill also. Not as clean as the heritage edition mod but it works for me (and much cheaper).

Great to be here! Tons of great info

 

[bloc]

Hi! New member here. The grill mod can work w a 2013-2015 grill also. Not as clean as the heritage edition mod but it works for me (and much cheaper).

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Which light bar did you use? How is the output?

I was pretty set on building some mounts for round lights but having trouble coming up with a system that will be rock solid. And I don't like the idea of obstructing the whole lower opening.. this seems like a great compromise.

 

[kwelhand]

Yeah, share some more details like inside pic and how you mounted the light bar, spec, etc.

 

[hb848]

Hi. It’s a Rigid 30” light bar.
I haven’t done any real world testing. But spec sheet says 18810 lumens

I was able to use factory bolts so no drilling.

Dremel used a bit on the old grill of course.

Was a fun project and glad I was able to use my existing grill. More pics attached. Let me know if you have any questions re this install

I trimmed around the plastic guard in the front (I wasn’t done yet at the time of the pic) I think most people remove the guard entirely

 

[hb848]

(sorry about the format of the pics - phone issues)

 

[bloc]

Thanks for the detail pictures!

I agree on keeping the trans cooler duct, it helps force air through that heat exchanger instead of allowing it to spill around it.

 

[bloc]

Hi. It’s a Rigid 30” light bar.
I haven’t done any real world testing. But spec sheet says 18810 lumens

I was able to use factory bolts so no drilling.

Dremel used a bit on the old grill of course.

Was a fun project and glad I was able to use my existing grill. More pics attached. Let me know if you have any questions re this install

I trimmed around the plastic guard in the front (I wasn’t done yet at the time of the pic) I think most people remove the guard entirely

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Do you have records of which light bar you used? Rigid makes a number of 30" models and I want to remove as many fitment questions as possible.

Thanks

 

[hb848]

Here you go!

Rigid 930214 BLK. Midnight edition SR-Series pro 30”

 

[bloc]

Here you go!

Rigid 930214 BLK. Midnight edition SR-Series pro 30”

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Perfect! Thank you

 

[bloc]

I completed this a couple months ago and am very happy with it.. thanks for posting. Figured I'd document some details on what I did with the brackets.

I went with a Rigid 931314 SR-series pro 30" single-row spot/driving combo light.

Personally I preferred not hacking up any part of the headlight mounts, as those things are very expensive if I made a mistake or weakened it in a way that could lead to a crack later. So I modified the brackets to work around what was there.

Up close the grille mods aren't the prettiest but they pass the 10-foot test easily. And I am left with the same amount or more airflow through the grille as stock, when compared to putting smaller lights in the lower bumper slots.

I elected to eliminate the grille camera as I never use the thing anyway. Unplugging the camera makes that portion of the screen solid black when selected, no errors or anything to note.

 

[bloc]

Light output is simply amazing at night.. as you'd expect from a name brand light it all goes where intended. Mounting seems stable, no shaking or anything going over bumps.

The one thing I need to do is open up the notch in the trans cooler duct just a little because I can't quite get it aimed as low as I want when loaded for a trip.

Packaging required removing the ambient temp sensor from its clip on the hood latch support, so I zip tied it to that support slightly above where it usually rests.

 

[bloc]