I saw a thread where they put some LED bars in the lower vents near the fog lights but i was wondering if anyone had put a LED bar in the grill above or below the Toyota emblem?
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LED Bar in Grill?
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Not sure the grill would work as the led's would get in the way of the hood release mechanism.
...and airflow to the radiator. Probaly not a big deal with just one light bar, but I am always reluctant to block airflow to a radiator.
I think I recall someone that did that also having a metal screen/radiator protector to attach to...Even though it looked like it was attached to the grill it wasn't really.
2005+ Tacoma guys do this all the time. I've seen light bars plus larger circular HIDs and all kinds of stuff put just behind the grill and it doesn't seem to be detrimental, but I'm not sure it looks the best.
Two issues I found with this approach: first, there isn't anything solid behind the grill to mount to. If you have fab skills this could be easily overcome. I don't have such skills. Second, the depth of the light bar will matter a lot, and would contact the radiator if too deep.
If you could work within those limitations, you could get really creative with the huge variety of lighting options. And in the more restrictive localities, stay subtle too.
If you could work within those limitations, you could get really creative with the huge variety of lighting options. And in the more restrictive localities, stay subtle too.
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Thanks guys. I he seen where 80s guys mount them to the stock bumper like on the top under toyota emblem. Anyone try this?
I've been considering this with a small single row lightbar and some of those ambulance LEDs as marker lights. It would work pretty well in the 06+ grill because the top two rows of vents are pretty wide. I wonder if the heat of the lights would melt the grill though.
The domestic truck guys have some slick setups.
The domestic truck guys have some slick setups.
