Lightbar in the grille

[Eric Sarjeant]

Quick video with 30” light bar mounted in the grille. Heritage grill swap for fitment.

 

[TeCKis300]

Slick looking fitment. Great job.

Wonder what the lighting looks like at night, looking at the face of the car.

 

[luke27617]

NICE!

 

[Sinister]

Awesome, like EVERYTHING you have done thus far on these 200s.

 

[Moby]

I think that I heard this in the video, but did you cut a section of the grill to get the lights to sit back that far?

 

[Eric Sarjeant]

I think that I heard this in the video, but did you cut a section of the grill to get the lights to sit back that far?

Yep, Heritage grills make light bar modification easy. A few more pics before bumper install

 

[CLHickman]

You guys are doing some pretty great modifications and builds over there. I love the engine bay brackets, lighting, and mounting options!!

 

[Eric Sarjeant]

Thanks for the positive feedback. A few more pics here:

 

[Moby]

Looks great, thanks for the detailed pics! I will be doing the same to my HE in the near future.

 

[Eric Sarjeant]

Looks great, thanks for the detailed pics! I will be doing the same to my HE in the near future.

If you’re not looking to do a chrome delete (or painting of the grille), you may run into some issues scarring the black-chrome where you Dremel’d the cut out. Knowing that you may have to do minor fill-in, it will be hard to match the black chrome with any kind of paint. You may be left with a slightly flawed grille or looking for a skilled hydro dipper.

 

[Moby]

Yeah, that's why I haven't pulled the trigger on cutting the grill yet. Still mulling over what I want to do from an appearance perspective. Probably make the cuts with my pneumatic body saw, it tends to cut more and melt less than a Dremel with a cut off wheel.

 

[MCtree]

So Moby,
did you ever pull the trigger on installing a light bar in the grill? I love the idea and I’m curious as to how it went for a non-pro.

 

[gx2lc]

Subscribed to this thread when my grill gets in from the good folks at Ed Martin.

 

[Moby]

So Moby,
did you ever pull the trigger on installing a light bar in the grill? I love the idea and I’m curious as to how it went for a non-pro.

No, I fabricated mounts that attach to the crash bar and extend through the grill and hold Baja Designs LP9s. Not as stealthy as this, but I got to bust out out the TIG welder and knock some of the rust off my skills, so that made me happy

 

[SEAWOLF]

Any photos @Moby ?

 

[SEAWOLF]

I’m planning on doing this, might use a BD light bar because these rigid adapt bars are pretty expensive. HE grill incoming…

 

[Eric Sarjeant]

Here are a few pics on a Rigid single-row Midnight Edition in a Heritage grille.

 

[Gr8Daneger]

Do you think there is enough room for the 30” double row curved midnight edition?

RDS-Series PRO 30 Inch Spot Midnight

The Midight Edition of the RDS-Series PRO takes the subtle blacked out look seriously by with spot optic with a transparent black enamel coating, and black oxide hardware. Own The Night with RIGID's RDS-Series Midnight Edition light bars.

www.rigidindustries.com

 

[Eric Sarjeant]

Do you think there is enough room for the 30” double row curved midnight edition?

RDS-Series PRO 30 Inch Spot Midnight

The Midight Edition of the RDS-Series PRO takes the subtle blacked out look seriously by with spot optic with a transparent black enamel coating, and black oxide hardware. Own The Night with RIGID's RDS-Series Midnight Edition light bars.

www.rigidindustries.com

Probably depends on the model. If it's 2.5-2.6 inches high, I think you're fine.

 

[BrownDog09]

To all reading this post - Please don’t be that guy driving (douche bucket) with light bars blaring because you just can’t get to work without 20,000 lumens bolted to the front of your car.