Redarc mounting bracket on LX470

[screendoor]

Just wondering if anyone has successfully used the REDARC BCDCMB-008 on an LX470 (for use with a BCDC1225D)? When I line the bracket up, it interferes with the horn and there is not a hole in the radiator support bracket for the bottom support arm.

 

[Roosevelt T]

Well, this is timely, as I was just looking into getting this setup for my LX...

Out of curiosity have you contacted Redarc? When I reached out with some questions via email their responses were very detailed and helpful.

 

[screendoor]

@Roosevelt T I contacted Redarc Australia (not sure why I didn't contact Redarc US) and they said:

I can confirm, our Australian BCDCMB-008 Toyota 100 Series BCDC mounting brackets fit the USA version also, see manual and customer photos attached.
- BCDCMB-008 BCDC Mounting Bracket to suit Toyota Landcruiser J100 and J105 Series - https://redarcelectronics.com/products/bcdc-bracket-to-suit-toyota-landcruiser-j100-j105
Being that the Lexus LX470 chassis is identical to the 100 Series Toyota, I’d have to imagine our BCDCMB-008 would fit up without complication…
This will certainly provide the factory look for your BCDC*D installation

It seems from this post that it fits the Land Cruiser properly. Just hoping that someone smarter than me has come up with a good way to get it to fit on the LX.

 

[CORunner]

@Roosevelt T I contacted Redarc Australia (not sure why I didn't contact Redarc US) and they said:



It seems from this post that it fits the Land Cruiser properly. Just hoping that someone smarter than me has come up with a good way to get it to fit on the LX.

Yep, that is my Land Cruiser. I had to rotate the horn to get it to fit, but that was it. Land Cruiser had all three bolts/holes.

 

[Roosevelt T]

@Roosevelt T I contacted Redarc Australia (not sure why I didn't contact Redarc US) and they said:



It seems from this post that it fits the Land Cruiser properly. Just hoping that someone smarter than me has come up with a good way to get it to fit on the LX.

Yep, that is my Land Cruiser. I had to rotate the horn to get it to fit, but that was it. Land Cruiser had all three bolts/holes.

So sounds like you need to rotate the horn and then LX owners need to drill a hole. Seems pretty simple. @screendoor Let us know how it looks installed.

 

[screendoor]

To get the bracket installed, I ended up bending the bottom mounting tab 180 degrees to utilize an existing hole. Before I rotated it, I used a grinder to make the tab thinner so that it would fit inside the radiator support arm. After I got it to fit inside radiator support arm, I realized that I didn't have room to drill a hole with my winch control box in the way. Having no idea the best way to do it, I heated up the mounting tab with a torch and bent it 180 degrees. I was then able to use an existing hole. I did cut off one corner of the mounting surface to give additional clearance to the horn, and shaved a corner of a mounting tab because it was going to rub on a raised part, but it looks like I didn't actually need to do that.



The bottom mounting tab bent 180 degrees. Not the best view and don't have a better pic. Sorry!


In the end, I don't think I needed to trim the edge of this mounting tab. When I was mocking it up, that bump to the upper right seemed to be interfering.

 

[blacktimber]

To get the bracket installed, I ended up bending the bottom mounting tab 180 degrees to utilize an existing hole. Before I rotated it, I used a grinder to make the tab thinner so that it would fit inside the radiator support arm. After I got it to fit inside radiator support arm, I realized that I didn't have room to drill a hole with my winch control box in the way. Having no idea the best way to do it, I heated up the mounting tab with a torch and bent it 180 degrees. I was then able to use an existing hole. I did cut off one corner of the mounting surface to give additional clearance to the horn, and shaved a corner of a mounting tab because it was going to rub on a raised part, but it looks like I didn't actually need to do that.



The bottom mounting tab bent 180 degrees. Not the best view and don't have a better pic. Sorry!


In the end, I don't think I needed to trim the edge of this mounting tab. When I was mocking it up, that bump to the upper right seemed to be interfering.

Thx for the pic.