Where to mount a 12' or 20' light bar

[HAYDENC]

i have 2010 dodge ram 1500 and i want to buy a 12' or 20' LED light bar for the front of my truck. only issue is i have no clue where a good place to mount it is.. anyone have any ideas of pictures of what they have done?? thanks!

 

[dragonweld28]

Is it a sport, SLT, Bighorn, Laramie.... I have a sport and had to do a custom bracket to fit a 20" light bar. No one makes a kit for the sport unless you buy a bull bar and mount the light to that.

 

[Summitric]

Is it a sport, SLT, Bighorn, Laramie.... I have a sport and had to do a custom bracket to fit a 20" light bar. No one makes a kit for the sport unless you buy a bull bar and mount the light to that.

nobody stole that lite yet? its a big problem now for the cops

 

[HAYDENC]

its an SLT. o wanted to mount where you have it but the gap is only about 2''-3''. there is a plastic piece between both tow hooks dod you have to take that out and it made the opening bigger?

 

[dragonweld28]

I have only had the light for a few weeks now. Not sure how long it will take to get stolen.

I took the middle plastic piece out and cut 25 inches out to make room for the brackets and everything. I pushed the light back a far as it could go with out hitting the bumper.

 

[Staple_STI]

I have only had the light for a few weeks now. Not sure how long it will take to get stolen.

I took the middle plastic piece out and cut 25 inches out to make room for the brackets and everything. I pushed the light back a far as it could go with out hitting the bumper.

Can you take pics of the bracket? I want to do the same in my sport but with a single row 20" so it fits further back in that bumper area and doesn't look so thief friendly.

 

[Stompin Tom]

i have 2010 dodge ram 1500 and i want to buy a 12' or 20' LED light bar for the front of my truck. only issue is i have no clue where a good place to mount it is.. anyone have any ideas of pictures of what they have done?? thanks!

If your going to mount a 12 foot light bar on your truck your going to have to get special overwidth permits and be very careful going around corners.

 

[Summitric]

behind the grille has been working for some

 

[HAYDENC]

perfect thanks. once the plastic piece is out did you just cut the bumper and leave the cut edge exposed? my bumper is chrome and i dont want to cut it and then have the cut edge start to rust.

 

[ram4tow]

Here's how i did mine. i know yours is a half ton with a different style bumper but its an idea.

 

[dragonweld28]

You dont have to cut the bumper. Just the plastic piece.

 

[Cummins610]

Do 20" minimum

 

[Uturn]

Has anyone put them behind the grill. Looking at mounting one 10" in both lower grill openings. Thinking about a 10" spot on drivers side and 10" flood on passenger side for better ditch coverage. Also, where did you mount your switch. Post pics if you have them. Thanks.