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Old 02-12-2016, 08:22 PM
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Hey all,

Don't post much, mostly a lurker but I thought I'd post pics of a light bar bracket I made.

I had mounted my 50" light bar on a while ago and hated the turbulence it created on the soft top. Even though I only wheel at night in my rzr and don't need it on the Jeep, I thought the light looked cool so I wanted to mount it differently.

I came across a Jeep that had this and had to steal the idea so I made my own brackets.

Here's the Jeep I copied...



Here's the build and end result.

Started off with one design and it looked like crap, tore it apart and started over...













Had to make the passenger side mirror slide so I could remove it when wheeling.











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Looks good. Cut down on the turbulence?
Old 02-13-2016, 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by kevinlee
Looks good. Cut down on the turbulence?
Yes and no... the horrific turbulence over the top is virtually gone. However, that damn side mirror created a whole new type of wind noise...lol.

I need to sit in the passenger seat to verify it's that mirror but at the end of the day, yes, much better.


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Saw your build over on Jeepers United. Looks awesome!
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Not to steal your design lol but I have a 40 inch light bar and I think this would be perfect for me. Is there anyway you go into further detail about it? I would love to build this.
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looks good, just those mirror's stick out like a sore thumb
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I like those mirrors better than the stock ones lol I really am gonna take a shot at building this I think
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That's an excellent job copying that model and you even did better!
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Looks great, I really dig the mirror locations. My friend and I just added a little fabrication to my light bar, but it wasn't designed to cut wind noise down or anything.

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Old 02-22-2016, 05:46 PM
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Looks really good. Wonder how it'd look using square tubing


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