Lights On Stock Bumper
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JK Enthusiast
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Lights On Stock Bumper
i was wanting to know if any of you all have put off road lights on your stock bumper please show pics or tell how you done it
Last edited by kcpanther; Dec 21, 2007 at 03:17 PM.
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From: Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
I mounted a set of Hella 500s on my stock front bumper with no problem. A couple of points will save you some time however.
1. The stock Hella mounting bolts are too short. I replaced them with galvanized carriage bolts of the same diameter but about an inch longer.
2. once you pick a spot on the bumper to mount the lights, drill a hole through the plastic cover and the underlying metal, sized appropriately for the carriage bolts. Then enlarge the holes in the plastic to accomodate a spacer. I used a bronze sleeve that was about 5/8" in diameter and 3/4" tall. The carriage bolts pass through this spacer and when you tighten the nut(s) the spacer will prevent the plastic bumper cover from compressing.
Hope this makes sense. It made for a nice clean install and the lights stay pointed where I aimed them. Sorry I don't have any pics.
1. The stock Hella mounting bolts are too short. I replaced them with galvanized carriage bolts of the same diameter but about an inch longer.
2. once you pick a spot on the bumper to mount the lights, drill a hole through the plastic cover and the underlying metal, sized appropriately for the carriage bolts. Then enlarge the holes in the plastic to accomodate a spacer. I used a bronze sleeve that was about 5/8" in diameter and 3/4" tall. The carriage bolts pass through this spacer and when you tighten the nut(s) the spacer will prevent the plastic bumper cover from compressing.
Hope this makes sense. It made for a nice clean install and the lights stay pointed where I aimed them. Sorry I don't have any pics.
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