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Old 01-19-2015, 03:36 AM
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I got a 50 inch light bar and don't really know how I want to mount it on the Jeep. I've seen a couple online and just don't like the look of most of them . Does anyone have pictures of how they mounted there light bar or pictures of a mount you made.

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I rather like my Inspired Engineering mount:


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thats nice,i seen another company that had one just like that but the mount went forward instead of straight up. what light bar do you have? very nice looking jeep, can barely notice the leds on your mirror

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Thanks

The light bar is from LEDWarehouse, and the mirror mounts are from Inspired Engineering too!
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Originally Posted by Acroyle17
thats nice,i seen another company that had one just like that but the mount went forward instead of straight up.
That sounds like the Hooligan bracket.

I went with Farmer Johnson. It was preordered and hasn't shipped yet. I went with it because it cost the least. Because eventually I'm going to build a roof rack that the light bar will attach to, I didn't want spend much on the bracket.
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Originally Posted by leaftye
That sounds like the Hooligan bracket.

I went with Farmer Johnson. It was preordered and hasn't shipped yet. I went with it because it cost the least. Because eventually I'm going to build a roof rack that the light bar will attach to, I didn't want spend much on the bracket.
Yeah I was thinking about building my own mount
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Go for it. Now that I have a house with a garage, I'm finally getting shop equipment so I can do stuff like that.
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Pretty trick how you mounted those on the mirrors. I would like to see some more pictures of that close up front and back
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Pretty trick how you mounted those on the mirrors. I would like to see some more pictures of that close up front and back
Thanks, those brackets are also made by Inspired Engineering, just like the roof brackets:


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Thanks, those brackets are also made by Inspired Engineering, just like the roof brackets:
I like those, I might have to look into getting a set of those and getting more lights
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http://hooliganoffroad.com/ has a couple of options and http://www.farmerjohnsonoffroad.com/...-bar-brackets/ has a cheap option.
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
I rather like my Inspired Engineering mount:


did you get the security bolts with your mount, if so do you have pictures of them. if not how do you keep it from getting stolen
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did you get the security bolts with your mount, if so do you have pictures of them. if not how do you keep it from getting stolen
Inspired Engineering includes 4 security bolts – 2 for each side for mounting to the gutter.

You can order extra bolts for them for another $10 or something like that and they fit the light bar too. That's what I did.
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okay im going to go with them, look is very clean and simple. okay im going to get them too, gotta protect the investment haha
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Originally Posted by Acroyle17
okay im going to go with them, look is very clean and simple. okay im going to get them too, gotta protect the investment haha
Awesome! Let them know ThatXJguy sent you!


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