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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 05:59 PM
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Anyone know where to find the brackets for above the windshield?
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 11:51 PM
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http://www.omcoffroad.com/apps/webst...s/show/4057581 http://shop.hooliganoffroadengineeri...r-mount-LB.htm
http://www.inspired-engineering.com/...Code=IE-v2xj50 Or if you want a 40 inch http://www.detoursusa.com/led-head.php
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Old Jul 9, 2014 | 04:30 PM
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Appreciate it
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Old Jul 10, 2014 | 02:23 AM
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Have you bought the light bar yet tho?
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Old Jul 10, 2014 | 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by andrewmp6
Have you bought the light bar yet tho?
No not yet.been shopping around ..I have the 3 inch cree led pods for the a pillars idk if I want to.go the same with the 50inch or nor
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Old Jul 10, 2014 | 06:59 AM
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Look around the vendors on here a few have some nice ones priced right.
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Old Jul 10, 2014 | 08:25 AM
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I like that Inspired-Engineering mounts. Very clean.
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I have the OMC one and pretty impressed with how beefy it is. I went with OMC because I wanted a cleaner look. Removed the roof rack, lights sit even with the roof line and a clean look. An added benefit the light bar acts like a sun visor as well.

Only down side is a leak. When it rains, I have a leak on the driver side. I am sure it's just an adjustment, but in South Texas, we rarely get rain so not a big deal
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Old Jul 14, 2014 | 01:55 AM
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Or you can rtv or seam sealer around those brackets it should keep the water out.
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Originally Posted by andrewmp6
Or you can rtv or seam sealer around those brackets it should keep the water out.
If it was just that easy. When installed, the bracket pushes against the door and now the door is slightly out of alignment, resulting in the leak. The light bar mount installs using existing holes, and a super easy install.
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Old Jul 14, 2014 | 08:03 AM
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Take some pictures of that when you can.
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Originally Posted by andrewmp6
Take some pictures of that when you can.
Will do, ill take one tomorrow
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Photos of the installed light bar. Where the door and a pillar meet is the problem. The door no longer fits flush as it did, and the water drips in from the top.
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Originally Posted by gettin_dirty_with_ruby
photos of the installed light bar. Where the door and a pillar meet is the problem. The door no longer fits flush as it did, and the water drips in from the top.

ever find a solution? Looking into the same bracket but.im in south fla rains.all the time lol
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Old Aug 2, 2014 | 11:34 PM
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The way it fits the door jam only thing i can think of is seam sealer the hell out of the bracket and pray it don't rain hard.
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