Making my bumper light mount

mbxmitch · #1 08-11-2012, 05:42 PM

So I finally took the first step into making a bumper light bar for my 93. I'm short on money experience and access to any big tools so this is where I'm at.

I took a 4 runner tube bumper I had in the basement and cut the main tube out of it, has tabs and mounting spots. This is where I'm stuck, just drill holes in my bumper and mount call it a day? Or weld a piece of tube from tow hook bracket to tow hook bracket and mount to that inside the bumper.

Here are pics of were i am it's raining out So I can't do to much

RotP · #2 08-12-2012, 09:54 AM

Personally I would go the weld/tow hook route.

05 Ranger Danger · #3 08-12-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by RotP

Personally I would go the weld/tow hook route.

X2 it will look wayyy better

mbxmitch · #4 08-12-2012, 10:12 AM

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mbxmitch · #5 08-12-2012, 10:14 AM

Welded tabs on the bak of the bumper

mbxmitch · #6 08-12-2012, 10:28 AM

And the finished product before paint

Devin-20 · #7 08-12-2012, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mbxmitch

And the finished product before paint

Damn that's sick.

fabman_52 · #8 08-12-2012, 11:56 AM

Well seeing you chose to weld, you could have eliminated the bar and just used angle iron for your brackets!

George.

mbxmitch · #9 08-12-2012, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by fabman_52

Well seeing you chose to weld, you could have eliminated the bar and just used angle iron for your brackets!

George.

Well I can still remove the bar when ever I want that's what I like about this style. Plus it have me reason to use this thinkin had sitting around

RotP · #10 08-21-2012, 11:55 AM

nicely done.

2004xlmiller · #11 08-21-2012, 12:05 PM

needs to be further out. those lights are useless pointed at the ground like that lol

mbxmitch · #12 08-21-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 2004xlmiller

needs to be further out. those lights are useless pointed at the ground like that lol

I actually thought that as well when I mounted them but since then I have grown to like the fact that I can turn them on in the trails and keep my headlights off, around here the only land to ride on is mostly state owned .. Meaning your trespassing , not having my hid head lights shining 30 feet up Into the trees makes me a little less noticeable

mbxmitch · #13 08-21-2012, 01:32 PM

See pics

mcd58 · #14 08-21-2012, 03:35 PM

well done how did you do those tow hooks? they look good.

mbxmitch · #15 08-21-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mcd58

well done how did you do those tow hooks? they look good.

My truck came with brackets mounted to the bumper mounts the previous owner Towed it behind an rv from them so had these made at a local metal shop to bolt up