LED bar windshield mount

[bikerglasses]

Any recommendations? Seen some that are $159...seems outrageous to me. Rough Country has one for $59 but says 07+... Thought I read somewhere that I'll work just needs to be bent a little but can't find it.

Thanks.

 

[hoss08]

I have the rough country on my truck, an 04 escalade. It takes quite a bit of bending to get it to work. They are not thin so they don't bend easy. It was a lot of trial and error before I got it to work, even after I got it to line up correctly with my light bar its still a little too thick and it doesn't let the doors close correctly. I get wind noise around the upper door seals around 40 mph. Ill be taking them back off to do a little more work to them. I don't know how comfortable you are with fabrication, but these mounts are far from an easy bolt on. You also will need to drill a total of 6 1/2" holes into your door pillar, that step alone scares a lot of people off. A cordless impact comes in handy when installing the rivet type inserts into the 1/2" holes.

 

[tobysan90]

i have heard alot of people runiing the gg_lighting mounts because they use bolts thats already there

http://www.gg-lighting.net/products/chevy-gmc

 

[bikerglasses]

crazy to me that the mounts are starting to cost more then the Light bars themselves.

 

[hoss08]

crazy to me that the mounts are starting to cost more then the Light bars themselves.

Yeah considering how little there is to the mounts the pricing is outrageous. I plan on cutting mine up and fabbing them to sit a little lower. If I can get them set up so they don't create any wind noise I might try reproducing them. I think I would have been better off starting from scratch being they are nowhere near the shape I got them in. I work in a fab shop so I have access to a CNC so I could probably get the cost down to something more realistic than these $125+ setups.

 

[bikerglasses]

Yah I know I could make something but don't have the equipment to make the bends.

 

[01TX_Tahoe]

Yeah considering how little there is to the mounts the pricing is outrageous. I plan on cutting mine up and fabbing them to sit a little lower. If I can get them set up so they don't create any wind noise I might try reproducing them. I think I would have been better off starting from scratch being they are nowhere near the shape I got them in. I work in a fab shop so I have access to a CNC so I could probably get the cost down to something more realistic than these $125+ setups.

I've got a 52" mounted on my Tahoe and I get major wind noise. I think it comes from the light bar itself more than the mounts. I've played around with the positioning of the bar and at different angles its not so bad but still there. I also get wind noise coming from the doors where the mounts sit. If I can figure out how to get rid of that, I'm good with the noise from the light bar. Here's a pic of mine, think I need to lower the brackets like a half inch or so.

 

[bikerglasses]

What bar and mounts did you get?

Love your switch placement. Where did you get those too?

 

[01TX_Tahoe]

What bar and mounts did you get?

Love your switch placement. Where did you get those too?

thanks, the light bar and mounts i got off ebay. light bar was about $185 or so and the brackets were about $89. i got the switches off amazon via stvmotorsports, they've got em with anything and everything etched on them. i'm looking to get another one soon for rear lights.

 

[MRS.Z-56_Hoe]

That looks good.

 

[01TX_Tahoe]

here's a better pic of my light bar from a distance.

 

[bikerglasses]

You ever figure out what mount you're running?

 

[01TX_Tahoe]

Don't know the brand of the mounts but this is the seller I got 'em from. I haven't seen him list anymore other than for the Raptor.. You can try to contact him and see if he can make another pair.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121558865012

 

[TheAutumnWind]

I've got a 52" mounted on my Tahoe and I get major wind noise. I think it comes from the light bar itself more than the mounts. I've played around with the positioning of the bar and at different angles its not so bad but still there. I also get wind noise coming from the doors where the mounts sit. If I can figure out how to get rid of that, I'm good with the noise from the light bar. Here's a pic of mine, think I need to lower the brackets like a half inch or so.

Wind noise is inevitable with a big old light bar on the roof.

 

[01TX_Tahoe]

Wind noise is inevitable with a big old light bar on the roof.

Yeah, wind noise varies with the light bar at different angles. I've been playing around with a bit. With the light angled downward, you get a real nice high pitch whistle and high speeds (60+ mph). With it angled upward at the same speeds, you lose the whistle and just get regular wind noise similar to that when you have the windows down. You get used to it after a while.

OH, and I had some work done on the both doors on the passenger side recently before the light bar went up. That's where the wind noise was coming from at the doors. They had to realign the doors and now it's gone, from the doors at least.

 

[bikerglasses]

still happy with the light bar? no problems? is that a ebay or amazon light bar?

 

[01TX_Tahoe]

Yeah I'm happy with it. None. Ebay

 

[sdgros01]

Has anyone tried the gg mounts I messaged him as well as email him through his site and haven't heard back from him about how their mounts hold up compared to the other competitors that have a different drill and tap solution in terms or stability and durability


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[01TX_Tahoe]

I'm not sure on the gg mounts, never seen em mounted but the only stock screw up there by the window is one torx screw. I had to use self tappers for the rest. Mine had 5 holes on each one so I lined the first hole up with the torx and just worked my way down. They're pretty solid and aren't coming off easy.

 

[tobysan90]

Has anyone tried the gg mounts I messaged him as well as email him through his site and haven't heard back from him about how their mounts hold up compared to the other competitors that have a different drill and tap solution in terms or stability and durability

I just installed mt GG lighting mounts on my suburban, really easy and nice setup. I never emailed them but did call and talk to them and ordered them after that, now to fix the noise of the heat fins moving with the wind like a tuning fork id be happy