Thread: Novel bracket for Light Bar to the new D4

Be careful - it will block a significant amount of air through the radiator with a light bar there...

I made a similar bracket for my D4 before getting a bull-bar however the cross bar was horizontal rather than vertical. The bolt holes for the lights were close to the ends so that the tabs didn't protrude past the light's mount bracket - only about 10mm of metal between the hole and the end.

My metal bar was substantially lighter than that one and the lights wider apart and close to the bracket mounts.

Interesting I love it looks great!!

Originally Posted by Graeme

I made a similar bracket for my D4 before getting a bull-bar however the cross bar was horizontal rather than vertical. The bolt holes for the lights were close to the ends so that the tabs didn't protrude past the light's mount bracket - only about 10mm of metal between the hole and the end.

My metal bar was substantially lighter than that one and the lights wider apart and close to the bracket mounts.

Thanks Graeme, I plan on using 10mm Alloy has worked before and also have the mount points closer to the end. I am also going to put the horizontal piece behind the grill in front of the mounting/bolt holes already there to create a bigger air space. Plan is to have it fitted this weekend so will try to post some pictures (for the first time).

Re single light bar being illegal.
Pretty sure I read somewhere on AULRO if you run a band of insulation tape in the middle of the bar its enough to make it seperate.Worth looking into.
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Re single light bar being illegal.
Pretty sure I read somewhere on AULRO if you run a band of insulation tape in the middle of the bar its enough to make it seperate.Worth looking into.
Andrew

Pretty sure light bars are now legal in queensland..........no need for tape

Either way I'm yet to see a light bar with tape on it, I reckon at night it would still look like a single bar.

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Re single light bar being illegal. Pretty sure I read somewhere on AULRO if you run a band of insulation tape in the middle of the bar its enough to make it seperate.Worth looking into. Andrew

I got pulled up by a policeman about a year ago.
He told me he was going to sticker my D4, but asked if I had some tape in the car.
Had a role of black cloth tape.
We put it on together and wished me a good day.
Qld and SA are now legal states for light bars.
Will keep my tape on until it becomes legal in WA too.

Brett...

He must have taken a dislike to you Brett, or was just looking for an excuse to put a sticker on a Disco ..............

The number of vehicles I see every day of the week in Perth with a single LED bar on them suggests that this is not normally something that they worry about over here.

I had a 40" LED bar up under the roofrack for over a year (until some lowlife mungrel decided that he wanted it more than I did) - and it never rated even a look by the constabulary, even though I'd been pulled over plenty of times for the usual random breath tests / warnings about the speed I travel at etc.

I'll get another one soon when I figure out a more secure mounting method - at least the mungrel who got the last one left the wiring and plug intact up on the roofrack.

I remember a few years ago getting pulled up and chatted about the roof mounted spotlights on my work Prado in Kalgoorlie. They were going to put a sticker on it until I pointed out a very well known Falcon ute with a row of roof mounted spotties which just happened to drive past while they had me pulled up ..................... it was owned and driven to work (Kalgoorlie Police Station) daily ............................. by their Sergeant.