Well you will be working from underneath anyway .. take the bumper off and learn a trick or 2 ..
Good Luck !
Good Luck !
Mounting lightbar
I bought a 24" curved lightbar and want to mount it on my lower front bumper. I've seen it done but am woundering how they have the mounting brackets and what they mounted it to. I have a few ideas but involves taking the front bumper off which I'm trying to avoid any suggestions would be great. This is the look I'm going for in these pics
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Here's a pic with the light bar on
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Here's some pics of my setup.. And I know my switch looks a little sloppy but I drilled the hole barely too big so I had to fill the edges with silicon to help keep the switch from moving. When it comes to the light bar being dirty that's because your basic car wash does not get into the grill enough for it to be cleaned. I don't mind taking the bumper off because it's easy but I also was cleaning my CAI filter which requires the bumper to be removed as well. A quick wipe with a wet towel and the light bar was clean!
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Hey I recently did this mod on my Cruze and seen you guys were talking about harnesses! Well I wasn't too sure before purchasing but I bought this OPT7 LED Bar Remote Wiring harness and absolutely love it! The range could be alittle better but being able to turn the light bar on without actually having to be in the driver seat is a rear awesome feature! I just hook it into my keys and can turn it on and off front the keys in the ignition or if your (I think) 30 feet away! I think 30 feet (if that's what they claim) is alittle high try 10-20 but still it was pretty much connect the water proof plugs connecting the harness and the light bar and then connecting the harness to positive and negative on the battery! Then hitting on button turns it on, one turns off, one dims and brightens in 3 different stages and one is strobe (flashes 3 times fast, then off for a sec etc.) but it was honestly the easiest part about the whole install especially not having to run wires through the firewall and using fuse taps or whatever! This beats it hands down! Comes with 2 plugs for 2 light bars if combined don't exceed 380w! I didn't do too much looking around before buying this so maybe you can find one cheaper, or more watts or maybe even 3+ light bars somewhere else! I enjoy this thing so much I might consider a second but I haven't seen an easy install for a roof led bar and would think the light bar on the outside of the lower grill would have to involve custom made mounts that come down from the main metal bumper and come out through slits cut in the lower grill at like a 70 degree angle and have the led be mounted that way upside down! I mounted mine right to that main bumper!
But here's a couple pictures and the link to the Opt7 Wireless Wiring Harness...
[380w HD-Remote] LED Light Bar Wiri...p/B0172IYSF0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_6A5PwbCXR4SZG
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Here's where an existing spot is to go through the firewall. Follow where the red wire leads to. Can't tell exactly with the lighting I had but it gives you an idea on where it's at.
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