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where do lights look best?

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where do lights look best?

i want some off road lights like KCs or something but i dont know where they would look the best. on the bumper? behind the grill? get a roll bar? bull bar? light bar? i was never a fan of light bars but after seeing my buddys jeep in the dark w/ the 3 lights on i will consider one now. i want at least 2 lights somewhere in front and possibly some on top depending on how people think it would look.
what ya think?
 
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I used to have 4 on a headache rack type thing, it looked sweet, but it wasn't on very well so I took it off and have been too lazy to re-install it.

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if you dont have a front bar.. Light tabs with Slim style lights...

I cant WAIT till my lights are back on... i mean what?
 
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if you dont have a front bar.. Light tabs with Slim style lights...

I cant WAIT till my lights are back on... i mean what?
thought about getting a bull bar. what are light tabs?
 
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Originally Posted by yfzman450
thought about getting a bull bar. what are light tabs?
if you get a bull bar remember you have a body lift and need to modify the brackets to lift it up..

light tabs are light tabs lol they go on the bumper and lights mount to them...

do a search you will get alot of hits..
 
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
if you get a bull bar remember you have a body lift and need to modify the brackets to lift it up..

light tabs are light tabs lol they go on the bumper and lights mount to them...

do a search you will get alot of hits..
true..... forgot about that BL problem. i saw some lights at summit so i guess i might go get a few and see how it works out. do they have to be the narrower lights to go on my bumper?
 
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Got mine mounted up on my brush guard. It came pre-drilled with the holes, and threaded for the lights to mount.
 
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Originally Posted by yfzman450
true..... forgot about that BL problem. i saw some lights at summit so i guess i might go get a few and see how it works out. do they have to be the narrower lights to go on my bumper?
no it just looks better
 
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bumper(light tabs) and/or behind grille

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I personally think they look better on some kind of brush guard, bull bar, push bar etc...
 
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Originally Posted by Trigger01
I personally think they look better on some kind of brush guard, bull bar, push bar etc...
yeah i think so too. i think i might just put them behind the grill so they will be there and i can use them but they wont stand out unless it at night. gotta get a billet grill for that bc i dont think much lights gonna shine through my stock grill.
anyone had any experience w/ the ebay billet grill inserts?
 
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I just got my Hella's working Friday, they're behind my grille, have been all the time I've owned it, just haven't had them hooked up.

I bought another set, debating on putting em on the bumper, or taking em back and returning them.
 
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I like light tabs...

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Are you wanting to keep the stock bumper?

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On tabs, a tube buper, or on a light bar. I don't like bullbars or brushguards at all, my truck had one and took it off the first week.
 
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some simple light tabs that dont stand out look good. you cant even see mine when the lights are installed.
 
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