Installing a HIDDEN BUMPER LIGHT BAR for my 3RD Generation TOYOTA TACOMA!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2019
- In today's video I install a much needed mod for my 3rd generation Toyota Tacoma!! Today I work on installing the 30'' LED light bar from Diode Dynamics! This requires zero cutting or any modifications and uses the factory crash bar bolts to secure the light bar into place. I found that the easiest way to do this was to remove the grill and part of the bumper to get better access to the bolt. This really wasn't a hard project to do, once the light bar was on, it was time for wiring. Having done this before it is really straight forward. Hook up wires to the battery and then one through the firewall for the switch. You can place the switch wherever you want, but I wanted to put it with my other light in the "useless" cubby spot. Hope you guys enjoyed and this is a great night time mod for any truck!!
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Installing a HIDDEN BUMPER LIGHT BAR for my 3RD Generation TOYOTA TACOMA!
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Looks awesome! We're glad to be a part of the Tacoma build!
I'll make a TH-cam video too if you guys send me one 😉🤙
@@sanchez252 We appreciate the offer!
Sweet. Getting 1 for my 2019 TRD OFF ROAD Tacoma. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Good choice! It's very bright!! I've only used it offroad at night once, but I love it!
Cool mod for the taco! 👍
Thanks!
Love that you used the handle from your pitbull motorcycle stand as a breaker bar. If it works, it works 👍🏻
Sometimes you just need some extra leverage! Works great!
Buy the Cali raised 3 switch plate for the Tacoma. For about $15 you'll love it.
nice. Tacomas getting better every day
also first
Thanks!
Tacoma frame rails bend on a car lift. 😁
Yeah, it’s crazy bright. Glad you’ll be able to see down the road cause then you’ll be able to see all the opposing traffic that you blinded and maybe miss them as they are swerving all over the road that they can’t see anymore.
It would be like using your brights, you shut it off when on coming traffic is coming.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Most people don’t shut them off. Just like all the damn “fog lights”. I’ve been driving charter buses for 12 years now. We have drivers that run with the fog lights on all the time and all they do is light up the ditch. But they are still bright to the oncoming traffic. I’ve seen a lot of lights the same style as in the video, more than a few on semis. Even on four lane highways they are too bright, especially when coming around a curve. I get that people want to see the road better at night. I do too, especially when I have a bus load of people on board.
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it! Definitely a cool lighting mod for the Tacoma!
My name Bennie, met you at the unveiling of the 2020 c8 in Greenville Sc, ya'll guys keep up the good work
Oh cool! Thanks for coming to say hi!
I have a light bar in the same spot, I use it all the time at night. Helps when you’re setting up a tent at night 😂
Oh nice!
I find it very satisfying the way the light is perfectly integrated into the grille 😂
Haha yea!
Have the same grille as you, looking for the added Toyota part you have written across the front! Looks great
I bought the grill with "Toyota" already on it! Mine is from BF Fabricating, and I believe they sell the letters separate!
Which light bar? Driving, wide or combo?
Looks great! I’m about to have the front end torn apart to put on a bumper and some headlights might as well throw this on while I’m at it.
Great video!
I love your Tacoma, you did a awesome job on your new LED lights bar! I want one on my Electric car new when I get it, I want a Mercedes eqc or jaguar I pace or Tesla for my first car!
Dream on; your parents are getting you a KIA.
Nice work and the light really paints the road ahead. Do you think the light bar could be blocking some of the airflow to the transmission cooler and the A/C condenser?
There's about an inch of space underneath it for air flow, so I don't think I'll have to worry about that.
Nice truck and excellent step by step vid.
Where did you get the mounting black brackets from? As seen at 1:22
Those brackets came with this kit!
I am in the process of putting in my lightbar and I am running into the same problem. There is no room to work. I am working on a plan. I did by a ratchetting swivel head 10 mm wrench. Not sure if I want to pull open the front clip.
hows the lining for the headlights at night?
I like that the white seems closer to 4000K. I don't like 5000k white/blue. I prefer high yellow, but this looks great! I have the SS3 sport yellow fogs.
Oh nice! Yeah this doesn't have any hint of blue which is nice, although it would kind of match with the truck lol! I had fogs like that but eventually switched! What else have you done?
I am going to order the stealth combo light bar in yellow. Street legal here and Ohio has alot of wet crappy weather. I also have 8 Lux Max yellow rocklights going on in the next day or 2. Had em on my 16 wrangler and never put them on my 18. So they should have plenty of life left!
Love the videos fellas, can you get me the link to the carbon fiber dash kit you have installed? Keep up the good work the Tacoma looks like a dream!
Thanks, here's the video on that! th-cam.com/video/wfwB-MaFukg/w-d-xo.html. They are from tufskinz!
Excellent video. Purchased a WeiSen Front Bumper Opening Mount 30 Inch LED Light Bar from Amazon. As I wanted the light behind the bumper similar to yours, the installer told me he would need to remove the bumper for install and would take three hours. From what I saw in your video, you simply loosened the bumper for install. Is it true it is a three hour install if so what is a fair amount for labor only? Looking forward to hearing from you.
You could knock this out in an hour to be honest. Just removing the grille like I did can get it done ;)
I think a lot of bars directions say to take off the air deflectors and get rid of them which would have made it easier for you
True, I wanted to keep them on, so it was a little work, but not bad!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed so the wind deflectors can stay on? Alot of people say needs to be cut
@@yezkaholic Yeah I have them on the truck with the bar! Little bit of an install but I kept them!
Awesome front grill. Where did you get it?
It's from BP Fabricating! Here's the install vid on that! th-cam.com/video/6O7t95J276g/w-d-xo.html
What are your thoughts on the light output putting it behind the grates vs. using a bracket, cutting the grates and mounting it flush? Do you feel like the grates reduce the amount of light you get from the bar? Im trying to decide on my tacoma now which way to mount it.
I like it! They don't seem to hinder the output at all, so it makes it look very nice and subtle instead of just being there on the outside of them! Personal preference really, but I like it mounted behind and the brackets that come with them, make it for an "easy" install to bolt to where the crash bar is! Plug the grates line up almost perfectly with the parts of the light bar that isn't the light if that makes sense!
I love the grill where'd you get it
From BP fabricating. I don't think they make it anymore, but they have other designs!
I know you installed it how you wanted to, but DiodeDynamics has a water release valve on one side of the light bar that is supposed to point downwards, with the cable coming out the passenger side, since you have the wires coming out the driver side, that valve is now pointing upwards on the passenger side and water cannot escape. Anyways nice install
That's the second comment I have seen on that, so far I haven't had any issues at all, and the only reason I put the cable towards the driver side is so that I would have enough to reach the battery.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Understood. I just didn't know if they actually said that in the install instructions. I seen someone else run that cord on the passenger side and have enough room. Loving the truck. Working on getting me one so im already looking for mods!
@@DoubleKlutch99 Maybe one day I'll switch it, next time the bumper is off! You'll love it, it's the best truck I've had!
Should have got Baja Designs. But looks cool at least.
Is it legal to drive with the led bar here as everyday night drive ? Or only for off-road?
Companies advertise for off-road use only. I have used it on backroads with no other cars to help see better, watch for deer, things like that. But I don't use it for city driving at night.
love the LED light bar, fyi your headlights are out of alignment...
How so?
did you get the Heavy Duty Single Output Wiring Harness? for the additional $30?
I'm not sure which harness it was, I didn't know there was an option. I think I just had one option at the time!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed I’m going to order it but i’m wondering if i should get it or not
so you installed these lights BEFORE you installed your Body Armor Hi Line Bumper in a later video. I just looked at my Body Armor bumper and it looks like it will block the light if mounting the light bar where you mount it in this video. In the bumper video you show removing your light brackets. Did you end up getting a light for the front of the bumper? I ask because I was gonna do this light. Please advise
I did install this light bar and then the bumper, didn't plan that, but it actually doesn't hinder the light. If it's too angled upwards it will, but it just shines between the bumper and the bullbar on it! I had to remove those brackets to fit the bumper, but still have this light bar!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed thx for the reply my bumper install was easy...just got my parts in for the pop and lock you did..looked pretty straight forward...after that..gonna do that light bar..thx for helping a boomer
What was the torque for the nuts back on the crash bar ??
Just tight! Not really sure, but with my new bumper, I had to take that off!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed thank you for the response! Very helpful video
Can you purchase those brackets seperately?
I'm not sure to be honest since they came with the kit, but I installed a new bumper and they don't fit with that, so I'm trying to research that as well!
Does this add have any effect on air flow for air conditioning etc?
Nope. Plenty of air goes through the main grille. And more than enough goes through where the light bar is
Thanks for your reply.
No problem!
@Bro FOURR Speed Is that a spot, flood, or combo?
I believe it flood. Does a great shop illuminating the road ahead at night!
Dang, the switch mounts are cornball. Get the caliraised spacer and switches.
I have a nice setup now for all my switches ;)
What is your grille and where did you get it??
I got it from Bullet Proof Fabricating! They have a few to look at!
My fuse blew the second day I had it I’m not sure if I’m suppose to connect the black wire to the actual battery or to the side of the truck aswell
The relay goes anywhere you can secure it, so the only wires going to the battery are the positive and negative, as long as you have that right, you shouldn't have any issues!
Did you ever fix the headlights?
You mean putting LED bulbs into these new housings? Not yet, hopefully soon though.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed you guys should just get the Morimoto XB and be done with it.
Seems to be pointing out, rather than downwards.......is it legal?
I have it pretty level, I don't think you can use it going down the road, it's more for night time offroading or camping.
What brackets did you use?
This light bar came with the brackets if thats what you mean! It was a kit!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed oh ok, thanks! I like how you can keep your OEM wind deflectors on.
@@dnbjunky Yea it's a great kit that utilizes some stock parts!
Clearasil works
Would love to have one for my 23 but hesitate becuase its under warranty?🤔
Lights wouldn’t affect warranty at all..
You mounted the LED bar upside down. There is a moisture relief valve and the way you have it mounted has it pointed up. If you flip your light bar it'll be pointed down and that is the correct way so the water can drain out.
That's interesting, I just looked and didn't see any valve anywhere, it's also sealed so not sure how water would get into it other than a leak or damaged, but thanks!
Bros FOURR Speed watch this vid. Start at the 7min mark. Maybe yours is different? th-cam.com/video/sT27AQkCUTg/w-d-xo.html
I don’t miss putting the screws into light bar omg that sucked my hands where all messed up lol
Haha yea, it's a little difficult for sure.
They have in ad in your video
What a coincidence
This is the exactly reason why i let the dealership to work in my mods
Why? This really isn't that hard of an install.
Throw that grill insert in the trash.
It's a grill I like for my own personal truck, since this video I have changed grills again. What grill do you have on your tacoma?
Light bars are gay. You can't even use them on the street. RICER. Put some Street Glows on it.
Joe Smartballs It's for offroading at night time!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Some people just don't get it. Awesome job. Luv the channel.
Not as gay as your response.