2013 GMC Sierra 2500 Duramax. This wasn't an anti-Ford move by any means, towing our 8000 gvwr travel trailer with the Expedition gave me the heebie jeebies. The new truck is awesome.
30" Light Bar
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2013 GMC Sierra 2500 Duramax. This wasn't an anti-Ford move by any means, towing our 8000 gvwr travel trailer with the Expedition gave me the heebie jeebies. The new truck is awesome.
Where I installed the light bar, the curve would be a disadvantage.
1111ExpyEL1111
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I am interested in the complete setup for our 2012 Expy. Please PM me a price. Thanks!
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Otters07
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TRAITOR!! JK the new Chevy's are nice but I am still biased toward my F-150 being the best truck on the market...although i'm sure the diesel was the selling factor not the manufacturer in your case lol
PrepVet
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Hendu35
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I just did this a bit ago on my expy I got everything off of amazon and it came out pretty damn good for a total of $60! You can kind of see it in the second picture hangin with the big boys
DesertFordRat
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Can you post what light bar you bought and where you mounted it and how you wired it? I know... I'm needy.
Hendu35
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NXL4F4A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Light bar^^
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EZ9Y33W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Wiring Harness^^^
I'll post pictures of how I mounted it and how I wired it, also you will know how to properly remove the grille, this video helped me the best. And this is the video of the wiring Harness I used
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98EXPY 5-0
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I had a buddy get pulled over for his 12 inch LED light bar. First the officer said it had to be covered. My friend should have let that go and took him to court. It only has to be covered (like KC lites) if it's above the head lights. His is on his push bar. So he told the cop that.
He then changed it to say that he had too many lights. In PA you can have no more than 4 forward facing projectors, head lights plus two more. The cop said that the LED bar had 6 lights, therefore he had 8 forward facing lights. Gave him a fix-it ticket to remove the offending equipment.
This is a case where the law hasn't kept up with technology. Multiple LEDs in a single housing should be one light. Very rarely is a single LED used in a lighting application outside of pocket flashlights. LEDs are meant to be used in clusters.
In court you might be able to argue that the LEDs, should they burn out like a light bulb, have to be replaced as a unit, and not individually. But that also depends on the design of the light.
He just turned his light down to avoid the hassle.
He then changed it to say that he had too many lights. In PA you can have no more than 4 forward facing projectors, head lights plus two more. The cop said that the LED bar had 6 lights, therefore he had 8 forward facing lights. Gave him a fix-it ticket to remove the offending equipment.
This is a case where the law hasn't kept up with technology. Multiple LEDs in a single housing should be one light. Very rarely is a single LED used in a lighting application outside of pocket flashlights. LEDs are meant to be used in clusters.
In court you might be able to argue that the LEDs, should they burn out like a light bulb, have to be replaced as a unit, and not individually. But that also depends on the design of the light.
He just turned his light down to avoid the hassle.
USMCBuckWild
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I installed a cheap Amazon light bar in the Expy. I mounted it high up in the grill, inside the highest grille slot. Bought their cheap wiring harness as well. Overall cost was around $75.I had to do a little modification to the top of the grille to mount the bar and drill new holes in the brackets to fit. Works pretty darn well!
I mounted it high because of my experience with the wife's Explorer. On her 08 Explorer I mounted a 30" in the bottom grille between the fog lights. Its very bright but leaves alot of shadow on the road itself if the road isn't perfectly flat. I opted to mount higher to help reduce this "shadow effect".
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Hendu35
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I'd love to see how its mounted and just general pictures of it!
USMCBuckWild
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I don't do any photo hosting, but i'll get some pics to you.
USMCBuckWild
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Pics posted in my original post
PrepVet
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I have this 26" sitting in my garage I bought to install on the front of the EL.
I also bought that "bull bar" from ebay that is supposed to be "designed" to fit behind the front plate of the Expedtion. I doubt it, it is from China and I am sure is sold to be "designed for" every car. That said it is actually finished very well. But I don't see any hard mount points behind the front plate to secure it to...
I haven't looked to far into it as it has been cold and snowy out recently, but will look into it.
(please excuse my garage venison freezer)
I also bought that "bull bar" from ebay that is supposed to be "designed" to fit behind the front plate of the Expedtion. I doubt it, it is from China and I am sure is sold to be "designed for" every car. That said it is actually finished very well. But I don't see any hard mount points behind the front plate to secure it to...
I haven't looked to far into it as it has been cold and snowy out recently, but will look into it.
(please excuse my garage venison freezer)
Limited EL
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I'm interested in seeing this bull bar mounted, as I've been toying with that idea too
whitelightning99
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mounted my 20 ebay light bar behind the grill "Said to be an eye sore" member on here, i think it looks much better then the way i had it before hanging over the front bumper with custom mounts i made up
Robert Pina
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I want to do this exact same thing...what mounts did you use and where did you mount them to? Thanks...
ManUpOrShutUp
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I've got this project on my to-do list. I've got a cheap'ish 30" curved bar and was planning on putting it in the grille right above or right below the Ford oval. I mock-mounted it on the lower fascia and wasn't pleased with the throw at that height. I suppose I should get on this soon as winter is almost upon us. I don't even like doing oil changes when it gets into the low 20s.
