New light bar finished! (Pics on page 3)

501 · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 2:33 pm

I was down at my mechanics today and we got talking about a light bar for the front bumper of the Libby. Next thing I knew we had this made up!

Here's what it looks like on the Libby.

A little paint and a couple of lights, I think it will work

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 3:25 pm

You talked about that last week, great job, looks like it should work real good!
Now get it put on and add some lights! :wink:

Tom

riptricket · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 6:11 pm

ya looks awesome!

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 9:17 pm

Light em up! Don't forget more pics please!

Terry

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 10:42 pm

Looks good! That plating is pretty dang thick. :lol:

Bar looks like its about the right size for the liberty.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 11:12 pm

that looks good, how much for one?? Ive been wanting to add something like that to my bumper for grille/radaitor protection

501 · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 11:16 pm

Thanks guys!

I wish I could fab up stuff like this, but I just gave the guy the idea, and helped him measure up things, he's the welder & bender person. Hopefully one of the fab guys here might throw some of these together for people if they want though.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 11:57 pm

how thick is it? you cant get him just get him to make one more for me I dont even need the flat stock on it b/c Ill just weld it to my bumper

501 · **Posted:** Sun May 11, 2008 8:53 am

It's 1 3/4" tailpipe stock. He normally doesn't do custom work like this, I just talked him into it. Was hoping to install it today but with it raining like crazy right now, the odds are it won't get mounted till later this week.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Sun May 11, 2008 10:03 am

What are the dimensions on it? Outside Width at bottom and top and height?

501 · **Posted:** Sun May 11, 2008 10:38 am

10% design fee per unit if massed produced :lol:

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Sun May 11, 2008 10:14 pm

Hmmm....might be time to clear the garage and tool up. I was going to stop and grab a stick of 1.75 x .120 this week for another project. Maybe I'll grab an extra piece and some 3"x.25" flat for mounts and tabs. Time to get away from this darn pc anyway.

So what would a light bar like this w/ a couple light mounting tabs on it be worth? Probably take me about an hour to build one, quicker if I start cutting out the pieces and then burn them together.

rangerd77 · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 10:48 am **Posts:** 512

this actually doesnt look too bad. looks like something that i saw in Quadratec catalog for the stock wrangler bumper. also, how are you gonna mount this "metal" piece onto a "plastic" bumper? not being a smart booty, just really want to kow, cuz ill do the same.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2008 3:01 pm

rangerd77 wrote:

this actually doesnt look too bad. looks like something that i saw in Quadratec catalog for the stock wrangler bumper. also, how are you gonna mount this "metal" piece onto a "plastic" bumper? not being a smart @$#%, just really want to kow, cuz ill do the same.

just bolt it down through to the frame would be the best and simplest thing to do, frame section is right under the plastic bumper

rangerd77 · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 10:48 am **Posts:** 512

tommudd wrote:

just bolt it down through to the frame would be the best and simplest thing to do, frame section is right under the plastic bumper

cool i didnt know that that piece was under there, thanks for the info

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2008 3:41 pm

rangerd77 wrote:

tommudd wrote:

just bolt it down through to the frame would be the best and simplest thing to do, frame section is right under the plastic bumper

cool i didnt know that that piece was under there, thanks for the info

look up under from the bottom and you can see holes that are in the front frame rail , thats a good spot to bolt into cause you can reach the bolts :wink:

501 · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2008 7:06 pm

Got the bar painted and now just waiting on some good weather to mount it. I'll add the lights when I find some I like.

Like Tom said, I'll bolt it to the metal under the plastic skin.

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

You got a great design there, simple but neat. Are you adding lights up top, or smaller lights underneath?

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2008 10:15 pm

501,
now if you would of just bought my bumper with the fogs already in there, you would have a set of lights for up there on the light bar :wink:

just messing with ya!

t.

Inc · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2008 10:31 pm

That looks good. Really well done. I would put the lights on top if it was me. I like that look better.

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