FRS LED light bar install
 

Hey guys,

I found an LED light bar on Ebay the other day, that looked like it would work well with my FRS.

I got it mounted up this weekend, and it fits really well, but I cant decide if it looks a little too "ricey" so I thought I would post some pics so you guys can let me know what you think.

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Very nice install. Those things are so bright, you could probably get a smoked lens (or smoke it yourself) and it would still be crazy bright. I think it would look a lot better if it was slightly tinted so it didn't stand out as much.

I thought about doing this some time ago. lol.

Any night action shots?

VHT Nightshade it and blend it in a bit.

but arent lightbars in the front illegal in CA?

If he's not using it while on public roads? Same thing can be said with window tint, catless exhaust, non-CARB intakes, etc, but people still do them anyway.

Yea, technically illegal here in Cali, but I see those BroDozer trucks here all the time with huge light bars pretty regularly

Also, I do like the tint idea, and maybe get some black coated bolts as well.

what are you going to use the lightbar for? is it for track only? please do not use it on the street...

I also agree with tinting it. right now, since the surround is all dark colors with the lightbar white, it is extremely noticeable.

I assure you, I am not shining it in people's faces (even though it is tempting to use it as a "punisher" for folks who drive with their brights/fog lights on.)

But yea, intended use is as a driving light, as I have found myself in the middle of the desert driving to the track in the wee hours of the AM.

Going back and forth on the tinting thing, I agree that it would make it a bit more subtle, but so far, I'm not really trying to hide it....

More rice than uncle Ben could handle. But it's your car.

it's not really much for hiding it but making it blend in with the bumper and not having the colors contrast so much. IMO, leaving it like that is fine as well since it's supposed to be a utility and not part of a show car or anything like that. adding some tint to it would just make it look cleaner up front.

someone with photoshop skills should add a tint and see how well it looks

You could put it behind the grill. Shouldn't affect brightness that much

Oh, man that would have been so much more work! I already had to machine down the cooling fins on the back of the bar, and make custom mounting tabs.

To get it behind the grill would require notching the crash beam, as well as cutting out each little hole in the grill, as that part of it is blocked off.

Mount it at the bottom...

looks like the car has iced out "grills" ....