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MudBuddy77
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:56 pm Posts: 298 Location: Caddo lake
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 Light bar mount and cover
Ive seen plenty of light bars but I was wondering what some of your ideas are for a bracket or light protector. Most of the lights I've seen mounted on the front have no means of protecting it from limbs, or people falling on it. What did you make yours out of? I like the one from mud buddy or gator trax but they don't sell the brackets alone, it's the whole light kit and all.
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:06 am |
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rob_E
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:03 pm Posts: 1763 Location: Prairieville, LA
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
Mine is 5 inches from front to back and I cant remember the rest of the dimensions but It is made of 1/4 aluminum plate. It was cheap you could build one for any size of light bar or set of lights.
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:55 pm |
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CootSlayerRMFT
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:53 am Posts: 7565 Location: Prairieville, LA
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
3/4" schedule 40 steel pipe welded to plates that bolt to some solid spots on the bow. Sum bitch is tough and has saved the GoLight's ass multiple times!
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:16 pm |
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lizard55033
MMT Addict
Joined: Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:06 pm Posts: 512 Location: Burnsville,MN
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
Whats that gator got in its mouth a deer or a Nutra?
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:09 pm |
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CootSlayerRMFT
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:53 am Posts: 7565 Location: Prairieville, LA
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
A whole freakin deer! He's a dinosaur.
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:22 pm |
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richard nagon
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Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:35 pm Posts: 537
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
coot are u not worried about galvanic corrision bolting steel to aluminium. i would at least install a sacrificial anode. i have also seen where guys use steel rivets in a alum. boat. instead of alum. rivets. not good
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:46 pm |
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CootSlayerRMFT
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:53 am Posts: 7565 Location: Prairieville, LA
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
I was kinda wondering about that. I probably need to mount a zinc up there somewhere, shouldn't I?
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:57 pm |
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SwampSlut
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Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 4:14 am Posts: 577 Location: B.C. - NOLA
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
you could also find an old piece of flat rubber mat and cut out the shape of your mount and slip it between..
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:50 am |
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MudBuddy77
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:56 pm Posts: 298 Location: Caddo lake
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
I like both of those. Thanks for the help guys.
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:37 am |
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Wpatter505
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:25 pm Posts: 246 Location: Little Rock, AR
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
I need to build one myself. Probably just going to build a removable one but it will be some time before I have access to an aluminum welder.
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:26 am |
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richard nagon
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Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:35 pm Posts: 537
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
swampslut u know of a place that sells rubber screws. cause the reaction will follow the fastner.
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:50 pm |
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SwampSlut
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Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 4:14 am Posts: 577 Location: B.C. - NOLA
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:38 pm |
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slingshot
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:28 pm Posts: 1039
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 Re: Light bar mount and cover
Some kind of spacer is a must to seperate the metals , we use and old plastic 55 gallon barreland cut peice's from that as spacers they work great just use a jigsaw.
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