Hood Light Mounts Install Walk Thru (Lots o pics!)

[MandR Automotive]

Have you guys looked into M&R Products?

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[vanilla_gorilla]

...yea...yea...yea... I'm gettin' to it... geesh!

I'll try and snag some tonight.

I'm anxious to see your lights! I'm thinking i will go with the 6 inch LED lights from M&R for my mounts, in the pencil beam. And then the 20 inch bar in the bumper. Can't beat their prices. Plus looking at their vids of their lights, looks great. Waiting to see Birdmans review when he gets his 20 incher. (That's what she said!)

And a Lodi Beer Beer Co. meet-up will soon follow, for comparing!

 

[MandR Automotive]

Birdman is going to use his 20 incher this weekend (That's what she said!)

I heard he kisses and tells so keep posted

 

[puddle hunter]

Okay, I created a new thread for my stuff over HERE.

 

[LVdezertdawg]

I do believe that we have managed to shatter all installation records on the outlaw light mounts....5 minutes on the drivers side and 7 minutes on the passenger side. Now, please realize that I had already dremeled and cut the plastic cowling prior to arrival at MarkT's yesterday. Mark installed the drivers side in a timed 5 minutes and I took the passengers side and it took me seven minutes....I am old and slow!!!! Now the best part. the hood was never completely unbolted on one side at any point. What does that mean...no hood aligning....no muscle straining trying to keep it in place. WOOOOHOOOO!
How did this little engineering feat occur, you ask? I am sworn to secrecy, but our own resident engineering specialist MARKT might be coerced into letting you know. No animals were hurt during this installation but it did involve torch, chainsaw, and jaws of life. I have my lights on order with James from Alternative Offroad and they are due in midweek to get them installed before our Anza run next weekend.

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

I do believe that we have managed to shatter all installation records on the outlaw light mounts....5 minutes on the drivers side and 7 minutes on the passenger side. Now, please realize that I had already dremeled and cut the plastic cowling prior to arrival at MarkT's yesterday. Mark installed the drivers side in a timed 5 minutes and I took the passengers side and it took me seven minutes....I am old and slow!!!! Now the best part. the hood was never completely unbolted on one side at any point. What does that mean...no hood aligning....no muscle straining trying to keep it in place. WOOOOHOOOO!
How did this little engineering feat occur, you ask? I am sworn to secrecy, but our own resident engineering specialist MARKT might be coerced into letting you know. No animals were hurt during this installation but it did involve torch, chainsaw, and jaws of life. I have my lights on order with James from Alternative Offroad and they are due in midweek to get them installed before our Anza run next weekend.

Dude, do tell, because i'm about to install my mounts tomorrow and would love to do it under 20 minutes. I do have one idea, but i would like to hear from experience.

 

[BigJ]

Wow 'dawg! You gotta share!

 

[Squatting Dog]

Yes, please let us in on the secret! The only reason I haven't pulled the trigger is because I would be doing the install solo. And don't want to mess with unbolting the hood by myself.

-Greg

 

[rhino]

I do believe that we have managed to shatter all installation records on the outlaw light mounts....5 minutes on the drivers side and 7 minutes on the passenger side. Now, please realize that I had already dremeled and cut the plastic cowling prior to arrival at MarkT's yesterday. Mark installed the drivers side in a timed 5 minutes and I took the passengers side and it took me seven minutes....I am old and slow!!!! Now the best part. the hood was never completely unbolted on one side at any point. What does that mean...no hood aligning....no muscle straining trying to keep it in place. WOOOOHOOOO!
How did this little engineering feat occur, you ask? I am sworn to secrecy, but our own resident engineering specialist MARKT might be coerced into letting you know. No animals were hurt during this installation but it did involve torch, chainsaw, and jaws of life. I have my lights on order with James from Alternative Offroad and they are due in midweek to get them installed before our Anza run next weekend.

My guess is you used a double ended stud and removed one bolt at a time, replaced with new stud and torqued so the hinge was never loose on both ends. Then simply put the new bracket over the hinge studs, put the nut on, torque to spec and your done. Well that's how I did mine any way.

I did not time it per side but it couldn't have been much longer than you described. I was installing mounts in both raptors and it took less than an hour for all four and I had numerous interruptions.

I'm curious if this how you did it as well. Regardless good luck and this forum has great ideas and knowledge base to pull from. It will be good to meet some of you at the Texas run. We are bringing at least 2 disabled vets on this trip so we are pushing to have both Raptors ready in time.

 

[LVdezertdawg]

My guess is you used a double ended stud and removed one bolt at a time, replaced with new stud and torqued so the hinge was never loose on both ends. Then simply put the new bracket over the hinge studs, put the nut on, torque to spec and your done. Well that's how I did mine any way.

I did not time it per side but it couldn't have been much longer than you described. I was installing mounts in both raptors and it took less than an hour for all four and I had numerous interruptions.

I'm curious if this how you did it as well. Regardless good luck and this forum has great ideas and knowledge base to pull from. It will be good to meet some of you at the Texas run. We are bringing at least 2 disabled vets on this trip so we are pushing to have both Raptors ready in time.

Ding, ding, ding, Rhino hit it on the head! MarkT gets all the credit from me and I expected him to chime in already. I am looking forward to meeting you and the vets at the run!!!