I had previously mounted a pair of the stick-on 1.5 watt Eagle Eyes LEDs at the rear and wired them into the backup lights. Since I was really satisfied with the results, I decided to do something similar on the front.
I bought the bolt-on versions in the hope that the bolts would be compatible with the holes in the lower grill. It was a good guess. The bolts are perfect in diameter and length for use in the lower grill. I bought 4 stainless steel washers and four neoprene washers to put between the inside of the grill and the nut. Really easy and really effective mounting solution. I didn't even use locktite, as the neoprene provides enough compression to hold the LEDs in place. Finger tight was all it took.
You have to make your own wiring harness, of course, and that has to be done on the truck because the LEDs are on the outside of the grill and of course the wires are all on the inside of the grill. I chose to tap into the truck's existing wiring at the lower front right factory LED running light due to accessibility. I could have put them on a different circuit and installed a manual switch inside the cab, but I couldn't imagine wanting to turn on the LEDs and nothing else. I did it quickly and it's not the best wiring harness I'm capable of, but I'll do some remedial work on it when I get some time.
To find a source for Eagle Eyes LEDs, I just googled it. Made the mistake of ordering directly from China, so the things took over two weeks to get to me. And they sent me white ones instead of the yellow ones I ordered. Be careful where you order from!
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It's pretty, but what the heck does it do?
