Hey everyone, I've been around the site looking for a long time, but decided recently to join. I traded for a Texas Edition 2005 F150 XLT 4x4 Extended cab. The truck came with TONS of chrome stuck on with 3M Tape and some damage on passenger side. I got tired of looking at the scratches from removing the chrome, the tan, and the damage. I got a few estimates and ended up paying $1200 to get the bottom painted black, damage fixed, and the truck buffed and waxed. I feel like it was a good deal.

I also have been looking at the LED light bars. I found one on Amazon in 20" and decided to order it. I LOVE IT, very easy install. I work as a police officer, just the small LED take downs make a lot of light in our light bars, but nothing like this. I recently drove to Indiana in a lot of snow and it was really nice n the country back rounds. Here are the pictures of the light bar and the before, during, and after pics.

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Looks good and much better all black. What light bar and switch did you go with? A 20" in the same spot is on my list in the very near future.

 

Looks way better all black. Great looking truck.

 

I'll look tomorrow to see what brand the light is. I used a daystar rocker swith.

 

New wheels and tires are in the near future in March. Hoping to do the 305/55/20 toyo open country atII Extreme and fuel trophys

 

That looks good and way better all black! I was one step away from buying a black XLT with tan two tone and I would've had to have that painted over like you. I was pissed at the time, but now I'm glad it had unreported frame damage so I didn't have to have that painted

What bracket did you use to mount it?

 

I used the brackets that came with it. I had it all installed within a matter of an hour. Super easy

 

How did the bracket mount to your bumper? I've been thinking about putting a light bar in that exact same spot, maybe going with a 30".

 

If you look in the gap there are two flat pieces of metal that face you. I just drilled through those, and ran the bolt in it.

 

The frame horns are different on the 04-05s than the 06-08s. We have to cut an inch or two off of our frame to fit a bar down there. That's part of why the bumpers changed and aren't truly interchangeable.

 

Looks a lot better. I'm not a fan of two tone also. Any nightime pics with the LED light bar turned on? Just curious about it's brightness. I like the Rigid's but they are quite expensive.

 

Very clean looking. I like it.

 

Looks much better all black... Have you thought about blacking out the bumpers too?

 

I like it. Too many cars/trucks dong the "murdered out" look. The chrome bumpers/handle pulls help set off the bit of chrome on his wheels. I can't say as though I disliked the two-tone he had from the factory, but I prefer the bumpers be PTM with the two-tone color (a la King Ranch).

 

Nice!