CON'T from Part 1
https://www.f150online.com/forums/ap...art-1-2-a.html


Notice the space between the impact censer and the support bar. Mine was around 1/4".



Remove the support bar and take a moment to remove the temperature probe on the center support member.
NOTE: 1st remove the probe from the nylon tab then remove the mounting tab. Be gentle but force full with the nylon mounting tab when removing from the center support.

Once you remove the temp probe you will see a larger hole over a smaller home. I used the larger hole to run my bolt thru. I put the bolt with the head toward the radiator and the threads facing forward.

Go ahead and bent you light bar center support bracket so that it clears the impact censor and rest agents the center radiator bracket. Mark and drill a hole in the center light support the uses the existing large hole in the radiator bracket.

This is what it looks like:





NOTE: now is a good time for the a beverage that I spoke of earlier!! Your almost done!!

Go ahead and disassemble everything and take a grinder and clean up the corners of the light bar and the center support; like this:





While you have every thing apart go ahead and drill a hole for the temp probe in the light bar center bracket for the nylon mounting tab.

Here is what it looks like:







CONGRATULATIONS !!! you have finished the mount. Now its time to put a finish of your choice on the bracket. I chose hammered black. Here are some picks of it being finished in my makeshift paint booth!!





And here is the finished mount:



Finley lets put the finished product on the truck and mount everything up!
This is what mine looked like!!







This is a view of where I mounted the relay for the KC Light. I placed it behind the pass side head light bucket on the frame. I used the high beam power wire for a trigger on the relay. Therefore the KCs come on with the High Beams only.... Works for me and keeps the law happy!!



Lastly sit back and admire your finished work!!
here are some shots of my truck "in action":











I hope this helps answer some questions for those who always wanted to install lights behind the grill. No this was not my design, I saw it here in a post at F150. I couldn't find it any more so I decided to do a step by step article. Feel free to drop me a post if there are any questions.

Have Fun!!!!

Skip

 

Not sure if you meant to or not, but you made another thread for part 2. It would be better to keep the two parts under the same thread.

Either way, good stuff

 

ELVATO;
you are correct! I did do another thread "Part 2"; I had to. Do to the high number of pictures I had to go to a second thread. When you post a thread with picks you are only allowed 20 pictures per post. BTW all of the cool smiles and charters to the right count as a pick toward your 20 limit.
Thanks
Skip

 

That sucks. Maybe a mod can merge them and bypass the limit?

 

ELVATO;
That would be nice; much easier to follow then!

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Merged. Archiving this post.

Merged post is located here: https://www.f150online.com/forums/ap...step-step.html