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Who said you have to use bumper mounts for driving lights?

That's a buncha Whooie!

Just make up some brackets from Stainless Steel and bolt them to the body.  I happen to have the bumper mounts for my Nerf bars, but if you don't have the bumper mounts (and I applaud you not having them), try something like this:

The bolts are stainless 5/16" carriage bolts and the holes in the brackets are large enough to accept the square bases.  Look close and you'll see the mounting gasket, made from a piece of truck inner tube.  The bracket material is 1/4" and I admit is overkill but I wanted zero vibration when the lights are on.  Sure got that!   3/16" thick would be a bit easier to work - Stainless Steel is hard and tough.

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Like the stainless woven cover for the wires?  Home Depot Plumbing dept.  Kitchen faucet or toilet water feed happens to be the same threads as a Marshal light base.

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Yeah, I know.....These are enormous Tungsten bulbs.  They've been replaced with Halogen H3 versions for much brighter light and a 2-lane-wide spot out at about 1/4 mile (which would be good for spotting alligators, right?).

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Trust me - These things are RUGGED!  Like something ROLM Electronics would make for the Military.  But they show zero light jiggle when the driving lights are on.

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I would suggest using those spiffy, wedge-shaped aiming washers that come in the box with Hella lights (sadly, Marshall hasn't quite caught up yet).  They make dialing them in for a spot down the road super-easy.

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Pearl Front

LOL, Gordon. I've been working for three years to get all the HomeDepot plumbing hardware off of my Spyder.

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