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    Mount for light bar / spot lights

    While there are a few threads on driving lights, I don't see a lot of answers on how to mount them.

    I found this mount from Forge while searching the internet: MQB Tiguan Grill Light Bracket – Forge Motorsport Overland

    Has anyone used it? Thinking about mounting a light bar and looking for options?

    Thanks

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    Best check as to legality of mounting lights forward of front edge of bumper bar
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    Best check as to legality of mounting lights forward of front edge of bumper bar

    Where can you mount LED light bars and spotlights?
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    Thanks! More reading to do I guess.

    Here's the Vic rules, but they aren't vary clear on protruding the front edge, expect when mounted on a bull bar: Please wait

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hillbilly View Post
    Best check as to legality of mounting lights forward of front edge of bumper bar

    Where can you mount LED light bars and spotlights?
    Nothing there referencing Victorian regulations that I can see.

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    do a search for VIC road rules. 30 secs of QLD rules for "LED light bars" netted this bit of info.
    https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/...ep21-final.pdf

    I'd suggest the rules will be similar but it comes down to you needing some sort of "nudge bar" (maybe a number plate bar bracket will do) to be able to install a LED bar. I have one on my work car and i think I used it for night driving maybe 4 times in 3 years. But when I used it it WAS good to have it specially with toyota candles for lights in the Hilux.
    Last edited by tek199; 22-11-2021 at 11:48 PM.

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    Thanks. There seems to be number plate mounts available locally, so I think I'll go and talk to an installer / 4wd shop.

    Thinking something like this: Number Plate Light Mounting Bracket for Driving Lights

    hopefully it's not too flexy mounting like that. thoughts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr black View Post
    Thanks. There seems to be number plate mounts available locally, so I think I'll go and talk to an installer / 4wd shop.

    Thinking something like this: Number Plate Light Mounting Bracket for Driving Lights

    hopefully it's not too flexy mounting like that. thoughts?
    What are you going to mount on it? If a light bar then OK any full bodied driving light might present problems. I made my own mounts but I have the machinery to do it and unless you have serious metal working skills and the equipment they could not be copied. I would pull the grill out and do it properly if I was to do it again, mine sit on top of the radiator panel and come out from underneath the bonnet when it is closed as there is just enough space in there to do it that way. I don't use them that much so they do not stay on the car between trips away. The biggest problem is the electrical hook up to the dip switch as a relay cannot be used because of CANBUS control for the headlights. I presume your car has LED headlights??
    Last edited by Ozsko; 23-11-2021 at 09:07 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozsko View Post
    I presume your car has LED headlights??
    Think it's just Halogens. It's a 132tsi Comfortline

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozsko View Post
    What are you going to mount on it? If a light bar then OK any full bodied driving light might present problems.
    Thinking a light bar, also worried about weight

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