Rigid Industries Light Bar Installation

[Jordan2929]

I purchased a 20" rigid industries RDS series midnight edition light bar for my truck a few days ago, I've always had led lights on my vehicles but this is the first time I've spent the big bucks on the Rigid. Install was pretty simple, I custom CNC plasma cut the mount out of 10 gauge stainless steel so no drilling or cutting into the bumper (other then the plastic grille obviously) was needed, BTW I saved the design if anyone buys a 20" Rigid light bar. Wiring was also straight forward because it comes with a pretty good wiring harness, I don't like having a switch so I wired the relay to the high beams, so whenever the high beams are turned on the light bar also comes on. That just simplifies things and you don't have an ugly switch somewhere in the interior.

 

[rdz418]

Very Nice. Can we get a picture of the front of the truck, a little further away.

 

[jamesfg]

Hells yeah that's what I like to see in here, someone else fabbing up parts to make them fit.

 

[356]

Very nice installation. Looking for some additional pixs from the front. Great night picture. Rigid is tops! I have the spotlight/floodlight version on one of our side by sides and they really light up the night.

 

[Art]

Great install, just one problem

I just hope you do not get it trouble with the law as most states do not let you drive on major roads with your off road lights on,
I would recommend you install a switch to turn them on and off, not having them tied into you bright lights

 

[alacombe]

Very Nice. Can we get a picture of the front of the truck, a little further away.

I agree. We cannot see what it looks like in the grill.

 

[Jordan2929]

Sorry about the wait.

 

[Jordan2929]

Great install, just one problem

I just hope you do not get it trouble with the law as most states do not let you drive on major roads with your off road lights on,
I would recommend you install a switch to turn them on and off, not having them tied into you bright lights

Yes I somehow forgot to say how I have a switch on the relay signal so It will either operate automatically with the high beams or always be off. (You'd want it on the relay signal wire because 40 amps is unsafe to run through a switch)

 

[2019REBEL]

Yes I somehow forgot to say how I have a switch on the relay signal so It will either operate automatically with the high beams or always be off. (You'd want it on the relay signal wire because 40 amps is unsafe to run through a switch)

I would never run that much amps through a switch, that's what a relay is for and it being a Rigid it should have come with one. I know mine did.

 

[Jordan2929]

I would never run that much amps through a switch, that's what a relay is for and it being a Rigid it should have come with one. I know mine did.

I guess I wasn’t clear, I still am using the relay just simplified the harness by having the switch break the signal from the high beam to the relay, just a different way of doing it. Completely safe as relays draw a fraction of an amp to operate and I still added a fuse Incase a wire rubbed through.

 

[2019REBEL]

I guess I wasn’t clear, I still am using the relay just simplified the harness by having the switch break the signal from the high beam to the relay, just a different way of doing it. Completely safe as relays draw a fraction of an amp to operate and I still added a fuse Incase a wire rubbed through.

Awww I misunderstood.

 

[BigRick]

I would like to get a copy of the lite bar brackets design.

[email protected] thanks

 

[Jordan2929]

I would like to get a copy of the lite bar brackets design.

[email protected] thanks

I’ll draw it up and post them on here, hopefully by tomorrow. They are specific to the rigid industries mount but could easily be changed if you modify the location of the mounting holes.

 

[NorthEastRebel]

Nice job. Never ceases to amaze me what some people consider "pretty simple"...

 

[Neurobit]

Fantastic mod! This is pretty sweet. Thanks for sharing!

 

[jamesfg]

Nice job. Never ceases to amaze me what some people consider "pretty simple"...

We got a wide swath of folks here with mechanical and fabricating abilities. Now for me, I don't know much about computers/phones/etc and some think removing a virus or installing a program is easy. This is why I'm really good friends with my neighbor who's a computer whiz. It's not always about what you know, it's who you know, well that and networking.

 

[Ickabod]

...It's not always about what you know, it's who you know, well that and networking.

+1

 

[Jordan2929]

You give me an autocad program, some cnc machines, and a welder and I can pump out whatever you want....Anything else computer related is way over my head.

 

[Jordan2929]

I would like to get a copy of the lite bar brackets design.

[email protected] thanks

Can't figure out how to post autocad files on here, but here's a screenshot. If you have any use for the autocad file I can email it to whoever. The slots on the two smaller pieces can be placed wherever to accomidate any lightbar mounting system. I HIGHLY recommend keeping the holes slotted to allow for adjustments as there is most likely some varience between bumpers.

 

[BigRick]

Can't figure out how to post autocad files on here, but here's a screenshot. If you have any use for the autocad file I can email it to whoever. The holes on the two smaller pieces can be placed wherever to accomidate any lightbar mounting system. I HIGHLY recommend keeping the holes slotted to allow for adjustments as there is most likely some varience between bumpers.


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