I have a question for all the people looking for a place to mount a switch to turn on and off their external light bars. There are a lot of different suggestions but I have not seen anyone do it the way I did on my last truck and how I will be doing it on my new truck.
On my last truck which was a ford, I mounted my light bar in a bumper I built and had the light and a winch.
The switch location started out like everyone here and was trying to decide where I could mount a switch. I came up with a solution I like and will use on this new truck.
The older people will ask themselves why they did not think of this. Young people will possibly not know what I'm talking about.
I installed a Bright/Dim foot switch in my last truck. Just stomp on it to turn it on and stomp again to turn off. Lives on the floor far up under dash on left side for left foot to operate.
You can get them at any auto parts store. Here is a link to the part at O'Reilly's here in Dallas.
Three terminals, one common, one brights and one dim. Just wire your light bar to one side and leave the other side empty.
It is an easy install, no holes in the dash and you can turn it on and off without taking your eyes off the road/Trail.
If you need it and don't have O'Reilly's in your area just look up the bright/dim switch on any car that is 30 years old or so. Used to be in every car back in the 50's/60's/ 70's.
Hope this solves the problem for some people.
Now if I could find a see through bumper mesh to put my light behind on my 2019 Lone Star. Seems like I have the only mesh with a backing that blocks the airflow and therefore the light. Everyone I see has the mesh with no backing. Probably will have to modify mine.
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