95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners

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Old 10-06-2006 | 08:03 PM
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Light bar options

I cant seem to find any light bars for the 3rd Gen. I have no real need for a new bumper I just want to add some light to help with the back roads.
Any one know of any?
Old 10-06-2006 | 08:10 PM
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Westin 4 Runner Safari light bar

Also try Waag and Smittybilt
Old 10-06-2006 | 09:24 PM
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Nope already checked them. None of those companies make one for the 3rd Gen 4RNR.

Now if the tacoma one fits then im in lick but still not sure about that.
Old 10-06-2006 | 10:35 PM
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what year is your 4runner
Old 10-06-2006 | 10:44 PM
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lights can be mounted on stock bumper

Old 10-06-2006 | 10:46 PM
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yes they can be mounted to the stock bumper https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f127/hella-500-driving-lights-3rd-gen-4runner-76375/

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Old 10-07-2006 | 07:52 AM
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Demello Off-road has a taco light bar that will work on the 3rd gen 4runner. You can try giving him a call.
Old 10-07-2006 | 12:28 PM
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Old 10-08-2006 | 10:34 PM
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Westin can fit...

I did the Westin Safari
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/how-should-i-mount-my-driving-lights-76112/
write up here...
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/tacoma-safari-bar-99-02-runner-78131/

Bigacuralvr did the Westin Bull Bar..
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...westin+bullbar

Note that these were performed on the newer bumpers... if you have an older one, the extension you need should be smaller.

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Old 10-09-2006 | 12:54 AM
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Yeah I have a 97, but I am liking the lights mounted to the bumper look.
Any issues with air flow to the radiator?
I want to mount 2 of those black Hellas.
Old 10-09-2006 | 12:56 AM
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dont see a problem with air getting to the raditor
Old 10-09-2006 | 05:54 PM
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My fault... I thought you meant a light bar for the roof. Well I have 2 wally world brand fogs on the bumper. Just make sure you measure VERY carefully before drilling the holes. Just to avoid misaligned lights (yes I've done that). The radiator gets plenty of air as far as I can tell. I haven't had any issues with the gauge going up at all. The only thing I can see is if you have several big lights that practically cover the whole front grille, then you may have a problem. Other than that, no problems.
Old 10-10-2006 | 05:22 AM
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Yeah I have a 97, but I am liking the lights mounted to the bumper look.
Any issues with air flow to the radiator?
I want to mount 2 of those black Hellas.
no air flow problems whatsoever. engine temp is still normal and i notice no adverse effects at all as a result of pugging my lights on the bumper. i figured id go ahead and drill them straight to the bumper and save up for a real bumper to mount them on later. wiring was pretty easy
Old 10-10-2006 | 07:10 AM
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I ran 4 Hella 500's for a year and a half and had no over-heat issues whatsoever. I towed and wheeled all seasons.
Old 10-10-2006 | 09:11 AM
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no air flow problems whatsoever. engine temp is still normal and i notice no adverse effects at all as a result of pugging my lights on the bumper. i figured id go ahead and drill them straight to the bumper and save up for a real bumper to mount them on later. wiring was pretty easy
What he said...
Old 10-10-2006 | 09:29 AM
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After I mounted my lights to my bumper (I didnt want to spend 400 on a jaos bar), I went back to my hometown (prince george, bc). There is a store called interior offroad. I saw they were making light brackets that attatched to the front licence plate bracket. I don't know how steady it would be, but I thought the idea was pretty neat. They were selling them for 125CAD, wich was probobly pretty close to the price of the materials used. They looked really nice, all made out of aluminum.
Old 10-11-2006 | 06:14 PM
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is there anyway to fit tacoma lght bars to 4runners? 3rd gen. im lookin at stuff from http://www.offroadwarehouse.com/index.asp

any insight to this?
Old 10-12-2006 | 12:24 PM
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you can always make it fit it just depends how handy you are with fabrication and modification. it may be small like drilling new holes or it may be big like welding on new brackets. never having seen one of these in person, i don't know how it mounts but it should be close
Old 10-12-2006 | 01:51 PM
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What about these to mount them to the bumper? http://www.4wheelparts.com/4wp/produ...ame=&man=HELLA
Old 10-12-2006 | 02:40 PM
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http://www.superdutyheadquarters.com/drtacobar.htm

I kinda like these. Not for getting towed out of something, but they can knock a branch out of the way and you dont have to cut or drill anything...
I wonder if we would have to do some mods to put them on our 4runners??



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