Easy upgrade on light bar mounting

[bowhunterbill]

This is almost trivial, but I wanted to give-back something for the great things I’ve seen and learned here.

I moved my Strong Made front basket to above the roll cage and mounted a 30” light bar on the front.



I wanted to be able to adjust the angle without carrying an allen wrench. One less thing to loose.



The original screw was M6 x 10mm. I found these on Amazon. I wanted the longer, single arm instead of a knob. You do get 2 for $4.20.



Here’s them installed. If you press the red button, the handle spins to whatever tightened position you want.








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[JimmyA]

Good Find! Thanks

 

[trigger]

Heads up, I'd put some serious torque on those. It's a known problem that the factory bolts work themselves loose over time. Mine did it and my light bar was hanging by one side on the trail. Another member on here, @jak9922 had the same thing happen to him and he came up with a fix that I've incorporated into two of mine now. Threaded rod between the brackets so they can't spread.

 

[bowhunterbill]

Didn’t a star washer on the screw and/or Locktite keep it from getting loose? I did an easy ride today and mine is still tight.


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[trigger]

The case of the light has a gear type cut on it that's supposed to keep it at the right adjustment. The problem is that the vibration works the bolts loose. You could check it periodically I guess but running the threaded rod through it keeps pressure off the brackets from spreading. I've done this to two of mine now and they've never loosened up. Never tried putting Loc-Tite on them.

 

[bowhunterbill]

It works!


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