P500 P500 Light Bar

[Hornstar]

Want to put a 12 or 20 inch Rough Country light bar on front of my P500. I have a stock bumper so mounting options are limited. Anyone done this successfully and if so what mounts did you use? Did a search on forum and browser but very little info out there. Thanks!


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[WillyBill]

Want to put a 12 or 20 inch Rough Country light bar on front of my P500. I have a stock bumper so mounting options are limited. Anyone done this successfully and if so what mounts did you use? Did a search on forum and browser but very little info out there. Thanks!

Picture is a bit fuzzy here is one answer to your quest!!!
Clamps are left over from mounting rear view mirrors and with some big radiator hose to adjust the ID. Light is a $30 ish dollar one off of Amazon.

WB

 

[Husker1]

I’ve got a 12” auxlight bar but haven’t got it mounted yet. Will do a write up when I do. Either use ubolts or bolt through the bar up front.

 

[Hornstar]

Thanks for the fast replies. The RC light bar has 8mm bolts and all tube mounts on Ebay and Amazon are threaded for 10mm mounting bolts. The RC uses a unique design for base mounts so changing out the base bolt would not be possible...i think.


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[WillyBill]

Thanks for the fast replies. The RC light bar has 8mm bolts and all tube mounts on Ebay and Amazon are threaded for 10mm mounting bolts. The RC uses a unique design for base mounts so changing out the base bolt would not be possible...i think.


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IMHO - light bars work best "under" your field of vision. Overhead mounted are in harms way in the woods and cause a glare - especially when brush is close.

WB

 

[Hornstar]

IMHO - light bars work best "under" your field of vision. Overhead mounted are in harms way in the woods and cause a glare - especially when brush is close.

WB

I want to mount it on front. Do not want it above me on roof. Travel through too many branches and vines. It wouldn’t last long.


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[NitroxDiver]

Here is the light I added to the front of my machine. It’s one from eBay right around $30 if I remember correctly and it the 12” model with combo flood and spot lights. Not sure how the RC mounts but this one has mounts that connect on the back side in adjustable slots not by the ends like some other I have seen. This makes for a cleaner easier installation in my opinion. I have had a few of these lights on different machines and they work great no problems at all. I had an 18” model but it was too wide for the P5 front grill and looked funny. I think the 12” model fits best in this position. For mounting I gust drilled two holes in the tube below the grill.

 

[Hornstar]

Here is the light I added to the front of my machine. It’s one from eBay right around $30 if I remember correctly and it the 12” model with combo flood and spot lights. Not sure how the RC mounts but this one has mounts that connect on the back side in adjustable slots not by the ends like some other I have seen. This makes for a cleaner easier installation in my opinion. I have had a few of these lights on different machines and they work great no problems at all. I had an 18” model but it was too wide for the P5 front grill and looked funny. I think the 12” model fits best in this position. For mounting I gust drilled two holes in the tube below the grill.

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Thanks for the info. Does the bar have the clearance to fit a 20 if I choose to go with the larger one? I am also concerned about the length of the mounting bolts on the RC. From the looks, it seems they are not long enough to go through the tubing. If thats the case I would either have to find adjustable tube mounts that would fit or mount a fabricated plate to tubing that the light could be mounted on.


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[NitroxDiver]

Thanks for the info. Does the bar have the clearance to fit a 20 if I choose to go with the larger one? I am also concerned about the length of the mounting bolts on the RC. From the looks, it seems they are not long enough to go through the tubing. If thats the case I would either have to find adjustable tube mounts that would fit or mount a fabricated plate to tubing that the light could be mounted on.


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The 20” would fit but it would be a lot wider than the front bumper and I feel the 12” is protected better. If you are concerned about the light output the 20”will be brighter but in my opinion the 12” puts out plenty of light. I had to replace the mounting bolts on my light with longer bolts to reach through the tubes. Im not familiar with the RC lights do you have a picture or a link to the ones you are interested in?

 

[Russ989]

Here is the light I added to the front of my machine. It’s one from eBay right around $30 if I remember correctly and it the 12” model with combo flood and spot lights. Not sure how the RC mounts but this one has mounts that connect on the back side in adjustable slots not by the ends like some other I have seen. This makes for a cleaner easier installation in my opinion. I have had a few of these lights on different machines and they work great no problems at all. I had an 18” model but it was too wide for the P5 front grill and looked funny. I think the 12” model fits best in this position. For mounting I gust drilled two holes in the tube below the grill.

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That’s exactly how I was going to mount one on my p5.

 

[Hornstar]

The 20” would fit but it would be a lot wider than the front bumper and I feel the 12” is protected better. If you are concerned about the light output the 20”will be brighter but in my opinion the 12” puts out plenty of light. I had to replace the mounting bolts on my light with longer bolts to reach through the tubes. Im not familiar with the RC lights do you have a picture or a link to the ones you are interested in?

First pic is the complete base mount.

Second pic is the assembly. You can see the mounting bolt has a head that allows the pivoting bolt to go through mounting bolt.

I may just go with another brand if its going to be complicated.



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[NitroxDiver]

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First pic is the complete base mount.

Second pic is the assembly. You can see the mounting bolt has a head that allows the pivoting bolt to go through mounting bolt.

I may just go with another brand if its going to be complicated.



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That is a good looking light and mount but the fact that it does not use a standard bolt for mounting will make it harder to customize. In my opinion the light on eBay have an easier mount to modify if needed. If I remember correctly they just used a standard bolt that I was able to replace with one of the correct length. If I get near my machine later this week I will try to get better pictures.

 

[Hornstar]

That is a good looking light and mount but the fact that it does not use a standard bolt for mounting will make it harder to customize. In my opinion the light on eBay have an easier mount to modify if needed. If I remember correctly they just used a standard bolt that I was able to replace with one of the correct length. If I get near my machine later this week I will try to get better pictures.

Thanks! I may just go with a Auxbeam or Nilight off Amazon. They are cheaper and have good reviews. Definitely would be easier to mount.


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[NitroxDiver]

Thanks! I may just go with a Auxbeam or Nilight off Amazon. They are cheaper and have good reviews. Definitely would be easier to mount.


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Here is the light I am using its only $20.00 + 5.00 freight on eBay. For a cheap light it works very well, I can not imagine the high dollar lights being much better.

12" INCH 72W Cree Led Work Light Bar Flood Spot For ATV UTV Boat Driving Offroad | eBay

 

[natewheeldrive]

I found some thin roll bar clamps on amazon. I mounted a 9!inch light on the bar that goes in front of the grille. Ill look for a link. No drilling required


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[natewheeldrive]

The the clamps that are more thin. Are the ones I used on the front and the thicker clamps were ysed on the rear lights. I like the thinner ones better. Use loctute on the threads

 

[Hornstar]

Thanks for the info. I read mixed reviews on many of the tube mounts. I’ll give them a try.


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[HP5NC]

I’m looking at getting the 15” light bar from walmart and mounting it in the front of the grill between the frame tubes that come down. Check out Appalachian Mountain rider YouTube video on it. It’s looks good and plenty bright. I want to mount the same on the rear of the machine some how also but haven’t gotten that far. I haven’t even purchased my light yet there’s a ton of options of leds at different price points. I want the brightest and most cost efficient one. Like you I’ve searched and to my surprise there really isn’t much talk on here of LEDs on the P5.

 

[HP5NC]

This is the one I’m looking at and the same one as Jason of with Appalachian Mountain riders has on his P5.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Auto-Drive-APOO513G-15-Inch-LED-Combo-Bar-Light-With-Brackets/337253837

They have 9” and 20” as well

 

[Hornstar]

The the clamps that are more thin. Are the ones I used on the front and the thicker clamps were ysed on the rear lights. I like the thinner ones better. Use loctute on the threadsView attachment 104941View attachment 104942

What size did you order in the GS Power mounts (thin ones)?


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