Suggestions for grill/bumper area lights that will fill in the gaps...

[lariat]

Ahhh I see..there's many ways to fix that problem...

Those look great! You running Mickey Thompson's also?

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[Msfitoy]

Those look great! You running Mickey Thompson's also?

Thanks! I had Coopers ATS/XLT...now I have General Grabbers X3...

 

[Todd Chapin]

+ many for dd amber fog pro. I had the lariat led fogs and the dd amber fogs upgrade difference was amazing. Probably best mod I made other than Eibach pro truck struts. Just make sure the are aimed properly becuase the do light up the road. Unless you need more lighting for offroad adventures at night dd fogs will give all you need for improved visibility particularly in inclement weather.

 

[Todd Chapin]

Those look great! You running Mickey Thompson's also?

Nice but you pull behind me with that.....

 

[Todd Chapin]

Nice but you pull behind me with that.....

Oops that was meant joking at sid and his close encounters lighting lol

 

[JLC04]

Is that your OEM grill? I just replaced mine and it a bit different. Ford emblem in the middle is the same, but has much larger slots on the main front screen area. Doesn't much matter now since I installed a new one with Ford spelled out and it's more like yours now - no big gaps.

Yes, in the OEM grill. The truck is an xlt with the sport and FX4 packages.

 

[Ext1809]

I bought the SS3 Pro SAE yellow (with amber backlights) fog lights from diode dynamics during their black Friday sale. So far I really like them. It wasn't a kit specifically for the ranger, just lights (came with mounting hardware), and I bought the wiring harness from them. It made the install super fast.

How did you run your wiring thru the firewall and what kind of Rocker switch?? OR, did you wire to headlights?

 

[Ext1809]

Ahhh I see..there's many ways to fix that problem...

I am looking to do similar with my XLT and trying to understand how wire goes thru firewall, rocker switches, and where you mount the switches inside.

 

[Msfitoy]

I am looking to do similar with my XLT and trying to understand how wire goes thru firewall, rocker switches, and where you mount the switches inside.

I went with Trigger 6...it has wireless rocker switches and/or Bluetooth control by phone...

 

[JLC04]

How did you run your wiring thru the firewall and what kind of Rocker switch?? OR, did you wire to headlights?

The wiring harness I bought with the lights came with a 3 position switch, On/Off/On. I cut a small slit in the rubber boot where wiring runs through the firewall on the drivers side.

 

[Ranger_Rocks]

 

[Ext1809]

I went with Trigger 6...it has wireless rocker switches and/or Bluetooth control by phone...

thank you for the direction. Another thing to look into

The wiring harness I bought with the lights came with a 3 position switch, On/Off/On. I cut a small slit in the rubber boot where wiring runs through the firewall on the drivers side.

~ tip of the hat to you

 

[fjwlobo]

I have the 6" Diode Dynamics light bar (driving lens) in yellow

https://www.diodedynamics.com/stage-series-6-sae-amber-light-bar-pair.html

and the (easy height adjustable) Elite Series yellow fog lights.

https://www.diodedynamics.com/elite-series-fog-lamps-for-2019-2023-ford-ranger-pair.html

I bought the bracket kit for the 6" lights

https://www.diodedynamics.com/stage-series-led-lightbar-kit-for-2019-2021-ford-ranger.html

a pair of 10cm lead Y-splitters

https://www.diodedynamics.com/deutsch-dt-2-pin-splitter-wire-one.html

I used the fog lights as a trigger source for two relays and put a 5A fuse in-line to the battery to power the 6" lights. The 6" lights only come on when the fog lights are on. I have the fog lights set up in forscan to come on when turning. Both the fog and 6" light turn on while turning now even if fog lights are not turned on. I verified with Diode Dynamics that a 5A fused source is good to power both lights. The fog lights have a DRL function that I wired to the side marker through a 1A in-line fuse and set up in FORScan for side markers to be on when driving.

Edit: You will need to extend the Y-cable wires to the 6" light bar and weatherproof. Length will depend on how you run wires. You can PM me if you want more details on how I completed install.

 

[Zims4x4]

They're two pairs of Rigid D-Series Pro...spot and flood...the holes I mounted them to already exist on the top side of the bumper grill opening (covered by plastic plugs)...

So the holes in the top side of the bumper? Was there like four of them and you just popped them out? Looking to install light bar.

 

[JLC04]

So the holes in the top side of the bumper? Was there like four of them and you just popped them out? Looking to install light bar.

That's what I used. I just popped out the 2 outside plugs.

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