Help with custom install

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

So here's what I'm doing to the lower bumper area:



Here's the progress I've made so far:

Lower bumper opening without insert:


Cut out the vertical supports:


This is just to show how much of the space the bar will fill. The bar is just sitting on the lower bumper:



As you can kind of see here, the lower insert not only curves up but curves in as well:



My issue here is that, obviously, the bar does not curve in any way. So here is the only option I can come up with. I would cut along the red line you see here:


Now, I could either leave it wide open and the bar would just sit back a bit in the center OR I could fill this area with some sort of black mesh. I like the mesh idea, but then again I don't because the upper grill is not a mesh.

Thoughts?

[ramthis9501]

I have metal billet inserts that you could just have and see if you could install them somehow. They would need to be painted to match, but I think they'd go good with the rest.

[deadhead_94p]

The billet would look better, then I'd make the cut before going with the mesh.

[myoung84]

I think I would just cut out the red portion and leave it at that. With a little tint on light bar, I think it will all blend it great.

If you do the mesh or billet options, you'll have to make sure it's curved right or it might look off...

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

Originally Posted by myoung84 If you do the mesh or billet options, you'll have to make sure it's curved right or it might look off...

That's my concern as well. I don't know anybody who is good enough with metal to make it bend that way. I would also have to fab up a way to mount the billet insert.

I'm thinking of going to my tint guy and seeing if he can just lay a light layer of tint on the lense. The cheapest option with Lamin-x will leave me with over 50' of tint left but with a max width of 5", it wouldn't have much use.

[0212353]

how deep is the led bar?

can you just cut a part out of the insert and the bar fills it? And yeah, you'll have 1" at the bottom and its flush at the top? that kind of deal?

[myoung84]

Didn't think about window tint. Would that hold up to the heat?

[0212353]

side note...........kinda surprised with this mod. Interesting addition to the truck David!

[Matt]

tinting plastic is tricky bc if you decide you don't like it or it fades real easy or anything makes getting the adhesive off that plastic extremely difficult i would cut the red line and then go from there .. if you don't like it you could always add mesh to it later ...

[DoubleTakeDodge]

I'm not big on the mesh idea just because it wouldn't match. BUT.... Do the mesh and get a nice looking black mesh grille? Otherwise I would just make the cut and leave it be