For light bar 120030 used on the 2500 dodge ram, do you have to remove the tow hooks??
349029
You do have to remove the tow hooks but they mount back on top of the light bar brackets. However if you regularly use the tow hooks you might consider another bar because this does impede access to them...I might be concerned about damage to the bar if using the tow hooks for a recovery operation.
349030
You have to remove them to put the light bar on but you can still use the tow hooks. The light bar uses two of the existing holes from the tow hooks. I went to napa auto parts and bought 4 longer bolts to secure the tow hooks and the light bar together. It is a pain to install if you are doing it by yourself. Bolts are not the easiest to get to. But it looks and works great.
423105
I had to use the original mounting bolts. Everything else is there though. Mounts where existing lights are and wiring plugs right in
1539758
You have to remove the tow hooks to install this. It bolts on where those are.
1575127
If your lights are in the same place as the 99-04, you'll have to remove or relocate them. You'll have to remove but then re-attach the tow hooks. Also, this Curt hitch doesn't really fit like it's supposed to in the back of the bumper. I sent it back and got the Draw-tite, and it fit perfectly!
1677593
My truck did not have tow hooks. The literature says you do. I had to use the u bolts because my frame canals are capped, and there is not much thread left even if I wanted to add a flat hook with the u bolts. You probably could add a hook to the horizontal bolts though (you bolt angle brackets to the frame and attach the bar to that).
380086
No the bolts are a separated from the brackets. They only go one way because there are teeth on back side of the bracket that keeps the brackets from moving freely once attach to the light bar!
2203348
No, they don't. The plastic cover on my bumper had kind of an "outline" where you could tell had to be removed for installation of the hooks. I used a roto-zip tool to cut that area out without even removing them from the bumper.
1733841
You remove them to install the bracket that holds the bull bar, but they go back on. The tow hooks sandwich the bracket to the frame.
91452
Yes, the bolts attach directly to the light. I used a different mounting bracket as well.
1424829
Unfortunately your having the same problem I and another friend have had. You can zip tie the light to the mounting bracket and still have the ability to remove the light ad bracket together and it will look a bit cleaner than tying it to the bars. It's not the lights best feature but we did get a lot of lumens for the price...not a bad deal still.
2246102
Yes, They will fit. Designed to fit right behind the factory tow hooks and allow the use of a 20" sr series light bar. The four holes are the bolt pattern of the tow hooks. Piece of cake to mount, light bar may be a little tight to get bolts on if planning to use the locking anti-theft style bolts.
1645452
Yes. You don't need the floor mat hooks. My 2004 Silverado didn't have the hooks either.
2213832
The straps work really well. My lightbar is mounted on a 2013 Dodge Ram 1500, and the straps were just long enough. However if your vehicle doesn't have rain gutters, you will have to use self tapping screws on the ends of the straps where they curve behind the doors.
1782717
I don't have the light so I don't know. The top bar does have 2 holes on each side to mount lights.
1122690
I did not have to remove the ones on my 2003 Chevy Silverado, but I was able to reuse mounts from a previous guard rail that was on my truck. I think I would have had to remove them if I used the mounts sent with the kit.
2137092
No. I took the Chrome skin off mount. The mount does not work with tow package. If the mounting bracket is not damaged you can just replace the chrome skin it's only a couple of bolts
1036193
Yes you just have to get the right one that fit your truck, double check it when order the gutter less mounting parts. With the right part it is so easy to install. Once you have the right mount plate just place it flush under in the top door well opening mark the four hole drill them secure with the kit supply screw then you are ready for the light rack . They work great and very strong on my 2007 tundra, look nice too.�