60W LED Lightbar for 2016-up Toyota Tacoma Install Guide
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60W LED Lightbar for 2016-up Toyota Tacoma Install Guide
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A forewarning: make sure that your Toyota Tacoma has a hood scoop to mount in. This LED light bar is designed to fit inside the hood scoops of a 2016 and up Toyota Tacoma ONLY.
The following steps will show you how to install your hood scoop mounted 60W CREE LED light bar:
Open Your Hood to Remove the Four Screws.
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Remove the four screws circled in yellow to take the hood scoop off your hood.
Remove the Four Outer Screws to Take Apart the Hood Scoop.
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Flip over the released hood scoop. Remove the four outer screws to release the hood scoop (#76181) from the black mesh piece (#76182).
Refer to this diagram to familiarize yourself with the parts you will be working with.
Preassemble the Mounting Brackets Onto the LED Light Bar.
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Tighten the bolts as shown in the pictures below. You will be using the protruding bolt to mark your drilling locations on #76182.
Mount the LED Lightbar Into the Hood Scoop.
Lay the LED light bar onto #76182 and mark the locations where the bolts touched. Drill holes in those locations. Thread nuts through the bolts of the mounting brackets to secure the LED light bar onto #76182. Screw back in #76181.
Wire Your LED Light Bar.
Screw the hood scoop back onto your hood. Use the included relay wiring harness with an on/off switch to wire your LED light bar.
Test Your LED Light Bar.
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Once it lights up as it should, you can now enjoy your new hood scoop mounted LED light bar!
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