Light bar and active shutters

semonscj · May 4, 2018

Seen some old post on installing behind grille light bar with active shutters. Someone posted to cut motor out and take stops off shutters and glue them to motor. Has anyone else tried this with success?

semonscj · May 7, 2018

If anyone is interested. I installed the rough country behind the grille light bar brackets in front of the active grille shutters. Took a little modification but it can be done. Will have to modify the grille to make room for the light bar. Will be doing that this weekend and will post pictures

Ryan2017Z71 · May 7, 2018

If anyone is interested. I installed the rough country behind the grille light bar brackets in front of the active grille shutters. Took a little modification but it can be done. Will have to modify the grille to make room for the light bar. Will be doing that this weekend and will post pictures

Looking good. Please update as you go. I plan to do this same modification in a few weeks.

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semonscj · May 7, 2018

Had to use 1/2 stand offs to clear the active grille. Depending on where you are mounting it, I had to trim two of the shutters and an adjacent plastic piece as shown in the picture to clear the nuts for the other brackets. I am mounting it in the row above the Z71. Will post more photos as I progress

huntr1117 · May 8, 2018

Very interested in this. Subscribed.

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Loco-diablo · May 8, 2018

On 5/4/2018 at 12:13 PM, semonscj said:

Seen some old post on installing behind grille light bar with active shutters. Someone posted to cut motor out and take stops off shutters and glue them to motor. Has anyone else tried this with success?

I don't know that I'd start cutting the shutter motor out and gluing stuff on a brand new truck, but that's just me. Some folks have done it. Once they got past the several CEL's they were fine... For now. There must be some alternatives to messing with the shutter system, no?

Edited May 8, 2018 by Loco-diablo

semonscj · May 9, 2018

22 hours ago, Loco-diablo said:

I don't know that I'd start cutting the shutter motor out and gluing stuff on a brand new truck, but that's just me. Some folks have done it. Once they got past the several CEL's they were fine... For now. There must be some alternatives to messing with the shutter system, no?

Yes. That’s what i’m working on now. Got the brackets mounted with minor trimming to the fins on the active shutters.

semonscj · May 9, 2018

Update: After I installed the brackets the grille will not go back on. So I had to trim the brackets for it to fit. It’s a tight fit but it worked. See pic.This is where I trimmed. I actually trimmed just next to the bolt head through the washer. When I pull the grille back off tonight I will post a pic. of it cut

semonscj · May 9, 2018

Light bar installed. Pain in the a$$. But can be done. Will post more step by step pics and tips

Ryan2017Z71 · May 10, 2018

Light bar installed. Pain in the a$$. But can be done. Will post more step by step pics and tips

That looks really sweet. I finally have all my parts and hope to install it in a couple of weeks on my Sierra.

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6TEEN5.3 · May 10, 2018

Could you just have taken out the last shutter or two? Saw this guy on IG. I wonder if it’s possible to fit a light bar between the grille and middle column.

semonscj · May 10, 2018

The RC light bar, because it’s curved, sits hard on the middle vertical shutter rail and dips back into the shutters on the ends. So I just trimmed them. I don’t see why you couldn’t cut the last 2 out for cubes in the pic above. Blue tape is where I trimmed. Just had to trim 1 shutter. Cutting grille was a little tricky. Cut the top of the vertical stems and followed the contour of the bottom edge with a drammel then sanded. Just kept fitting it on the truck and against the light and fine tuned where needed. On the light end caps they stick up a little higher than the rest of the light so I notched out the grille on the top side for the light to sit flush with the top. Sorry for the pics being sideways. I’ll post more pics later. Any other ? Just ask.

badge171 · May 10, 2018

Just my idea, and your truck looks great ! Light bar is my next mod. But thinking much rather remove the shutters keeping them intact. place the light bar behind the grill ,without cutting it. Fab brackets . Keeping the shutter motor in place so no codes. Just my idea.

Edited May 10, 2018 by badge171