Design Build Go - New Front Grill Fabricated

[David Czarnecki]

I decided to go with a different off-road lighting scheme with my Grenadier. As a result of going with four LP-6 lights I decided to redo my grill with a little help from some local fabricators. We took out the existing grill and reinforced it with 0.090" aluminum with hex cut outs on with a laser. Came out nicely with flat black and even did the headlight bezels. I really like the look of this with the hex shapes and the A in the center. It is a proof of concept that anything can be laser cut in the grill shape. We evaluated how the grill has to be bracketed to hold onto the stock but heavily modified grill insert. I will be using the Leitner front bar to start out with the four LP-6s. May add our own version of the Roo bar with one of our manufacturing local partners.

 

[WanderingSniper]

That's not fair! I like yours way better.

 

[GrenADV]

Cool - it has a bit of a "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer" vibe going on with the red lambda.

 

[David Czarnecki]

That's not fair! I like yours way better.

Thank you. We have over 20 hours into it and figuring out a way to modify the original grill and make it more robust. I didn't want to use the stock light location and did not care for the chrome.

Cool - it has a bit of a "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer" vibe going on with the red lambda.

We set that slightly higher and centered as the four Baja Designs LP-6 lights will occupy quite a bit of real estate so stay tuned to see the final result. This grill will be solid background and without the grill lights, the LP-6s will look balanced and be super functional for the area I live. Thanks for commenting.

 

[Shaky]

Well there is another choice for people to consider. Look forward to seeing the final version that goes to market.

 

[AaronS]

Since you have had yours all apart... what contectors do the OEM off-road lights use?

 

[Mike Morrison]

My OCD was in overdrive as to why the A was not centered in the grill or at least on axis with the centre of the headlights but if there are some spotties being mounted on the bumper it may make it right

 

[Zimm]

It looks like massive perforated sheet without any styling, and because it’s black, everything behind it is easily seen. That’s pretty much it?

 

[CrazyOldMan]

Ignore Captain Nittany Cheesesteak, Dave. It’s a cool proof of concept. Once you put the Leitner bracket in front and a bar, it will probably be better that you kept it clean. One thought - did you look at the Owl hidden light insert? What if the top of your grill had a framed cutout for something like that, you drop the lambda slightly (like an inch), and then the Leitner bracket with Baja’s on the sides? If you NEED additional strength in the grill, you could still incorporate the original “v” bracing behind the face. It would keep your clean design with just a bit of breakup for visual interest and functional capability. Just an idea.

 

[David Czarnecki]

Since you have had yours all apart... what contectors do the OEM off-road lights use?

Man I am not sure but I am not utilizing them at all.

 

[David Czarnecki]

Ignore Captain Nittany Cheesesteak, Dave. It’s a cool proof of concept. Once you put the Leitner bracket in front and a bar, it will probably be better that you kept it clean. One thought - did you look at the Owl hidden light insert? What if the top of your grill had a framed cutout for something like that, you drop the lambda slightly (like an inch), and then the Leitner bracket with Baja’s on the sides? If you NEED additional strength in the grill, you could still incorporate the original “v” bracing behind the face. It would keep your clean design with just a bit of breakup for visual interest and functional capability. Just an idea.

Thank you. We are going to add the Leitner lightbar and see where we are there. I do have two clients that we are going to install the OWL Light bar by Triple R. I am just figuring all of the capability of it, especially the wiring.