'07 driving light mounting

Speed_Guy · 03-11-2007, 10:23 PM

My XLT (not really, they stopped badging it as an XLT in '07) has the stock horizontal bar chromed plastic grill. It has a smaller area across the bottom of the grill with a single bar in it.

I want to cut out the single bar at the bottom and mount rectangular driving lights behind the grill.

Any thoughts?

Is there anything in there that is solid/strong enough to hold the lights steady without a lot of jiggling? I am capable of fabricating simple mounting brackets.

Do you think the plastic grill might melt from the heat of the lights?

remembermorrison · 04-07-2007, 07:36 PM

Ok this is what I did. I bought a Cabellas brush guard, its very nice and mounted some Hellas on the pre-drilled light holes. Works very well looks sweet too.

Speed_Guy · 04-08-2007, 08:23 PM

Cabelas has ten guards. Which one did you choose? Did it just bolt on, or did you have to cut away some of the plastic on the front end of your Explorer?

remembermorrison · 04-09-2007, 10:03 AM

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...133&id=0036436

Its Cabellas Classic. I can't tell you because I did not do the install. A local shop did it while I was out of town, but I looks like nothing was cut away, but I have looked where you install it and I never could find a clean place to bolt it. No drilling required though. That link has a install video with a F-250, and comes with model specific instructions. You might want to call them.

03-11-2007, 10:23 PM	#1
Speed_Guy Wannabe Elite Explorer Denver '07 XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	'07 driving light mounting My XLT (not really, they stopped badging it as an XLT in '07) has the stock horizontal bar chromed plastic grill. It has a smaller area across the bottom of the grill with a single bar in it. I want to cut out the single bar at the bottom and mount rectangular driving lights behind the grill. Any thoughts? Is there anything in there that is solid/strong enough to hold the lights steady without a lot of jiggling? I am capable of fabricating simple mounting brackets. Do you think the plastic grill might melt from the heat of the lights?

04-07-2007, 07:36 PM	#2
remembermorrison Wannabe Elite Explorer Atlanta, GA 2007 Sport Trac Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs	Ok this is what I did. I bought a Cabellas brush guard, its very nice and mounted some Hellas on the pre-drilled light holes. Works very well looks sweet too. __________________ USMCR 3/23 Marines 2007 Explorer Sport Trac XLT 4.0L V6 -Cabella's Black Brush Guard w/ Hellas -KKM True Rev Air Intake and Gibson SS Exhaust 2006 Suzuki SV650S Semper Fidelis Last edited by remembermorrison; 04-07-2007 at 08:52 PM.

04-09-2007, 10:03 AM	#4
remembermorrison Wannabe Elite Explorer Atlanta, GA 2007 Sport Trac Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21 Vehicle Specs	http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...133&id=0036436 Its Cabellas Classic. I can't tell you because I did not do the install. A local shop did it while I was out of town, but I looks like nothing was cut away, but I have looked where you install it and I never could find a clean place to bolt it. No drilling required though. That link has a install video with a F-250, and comes with model specific instructions. You might want to call them. __________________ USMCR 3/23 Marines 2007 Explorer Sport Trac XLT 4.0L V6 -Cabella's Black Brush Guard w/ Hellas -KKM True Rev Air Intake and Gibson SS Exhaust 2006 Suzuki SV650S Semper Fidelis

04-08-2007, 08:23 PM	#3
Speed_Guy Wannabe Elite Explorer Denver '07 XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Cabelas has ten guards. Which one did you choose? Did it just bolt on, or did you have to cut away some of the plastic on the front end of your Explorer?