Indicator lights in bull bar

[Rossco]

Finally tracked down some lights to fit in the holes of the new bar on the GQ. After a bit research still not sure if it even is an ARB bar but could be. . The only indicator ARB list for a GQ is a different size so could be an early one or not ARB. .

Anyway, lights fit the cutout perfectly but not sure how they are supposed to mount up to the tabs at the back. See pics, and if anyone can get some pics of similar setup mounted that would be great.

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[GQtdauto]

Similar to my TJM bar that's about the same vintage , I will check mine tomorrow as I have a broken lens and it needs to come out , what are those worth mate .

[Rossco]

Ah cheers mate legend. They were 70 bucks plus postage, look pretty snazzy I reckon. .

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[GQtdauto]

Well they're not broken that's a start , I think I tried unscrewing it once before but mine are rusted badly from memory , either way I'll get the measurement of the distance of the screw holes and size of lens .

[PeeBee]

Rossco I had my arm twisted by the nightmare vass engineer in Bayswater and ended up finding a pair of indicators to suit the arb deluxe bar, might even be led, but have not fitted them as yet, however they
We're identical to the original arb lights. Only difference was the old lights were just indicators where the updated ones are like yours with the Parkersburg as well. Probably does not help you but I could try and find them and get you a part number if you are interested?

[Rossco]

Yeah awesome if you can get a picture of the back of it that would be sweet as.

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[Rossco]

Rossco I had my arm twisted by the nightmare vass engineer in Bayswater and ended up finding a pair of indicators to suit the arb deluxe bar, might even be led, but have not fitted them as yet, however they
We're identical to the original arb lights. Only difference was the old lights were just indicators where the updated ones are like yours with the Parkersburg as well. Probably does not help you but I could try and find them and get you a part number if you are interested?I think i had a sneaky look @ your bar and it is definitely an ARB. They are slightly smaller and are recessed in a bit. I originally got these ones then tried them & were too small. Cheers heaps but all good. . .

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[PeeBee]

I rang arb initially and they only listed the indicator alone. The Bayswater guy told me the car Ess unroadworthy if he was to do the engineering on it because the front Parkersburg were obscured by the arb bar side upright. I challenged him as to how this could even be on the road in the first place, but he simply said it did not meet today,s regs and would not be passed so I found the other lights but just have not got round to fitting them as yet. Sure they are a direct change over

[Cuppa]

The holes in my bar have no tabs at the back. Instead the light itself has an additional black plastic surround which recesses the light into the bar at an angle. The Surround attaches to the bar with two screws & the light attaches to the surround with two screws

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[GQtdauto]

My bar which is TJM is different to yours mate but here's the stats of the blinker lens .
Screw hole centres are 208mm , width of hole in bulbar is 190mm X 58mm.
Whole assembly has to be fitted from the back as it's bigger than the hole in the bar .

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[Rossco]

Cheers heaps guys but both are a bit different. Yeah same with these, go in from the back as hole is smaller than light assembly. Looks as yours mounts with screws from the front where mine has the tabs at back. Just had a look at the ARB bar on the work car- mounts with tabs but looks as if the lights are moulded to fit and doesn't have any screws holding it . . .

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[GQtdauto]

Cheers heaps guys but both are a bit different. Yeah same with these, go in from the back as hole is smaller than light assembly. Looks as yours mounts with screws from the front where mine has the tabs at back. Just had a look at the ARB bar on the work car- mounts with tabs but looks as if the lights are moulded to fit and doesn't have any screws holding it . . .

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You'll get it to fit Rossco just use a big hammer and lots of silicone .

[Cuppa]

What GQtdauto said. :D

I thought that the Nissan bullbar I have was an ARB made item. Perhaps they have changed the fitting over time, or maybe ARB just copied them??

[Rossco]

You'll get it to fit Rossco just use a big hammer and lots of silicone .Hmmm silicone, i like that idea! I was thinking of locking two nuts together on a longish bolt with the end of the thread pushing it into the opening. A bit fiddly but would work. . Or tacking a nylock bolt to the tab and then putting a bolt through with locknut maybe. .

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[NissanGQ4.2]

Oh the love I have for you Rossco, crawling under my GQ on a gravel driveway in the rain playing with spiders and probably snakes!!!!!

Doesn't help you anyway as its different mounting 2 my ARB GQ bar which I think is a Deluxe low mount winch bar.

Only single blinker, no fancy crap


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And the part number for mine which I got from a mate who worked at ARB

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Also found what looked 2 be 161151 and 3116110 stamped into the bar near the passenger side mounting bracket but was hard 2 read so could be wrong

[Rossco]

Far out Toddie you've excelled yourself, champion! ☺

Yeah that's the same as the ARB one on the work ute, tabs come around from the side. Was thinking could bend the tabs down but now thinking might make a plate type thing that bolts to the tabs and holds it forward into the bar. . .

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[Rossco]

So finally got these lights in. Made up some plates that sit behind and clamp them forward into the bar, seem to work pretty well, don't think they're falling out anytime soon. . .

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[Patricapatrol]

Afternoon, just replaced the indicator in a TJM bull bar with a led one and it’s so dull you can’t see it. I pulled the bulb out of the indicator beside the light and it works fine (except it’s flashing at double speed) the bull bar indicator is piggybacked of the indicator beside the light . any ideas why ?