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KEVINBUK · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:51 Post subject: Driving Lights Fitting

As I dont seem to be able to locate a nudge/A/Bull bar of any description that will fit my Challenger, I'm now looking to just fit brackets to hold the 9" dia driving lights. I dont want to fit them directly to the bumper moulding so wonder if any of you guys have pictures of your mounting brackets or can describe what you fixed them to. I'm sure I will be able to figure it out myself when I start, but I hoped someone will have already done this and can save me some head-scratching time... pictures would be great Cool

meanwhile if anyone knows where a bar can be got then let me know

K Wink

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m3crj · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:58 Post subject: Bull Bar

just a quick insight if you can get a shogun sport bull/nudge/a bar it will fit the challenger but you will have to drill 2 holes in the challenger bumper for the mounting brackets to poke through from the chasis i think 25-30 mm dia as i had a shogun sport and sold the bull bar from it a year or so agao and the guy that won had a challenger we lined it up to drill but he decided not to drill the bumper and left me to sell the bull bar again Sad

(now sold though)

KEVINBUK · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 13:29 Post subject:

Thanks for that mate... I have seen a few listed by dealers and have asked if they would fit a Challenger Import and they always say no... ? maybe they just dont know what mods are required to make them fit... I think i'll keep an eye out for one on fleabay and see how it goes.
I did see a great Nudge bar on a black import a while ago... grey plastic lower section with a chrome top bar and "Mitsubishi" in white above the number plate and "Challenger" in the plastic section in the middle of the top bar (a picture would save a thousand words I know...)

I was hoping to pick one of these up... Crying or Very sad

K

_Si_ · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 14:32 Post subject:

My car is currently a few hundred miles away so I can't check, but there must be something around the radiator that you could extend brackets from (to poke out where the grill meets the bumper).

Alternatively, if you don't need the ground clearance, you can mount fogs lower down using the bolts that hold the bumper covers on. I tested this last year but decided against it.

KEVINBUK · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 15:48 Post subject:

Hi Si... I will be fitting the lights above bumper level (in the classic A-bar position) and I have had a look through the grill and can see some possibilities... I was just hoping someone had done a good job already and was willing to share the details/pictures to save me some time.

I will be needing the clearance as I will be taking Charlie off road... Wink

K

m3crj · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 15:57 Post subject:

also to remember if you are planning to do a chasis lift get this done before you install the bull/nudge bar as the mounting point are on the chasis so the holes in the bumper will need drilling in a different location if you do take that route the problem was that the shogun sport has a wider front grill so the bolts that are used to mount the bullbar are on view where as the challeneger as a narrower grill hence the mounting points are hidden behind the bumper skin

you could do with having a good nosey round a shogun sport with the bullbar fitted this will clear up what i'm trying to explain luckily enough mine already has a challenger nudge bar with the chrome A section fitted

oh and also try doing a search on that site for people that are breaking challengers or shogun sports they don't always state what is up for grabs in the listings so a quick question will sort it good luck any ways Laughing

KEVINBUK · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 16:59 Post subject:

aberystwyth andy · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 20:53 Post subject:

have a look at mine its on readers drives under "has it worked " only the bottom soft nudge bar with out the ugly chrome top

KEVINBUK · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:40 Post subject:

m3crj · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 20:41 Post subject:

these are some pics of mine with the chrome part

i'll have a good route round to see if i can find some part numbers as for parting with this nudgebar no chance one of reasons i got my this challenger Laughing

good luck with finding one though

aberystwyth andy · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 22:51 Post subject:

yeah kevinbuk ill look at it in the light tom i did want to fit some lights on but i cant decide were to put them Laughing

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aberystwyth andy · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 23:05 Post subject:

have you looked at l200 i think the front might be the same & they have some nice looking ones ....theres not that many parts around for the challenger though i have put the wood effect dash out of a l200 pick up in mine it fits ok apart from around the air con display & makes it look different to one colour brown plastic Wink

orcho53 · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 21:23 Post subject:

Have a look on the Bay and type in this item number 270303525123,might interest you Very Happy

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