Finally getting around to mounting spotlights to the GMC. I got a set of correct brackets last year from a dealer at a swap meet that specialized in Unity products. The brackets are a matched pair and are opposite from each other, however he had both labelled "110L" One of them has "110L" very obviously stamped on the reverse, and the other, while hard to read, looks like it says "110R"
My question is this: After fooling around with them a bit, sizing up the "L" bracket on the drivers side and the "R" bracket on the passenger side, they appear to fit best like this:
If you swap them side for side they will also fit well like this, with the tightening screw facing directly up:
I built a jig to figure out where the shaft will come through on the inside, and doing it the "right" way the shaft comes in above the dashboard seam near the top, which looks like it might be tricky to get right. Doing it the "wrong" way the shaft comes in somewhere on the bigger open area below the seam on the dash, which seems like it would be easier to work with. (see pictures below):
It seems like the outside bracket would look better the right way, with it going front to back instead of up and down, but I'm worried about where it is coming in on the inside. My other option is the do some grinding on the brackets to contour them to fit the cowl in a lower position so the shaft hits the lower area inside instead of the upper portion.
For those that have mounted spotlights from scratch, was it common to have to modify the brackets to fit, or should the fit as is? The fit nicely now, just doesn't seem like they are in the right place.
Any thoughts on up and down vs. front to back?
Thanks.
My question is this: After fooling around with them a bit, sizing up the "L" bracket on the drivers side and the "R" bracket on the passenger side, they appear to fit best like this:
If you swap them side for side they will also fit well like this, with the tightening screw facing directly up:
I built a jig to figure out where the shaft will come through on the inside, and doing it the "right" way the shaft comes in above the dashboard seam near the top, which looks like it might be tricky to get right. Doing it the "wrong" way the shaft comes in somewhere on the bigger open area below the seam on the dash, which seems like it would be easier to work with. (see pictures below):
It seems like the outside bracket would look better the right way, with it going front to back instead of up and down, but I'm worried about where it is coming in on the inside. My other option is the do some grinding on the brackets to contour them to fit the cowl in a lower position so the shaft hits the lower area inside instead of the upper portion.
For those that have mounted spotlights from scratch, was it common to have to modify the brackets to fit, or should the fit as is? The fit nicely now, just doesn't seem like they are in the right place.
Any thoughts on up and down vs. front to back?
Thanks.