I mounted mine directly behind and above the front bumper uprights. I have very narrow beams and they don't 'shake' or 'dance' except in the most extreme potholes.

The advantages to this location are: High enough off the ground to avoid most road debris.

Behind the bumper prevents them from getting hit when someone backs up.

They are high enough off the ground to help get the source of the light closer to your eye level. Lights mounted too low tend to throw long shadows.

They look great in this location, classic Volvo Rally Car!

THERE WAS NO CUTTING OR DRILLING OF THE BUMPER REQUIRED. This is strictly a bolt-on affair, requiring only a minimum of materials and a few hand tools.

Let me see if I can pull up a photo for you...



This isn't the best photo, but I can't locate the one I wanted.

You can see a closeup of the installation on my website: www.geocities.com/steve_sms/volvo

I removed the top bumper bolt behind the upright, then measured how tall a piece of steel I'd need to install the get the lights above the top of those uprights.

I used 1" square steel tubing, cut to about 6" lengths. I removed the bolt from the driving light mount and replaced it with one long enough to go through the driving light mount, down the steel tubing, and through the bumper.

I used a Grade 5 bolt, but just a standard grade would work fine for this application. After aiming the lights, I tightened the heck out of the long bolts.

A little black paint and some snakeskin to cover the wires finished the project.

Total investment was about $3.00.

I haven't had a bit of trouble with the setup, and I'm confident that when (if) I decide to remove the driving lights, there won't be any extra holes to patch.

Barongrey