I personally like them and no I haven't mounted any on the front of the windshield frame, but you can still mount lights/ brackets there if you want, I'm thinking about getting the KC LED drop ins that replace the halogens. But I've had no complaints about the brackets or the lights so far, love em and they aren't blocking any of the windshield (not that the other brackets would block much) haven't hit them on anything on a trail either, they don't stick out any further than the side mirror so.....