Did some thinking this evening while mowing and I feel like I've come to a solution for the question of lighting. A solution so simple it should've come to me sooner to be honest. I make a removable hatch under the nose where I can hide the electrical connections to the lights when not in use. The mounting of the lights themselves has never been in question, I'll just drill holes and tap the tops of the frame rails where they are exposed in front of the grill and make some brackets for small LED lights to go to there.