An accessory mount for a vehicle comprising: (a) one or more hard mounting points, (b) a body mount portion configured to connect to the vehicle, (c) a lateral support portion extending between and connecting the one or more hard mounting points and the body mount portion, and (d) a pivot portion connected to an extending from the lateral support portion, the pivot portion being configured to connect to a moving member of the vehicle; wherein the one or more hard mounting points are configured to accept an accessory bracket and the accessory bracket is configured to accept one or more accessories.