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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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^^thats a nice setup, how did u run the wire to get them inside
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeepjunky
^^thats a nice setup, how did u run the wire to get them inside
I wana know the same thing!
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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That's a really clean setup on that Rockhead. I like your use of the harbor freight products. The chrome stuff looks great here in Canada, until winter comes. I like to use the inexpensive lights, poly housings, and I don't sweat it when one gets swatted by a tree branch or rock. Couple pics of my lower bar. The upper is a stock roof bar drilled thru for the stainless bolts. I rin the upper wiring into at the top and inside of and down my door seal then pop out near the kickpanel by the fuse box.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by peep
That's a really clean setup on that Rockhead. I like your use of the harbor freight products. The chrome stuff looks great here in Canada, until winter comes. I like to use the inexpensive lights, poly housings, and I don't sweat it when one gets swatted by a tree branch or rock. Couple pics of my lower bar. The upper is a stock roof bar drilled thru for the stainless bolts. I rin the upper wiring into at the top and inside of and down my door seal then pop out near the kickpanel by the fuse box.
What are the specks in your jeep
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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I used the Harbor Freight lights because they will get the crap beat out of them. Just this past weekend one of the center lights got laid down by a tree branch, I loosened the bolt and straightened it back up (no problems). The lights pull 33 amps, so I kept the high power wires outside the cabin. The wires run down the front side of the doorjamb inside the rain seal. Then into the right side front quarter panel; then into the engine compartment and to the 40 amp relay. The relay is activated by a switch that I mounted inside of the coin holder behind the shift lever. I'll post some pics tomorrow showing the routing.
This is what you all wanted, right? You didn't mean the wiring within the tube did you?
Here's a pic that shows the light laying down, and some rocky action.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 09:44 PM
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Hey peep I know what your saying about chrome, I was born and raised in up-state New York. Your light bar looks good, looks like it will stand up to those snow banks you'll be plowing through.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 01:04 PM
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The first pic shows the Deans plug and the rubber tube with the two 12 gauge wires (has to handle 33 amps) feeding into the drivers door weather seal.
Second pic shows the bottom of the weather seal and the wires in flex tubing feeding into the right side front quarter panel.
Third pic shows allot of things. By the hood holding rod you can see where the wires in flex tubing come out of the front right quarter panel. A little lower in the pic are the three fuse holders that come with the lights, the left one protects the two front bumper floods and the other two are wired in parallel to protect the four floods on the light bar. Higher in the pic you can see the two relays (yellow zip ties) used to control the lights; one for the front bumper floods and one (40 amp) for the four on the light bar.
The fourth pic shows where I drilled a hole to feed the wires through the fire wall. The hole is by the brake line bend.
Fifth pic shows the flood light switches mounted in the change holder behind the shift lever. The left switch controls the front bumper floods and the right switch controls the light bar.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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^ that's a great idea to use a deans plug!! Idk why I didn't think about that!
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 02:22 PM
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Buy some some rigid leds those are amazing lights i bought a 4 inch light for $100 love em gonna be replacing all my lights with them. look into them
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 03:46 PM
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Can we get some pics when you do?
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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The Deans plug was the only plug I could find that is rated to handle the amps. It also makes it very easy to take the light bar off, and the remaining half of the Deans plug fits behind the weather seal.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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I have pro comp 55, never heard of them but they came on the light bar that I got from craigslist.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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does anyone have a pic of thier lights pointing at anything ive been looking at the hf lights to for my xj 4 up top and atleast 2 on the front bumper

thanks
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 11:01 AM
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Rockhead I really like your roof lightbar setup. Any chance we could get a writeup/install?
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