Concern about new Light Bar
02-06-2016, 05:21 PM
#21
Out of curiosity though. Did you just drop off your Jeep and say can you please install this? Or did you actually talk to them about how the install was going to take place, as wires are a big part of it?
I wouldn't drop my Jeep off and just tell someone to install something, especially electrical, without figuring out how the wires are going to be ran.
I wouldn't drop my Jeep off and just tell someone to install something, especially electrical, without figuring out how the wires are going to be ran.
02-06-2016, 05:35 PM
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If you run the power wire to the positive terminal of the first light, and then from the positive terminal of the first light to the positive terminal of the second light, etc., one light failing will not cause them all to go out. Additionally, assuming the mounting bracket is bolted into structure which it should be and since there are currently 5 wires for 5 lights, each light should be grounded directly to the bracket. In other words, I'm pretty sure I could wire the whole array up with one wire.
Yup... I think so too. And if there is a hole in the pipe at each mounting position, I think with some patience and a bit of that cheap bailing wire you can get at Harbor Freight as a wire fish, you could pull the wire through the pipe and completely get rid of the casing.
02-07-2016, 02:52 AM
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02-07-2016, 03:15 AM
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We did review each step before I left, but didn't get that technical during the meeting. It's been a "live and learn" experience for me, but that doesn't excuse the shop owner. As mentioned earlier, I verified my contact information and told them to call if any problems came up during the day. This was a big problem. They admitted it was a problem when trying to run the wires inside the tube first. However, instead of stopping and calling me, the owner made an executive decision to proceed with my current set up. Bottom line, they should have called me or left the equipment in the box.
02-07-2016, 12:46 PM
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Found a Jeep today with your lights Done right
I took a picture of your lights on a JKU Sport today that was done right. The wires are ran down the tube and comes out with the plastic tubing and through the crack no drilling was done. This is how I would have done it.
02-07-2016, 03:14 PM
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That's how I did my a-pillar lights. No need to drill a hole in the cowl. But the wiring for the lights up the bracket was amateur, and of course, the HUGE hole drilled in the cowl. The whole install, actually, is not what I would expect from a well rated shop.
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02-08-2016, 04:50 AM
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Thanks for the pictures. Exactly what I was looking for.
02-08-2016, 09:00 AM
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I didn't read all the posts, but your wiring looks kinda goofy lol. I wouldn't drive that around anywhere without saying its a temp job just to 'test' out the lights 
Sure its 'difficult' as in it takes longer to fish a wire through a pipe then it does to just zip tie it like a blob to the pipe. I've just used normal string in the past. Drill small hole, put string in, vacuum on other end, pull string through, tie string to cable and pull
I would be upset paying someone and have my Jeep returned like that
Sure its 'difficult' as in it takes longer to fish a wire through a pipe then it does to just zip tie it like a blob to the pipe. I've just used normal string in the past. Drill small hole, put string in, vacuum on other end, pull string through, tie string to cable and pull
I would be upset paying someone and have my Jeep returned like that