LED Lightbar and Floodlights Install
05-25-2014, 06:09 AM
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So I recently installed some LED lighting on my JK. First, I installed some 18W 6-LED flush mount flood lights in my front bumper ($95 Amazon) and wired directly to the stock fog lamp wiring so I can control from the steering column control. These work great for daytime running lights, fog lights.
I also installed a second pair of 18W 6-LED flood lights ($50 Amazon) on the rear light bar of my roof rack. These work great on the trails as aux reverse lights or when setting up camp, etc.
And finally, I installed a 44" 288W LED spot/flood combo lightbar ($220 Ebay) on the front light bar of my roof rack. I wired the rears to a rocker switch on the A-pillar (fused), and wired the front light bar through a relay, 20A circuit breaker, and a second rocker switch. This bar draws about 17A with the engine running/charging around 14VDC (bar is rated at 9-32VDC), and the 18W floods draw just over 1A each.
All are supposedly assembled with Cree LED's. The amount of light is more than adequate for my needs. I pre-wired the roof rack during assembly to accommodate the lighting.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/44INCH-288W-...007e77&vxp=mtr
http://www.amazon.com/Nilight®-Duall.../dp/B00J5AAX5S
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I also installed a second pair of 18W 6-LED flood lights ($50 Amazon) on the rear light bar of my roof rack. These work great on the trails as aux reverse lights or when setting up camp, etc.
And finally, I installed a 44" 288W LED spot/flood combo lightbar ($220 Ebay) on the front light bar of my roof rack. I wired the rears to a rocker switch on the A-pillar (fused), and wired the front light bar through a relay, 20A circuit breaker, and a second rocker switch. This bar draws about 17A with the engine running/charging around 14VDC (bar is rated at 9-32VDC), and the 18W floods draw just over 1A each.
All are supposedly assembled with Cree LED's. The amount of light is more than adequate for my needs. I pre-wired the roof rack during assembly to accommodate the lighting.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/44INCH-288W-...007e77&vxp=mtr
http://www.amazon.com/Nilight®-Duall.../dp/B00J5AAX5S
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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06-11-2014, 12:23 PM
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Update:
This lightbar has performed well without issue, turns night into day with the spot/flood combo beam pattern. I decided to rewire the control thru an accessory fuse tap so some yahoo cant walk by and flip my lights on with my doors off and the rocker switches easily accessed on the A-pillar, actually my son's idea, LOL!
This lightbar has performed well without issue, turns night into day with the spot/flood combo beam pattern. I decided to rewire the control thru an accessory fuse tap so some yahoo cant walk by and flip my lights on with my doors off and the rocker switches easily accessed on the A-pillar, actually my son's idea, LOL!
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06-11-2014, 06:09 PM
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Awesome! Are those pictures you took taken at night but look like it's daytime because of the pure awesomeness of the lights (even though they don't appear on)? If not, perhaps some Jeep porn in the dark with those amazing lights on would be kinda cool 
06-12-2014, 05:04 AM
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Nah those are daytime pics just wanted to show the installation, I'll try to take some night pics and post.
