Probably the best way to find out which vehicle specific light bar bracket to use is to first contact headlight revolution.
How to wire led light bar on roof rack.
Follow along as i show you how i am going about wiring the lights on the roof rack of the zombie jeep.
This video shows how easy it is to diy install the 42 inch stedi st4k 80 led light bar to the rhino roof rack on a ford ranger raptor.
I ll also show you a few wiring tips and tricks along the way.
Take your time it isnt hard to figure out.
The fuse rating should not correspond to the wire size but instead to the maximum current expected on that wire.
When having the roof rack installed we added a front 3 slat cross member so that we could mount a light bar it was a 65 addition.
The cabling is run along the length of the roof attached to the roof rack or rail and in the case of a ute will generally loop across to either the sports bar or headboard of the tray itself.
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When wiring led light bar relays or switches fuse all positive side wires such as from the positive battery terminal to the light bar switch.
Some roof rack manufacturers may have optional light bar mounting brackets like this rola titan roof tray which makes installation as simple as spinning a few spanners.
They know what works and what doesn t and can definitely get you set up with not only a light bar bracket but also the right mounting and wiring components to.
While mounting a light bar on the bullbar is often easiest the roof mounted option is far more popular freeing up space on the bullbar for traditional driving lights.
Whilst bright whopping domin8r led lightbars are ideal for long range and wide spread led light you may be chasing a simpler led worklight setup you can install an illuminator 6 led lightbar easily mounted to your steel roof rack you can aim this awesome light to the rear of your vehicle and if you tend to hit the tracks late at night.
Vision x xpi led light bar roof mount install completed.
I have front light bar side lights and rear led lights.
The wiring will be much longer in lineal metres and less discreet however it is an applicable option and generally only needs cable ties to install.
Learn a bit more about wiring up relays and switches.