Thread: Light Bar for my RRC

Spend many hours on the phone regarding the legality of the lights and 5 different answers.
All of them have one thing in common though.
When lights are fitted at above the centre of any factory fitted driving lights (headlights) they can not at any time be used to shine at on coming traffic because they will reach the line of sight of on coming traffic first and especially over a rise.
I have nothing in writing to confirm they are legal or not.
No one willing to 100% say either way and since Jeep introduced a vehicle into the country with factory fitted roof lights, the ADR changed the rules to factory fitted lights and that impacted aftermarket fittings and no clear answer has been found.

I have on 2 occasions heard if fitted they must have a by-pass and be switched via high/low on vehicle.
I have also heard in metro area they must be covered.

Grey area and unless I get evidence they are illegal, I stand corrected on their legality.

On their usefulness well, thats another story.

Hey Gav

How did you run your wiring?

When I fitted my roof lights, I ran the wires up the inside of the snorkel then along the gutter

Saves drilling any holes in the roof

(Bit tricky when you don't have a snorkel, but a good excuse to get one maybe )

Hi Jock, I haven't wired them up yet, as I have just gutted the rest of the wiring under the bonnet. There was years of dodgey wiring going on under there, so I am re-doing all the headlight wiring, and installing a second battery and new starter/earth leads - I will post photos of this when done - probably on the weekend. Sounds like a good idea with the snorkel, but I'm not sure if I could lay my hands on one by tomorrow night... but I may try... Failing that, then I may make up a flat loom to loop over the gutter and above the top of the door, and then into the top frame - there are some plastic grommets inside the door opening, but not sure if I can get wires through from there down to the A pillar.

Stay tuned...

Cheers - Gav

PS - I still haven't got a new alternator yet, so I won't be running them much until that happens. Nothing at work has turned up, but I have two diesel mechanic friends who are on the lookout for me. One of them found a 120 amp version for me , but it had been in a fire...

I have finally got around to wiring up the light bar. It took a back seat while I fixed up all the existing wiring in the RR. All new headlight wiring, relays, etc. I will post details of this when the whole job is complete...

Anyway, having mounted the bar, I am now wondering what the best way of running the wires back is. The suggestion about the snorkel sounded good, but in the end, I don't think I will be fitting one. I just won't be taking it anywhere that wet...

I was thinking of drilling a hole through the gutter to allow me to run the wiring easier, but before I do, I wanted to see if anyone has some ideas on the easiest or neatest way to do this. If anyone has done this before and has any pics, that would be good too.

Cheers - Gav.

So I have come to the end of this little project, but it turned out I did a heap of other stuff in conjunction with it. like re doing all the wiring that had been hacked at over the years, and installing a second battery. I also fitted new relays for headlights, spot lights, work lights, air horn, etc. Also new maxi fuses running to new fuse panels for the lighting, etc.

Some of the wiring before I started....



No Going Back - All wiring ripped out...



New battery installed - 31-900 Calcium (N86 Size) - This was no easy feat. all the wiring needed running in a different location to allow a battery this big to be put in. but it was the only one I had lying around.



New switch panel for spotties.



New relays along drivers side.




I will take it out tonight, and see what difference the light bar makes. If the camera is up to it, i'll get some comparison photos.

Cheers - Gav.

Just a final note - just taken the RR out to adjust the lights, and they work great. Best $100 I've spent in ages. They are somewhere between a spread beam and a spot, so with the outer 2 pointed out slightly, and the centres straight ahead, there is plenty of light - to say the least. I'll let you know how I get along with the boys in blue...

Cheers - Gav.

Quick question.

Where did you source the relay block & relays?

And of course, how many peso's?

like the relay set up nice and clean line set up