How To Wire A Roof Mounted Light Bar
I think they are to high and will get caught on trees and what not and get damaged.
How to wire a roof mounted light bar. I go though every step so. How to install a light bar. By the way i like the location on the rear because it is easy to run the wire up to the roof by just dropping the rear section of the headliner. In this episode of project night light i show you how to wire an led light bar properly using a relay.
The joining can be done by soldering. This is the best method because it is the shortest distance for the wire to travel and it has the least chance of getting smashed in your door jamb. After installing my a pillar mounted police light i m fully aware of just how full the a pillars are. Now comes the critical part.
I need to run wiring to the roof for my 40 led light bar 3 x led camping floods and a cigarette lighter accessory outlet for the roof top tent. Also roof mounted bars can have a tendency to cause glare on full windshields. The switch will maintain the flow of current on the light bars. The rest of the holes i had welded up.
Also like you stated height becomes an issue when in the garage. Once it is in the snorkel head the cable will run down into the dirty side of the airbox and will require drilling through the side of the airbox to penetrate the wiring back into the engine bay. We choose the nilight 52 300w spot and flood combination led light bar because it has both spot and flood lenses in one bar was affordable and had decent reviews on amazon. I m not a fan at all of the roof mounted light bars.
I had a 30 inch across the hood. This was my midsize. Take the red wire of the light and join it with the red wire of the switch. Of course using that type of wire gives you 3 wires so i paired up a couple of glands on the rear of the roof where the port installed roof rack went.
The best way to do this is to drill a new hole in your roof near your roof mount brackets and run the wiring down directly into the cab of the truck. Make a connection between the light and the relay switch.