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    How are you guys wiring your roof mounted lights. (I searched)

    Wondering how you guys route/wire your Roof Mounted Offroad lighting.

    I've got a couple I need to mount, but I'm not sure the best way to get the wires into the cab or Engine compartment.

    What have you guys done?

    Mine will be mounted directly onto my Thule Xpedition Rack.

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    I haven’t don it but I think they go up thru the back and use the existing wire hole for the upper brake light.
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    i think bart did that.. i used a hobby box to hold relays in the engine bay and ran the wires up under the hood molding and up inside the passenger door opening weather stripping


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    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport View Post
    i think bart did that.. i used a hobby box to hold relays in the engine bay and ran the wires up under the hood molding and up inside the passenger door opening weather stripping
    Same here, ran the switch wires through the grommet by the brake booster to the relays under the hood, then up the pass side weatherstripping to the lights.
    Not as clean to look at as Barts, but easier to remove if I decide to change things around.
    I used a 2" square piece of aluminum box tubing bolted to the floor of the rack from side to side, to raise the lights up enough to "see" over the front cross peice. That way, I didn't have to drill into anything that shows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
    Not as clean to look at as Barts, but easier to remove if I decide to change things around.
    The WeatherPack connector I got makes removing my entire setup really easy now. I highly suggest getting one of these to unhook everything. They work really well. I used a six wire connector. Got it from Summit for like $10.



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    Ha...
    Zeus your lights were the inspiration for me to mount my lights to my xpedition (smaller sleeker lighting) Hella FF100s.

    Thanks for the tips!, I'll probably keep the wires toward the front, no spoiler entry. Don't want to run wires clear to the back, then clear under the hood, and then back into the dash.

    Thanks again!

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    Agreed! is yours the 695 or the 696?

    Mine's the smaller rack, might end up getting a bigger one down the road.

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