How To Wire Offroad Roof Lights

First one controls the 2 8 driving lights on the grille and the second and third are for my inner and outer roof lights drilled a hole in the middle of the roof directly in front of the air dam.

How to wire offroad roof lights.

The area will need to be flat if it is roof mounted so you can seal the spot after the light is mounted. Even though the process may seem as easy as 1 2 3 it s important to pay attention to the specific gauge or amperage numbers determined for your specific vehicle and electrical load. These can be mounted to your stock bumper off road bumper or to a roof rack. I have the lights mounting hardware and wiring harnesses but i am trying to figure out the best way to run the wiring from the rack to the engine bay and then into the cabin.

If not with. I am planning to install 4 rigid dually spot lights on the front of my roof rack and 2 rigid dually flood lights on the back of my roof rack there are already mounting tabs. Off road light installation installing off road lights can be a simple straightforward task as long as you closely follow the instructions. This placed the hole right above the opening for the front courtesy lights inside.

The fasteners on the lights will need to be accessible to tighten them sufficiently. Nilight zh009 led light bar 2pcs 18w spot off road lights with 16awg wiring harness kit 2 lead 2 years warranty. The wiring harness wasn t quite long enough for my application so i lengthened the positive lead to the battery and the positive and negative leads by 2 ft going to the light above the roof. I am running 4 kc day lighters off of one 12 awg wire but i m upgrading the center bulbs to 35w hid so my total amps will be 130x2 35x2 12 27 5 my 12awg wire is rated at 41 amps so i will have plenty of power.

Although not commonly adopted it is possible to loop the wire from a roof light bar into the back of the snorkel head. If you plan to run 4 130w roof lights off of one wire you will need at least 10awg or more plus a relay that can handle over 43 3a. Your offroad lights will need to be mounted in a location where wiring can be run in a relatively safe fashion. 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.

In this video i will show you how to wire off road led lights with a relay and a switch on my 2014 jeep wrangler unlimited.