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How are people running the wires from their Roof Light bar

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Motomax114, Mar 24, 2015.

  1. Mar 24, 2015 at 1:12 PM
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    Motomax114

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    I'm curious to see how people are running the wires from their roof top light bars. I will be installing mine soon and wanted to see the different ways i could go about it. Thanks (i have a 1st gen if that matters)
     
  2. Mar 24, 2015 at 2:09 PM
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    NightProwler

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    Drilled a hole in the rain gutter and fed the wire through that, then down the pillar between the weather stripping so its hidden. Barely any pressure on it when door is closed. Just make sure to drill it as close to the cab as you can. My hole messed up and its a hair closer to the gutter edge than I wanted it. Also whatever connector you have on the wire will need to be snipped off. Or disassembled and reattached but idk if it'll fit in between the weather stripping. Those connectors are a bitch to remove with the pins. But is do-able. I removed one once with needle nose and a tiny flat head screw driver. But on mine I just snipped it off and reattached my own delphi connector on the end once it was routed into the engine bay. Used heat shrink butt connectors on the wires where I snipped the original connector off under the bar.

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  3. Mar 25, 2015 at 12:36 PM
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    Run the wire along the windshield molding into the engine bay to a relay. Run your switch wire from the engine bay to the cab through the bulkhead
     
  4. Mar 25, 2015 at 8:53 PM
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    I drilled a big hole right into the channel where I mounted the rack,
     
  5. Mar 25, 2015 at 8:58 PM
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    Ran it along the weather striping along the door through the fender to the engine bay and through fire wall to switch..
     
  6. Mar 26, 2015 at 10:16 AM
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    Motomax114

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    Thanks for the input. I Have the relentless lo pro mounts and I'm thinking i might just drill and extra hole for the wires in the door and put some silicone over once i finish. I want to keep the wires hidden the best i can
     

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