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Installing Lights on a SR5 Sports Bar
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:54 pm
by Leighroy1984
Looking at putting 4 Spotties on my new bar, and i was just wondering if anyone out there has any info on the way they ran there wiring(from the cab to the bar). Any info at all would be appriciated.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:30 pm
by Leighroy1984
Anyone
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:35 pm
by CWBYUP
Where you at ?
Nick
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:31 pm
by Leighroy1984
CWBYUP wrote:Where you at ?
Nick
Ballarat Victoria
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:53 pm
by BrettInUte
on my old falcon ute I set up driving lights on the roll bar.
Ran all the wiring inside the hoop of the main bar.
Brought the wires out thru the bottom of the top hoop - angled to the front - so they were hidden from view and couldnt be knocked by loads or branches.
Use rubber gromments everywhere !!! - they will save a LOT of trouble later on. Buy them before you start - so you can drill the right sized holes everywhere - and have all the wires threaded thru them to start with.
Use heavy wiring - as it will be a long way from the battery to the lights.
Im not sure on the hiluxes - but I ran my wiring under the whole cab - from a relay next to the battery.
Relay switching power wire came off the high beam light. Relay switching earth wire ran to a grounded switch in the cab.
Lights on the bar like that may look a big weird - but throw excellent light due to their height.
Watch out for light bouncing off the bonnet - or thru the rear window of the cab.
best of luck
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:30 am
by Leighroy1984
BrettInUte wrote:on my old falcon ute I set up driving lights on the roll bar.
Ran all the wiring inside the hoop of the main bar.
Brought the wires out thru the bottom of the top hoop - angled to the front - so they were hidden from view and couldnt be knocked by loads or branches.
Use rubber gromments everywhere !!! - they will save a LOT of trouble later on. Buy them before you start - so you can drill the right sized holes everywhere - and have all the wires threaded thru them to start with.
Use heavy wiring - as it will be a long way from the battery to the lights.
Im not sure on the hiluxes - but I ran my wiring under the whole cab - from a relay next to the battery.
Relay switching power wire came off the high beam light. Relay switching earth wire ran to a grounded switch in the cab.
Lights on the bar like that may look a big weird - but throw excellent light due to their height.
Watch out for light bouncing off the bonnet - or thru the rear window of the cab.
best of luck
Cheers thanks for that
