Doc_Fry
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Back down in Ft Benning this week. Spent a few hours today before the Octoberfest Celebration spent at the Auto Skills Center and Installed my Rock Lights from Super Bright LEDS. I really like the kit. There are some difficulties installing or lack of places to really put the lights. Ended up though working it out. I used 4 lights on the drivers and 4 on the passengers. I am thinking of purchasing the remaining 4 lights that the kit is able to expand to o just the adapters and use some strip lights I have to put in somewhere in the wheel wells. I ended up have excellent coverage. I am blocked some by the rear muffler, yet can be fixed with a outsweep of the pipe. Otherwise under the front center line with the wheels there is a dark spot. I think that a solution could be a light in the front and rear centerline of the vehicle. I also think that while wheeling that there can be benefit of having a light in the wheel well to make sure degree or obstructions aren't in there, (like a branch). I will try some things out. But want a lasting solution and my previous attempts of using some led lights have fallen short as far as durability. I think that this kit covers alot of the concerns that I have. It was time consuming to install correctly, especially by myself. With roper terminations and Metra Pak connectors. Thankfully the switch was prewired to the engine bay from my seperate accessory circuit. Plus I forgot to put some gasket sealer to help secure the wire so it can be removed if needed where I have run it. WIll have to put pictures up of my run to make sense of this part. I still have a gremlin to work out with the electrical as well as my Chronic Horn issue since new. Here are some pictures I took tonight just to illistrate the coverage. As always the pictures really do not do it justice.
Items Used:
Super Bright Leds Rock Light Kit - 8 Lights with waterproof Connectors
Marine Sealant
Preexisting Carling Switch and a Ignition Circuit with Relays
Pictures:
From the rear:
(Note: That the Tailpipe is blocking the throw of the light to the passenger side. not a big deal. I ended up mounting the lights about half way on the rear crossmember of the frame on each side. you will see an extra mount on the side of the frame it was almost inline there. I did not have the correct rill bit nor drill to make a pilot hole in the frame. I ended up using some self tapping screws that I had already to not mess up the stainless ones in the kit to start the hole. I would recomend doing a pilot hole though with a good drill and bit for a perfect install. Another option would be to use just marine adhesive. Yet you will need to have it on both the bottom of the light and the bottom of the rubber mounting pad and will need to secure it with a zip tie until dry. I out it would go anywhere. Wiring was simple following the frame all the wy to the front using points along the way to secure the wire with zip ties.)
Drivers Side:
(Note: Lights where mounted about 6 inches in on the front and the rear in the sheetmetal that is a "box" you will know this spot by the plugs underneath the body. Not on the outside by the sliders. You can use the plastic cover for the bottom sill to put up the wire into (a tool like audio installers use to pull body panels and push wires into, a pice of plastic.) Then after both are run and pushed up use some asset type sealant every 12 inches to put a bead of approximately 1 inch to prevent the wire from backing out yet still makes it where it can be removed for replacement easily.)
Passengers Side:
(Note:Same as the drivers Side)
From the Front:
(Note: Best place I found to mount these would be about 1" Center of the outermost edge of the radiator in using the lip of sheetmetal there with the supplied self tapping Stainless screws and marine adhesive to waterproof and protect the self tapped part as well as to add extra hold.)
I will try to take some picture to show how I ran the connectors and spliced them in both drivers and passengers while still keeping them easily unplugged for maintainence or removal.
If you have any other questions fell free to ask.
Items Used:
Super Bright Leds Rock Light Kit - 8 Lights with waterproof Connectors
Marine Sealant
Preexisting Carling Switch and a Ignition Circuit with Relays
Pictures:
From the rear:
(Note: That the Tailpipe is blocking the throw of the light to the passenger side. not a big deal. I ended up mounting the lights about half way on the rear crossmember of the frame on each side. you will see an extra mount on the side of the frame it was almost inline there. I did not have the correct rill bit nor drill to make a pilot hole in the frame. I ended up using some self tapping screws that I had already to not mess up the stainless ones in the kit to start the hole. I would recomend doing a pilot hole though with a good drill and bit for a perfect install. Another option would be to use just marine adhesive. Yet you will need to have it on both the bottom of the light and the bottom of the rubber mounting pad and will need to secure it with a zip tie until dry. I out it would go anywhere. Wiring was simple following the frame all the wy to the front using points along the way to secure the wire with zip ties.)
Drivers Side:
(Note: Lights where mounted about 6 inches in on the front and the rear in the sheetmetal that is a "box" you will know this spot by the plugs underneath the body. Not on the outside by the sliders. You can use the plastic cover for the bottom sill to put up the wire into (a tool like audio installers use to pull body panels and push wires into, a pice of plastic.) Then after both are run and pushed up use some asset type sealant every 12 inches to put a bead of approximately 1 inch to prevent the wire from backing out yet still makes it where it can be removed for replacement easily.)
Passengers Side:
(Note:Same as the drivers Side)
From the Front:
(Note: Best place I found to mount these would be about 1" Center of the outermost edge of the radiator in using the lip of sheetmetal there with the supplied self tapping Stainless screws and marine adhesive to waterproof and protect the self tapped part as well as to add extra hold.)
I will try to take some picture to show how I ran the connectors and spliced them in both drivers and passengers while still keeping them easily unplugged for maintainence or removal.
If you have any other questions fell free to ask.
