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Too everyone who has roof mounted fog lights. How do you have them wired? Which route did you run the wiring. Going to install mine soon and not sure the best way to do this.
lowrange2 said:They won't be ripped off if you mount them on the front of your rack... unless you're a moron and can't drive.
Drill a hole in the roof under the factory rack rails and use permatex or silicone to plug the hole. You'll never see it!
Make sure you wire in a relay!~
Edit!--- I agree~! If they are fog lights then mount them on the bumper. If they are flood lights or spot lights then mount them on the rack.
nuh uhMatt98XJ said:I wouldn't recommend them if you plan on doing any serious wheeling. They'll be ripped right off.
oo7ravisXJ said:nuh uh
as long as you have them below the stock cross member, you shouldn't have any problems. I did the same thing I think your trying to do, works great, looks clean. I just ran my wires down the driver side A pillar in the weather stripping for the windshield down into the engine bay, works like a champ.
lowrange2 said:They won't be ripped off if you mount them on the front of your rack... unless you're a moron and can't drive.
Drill a hole in the roof under the factory rack rails and use permatex or silicone to plug the hole. You'll never see it!
Make sure you wire in a relay!~
Edit!--- I agree~! If they are fog lights then mount them on the bumper. If they are flood lights or spot lights then mount them on the rack.
EMSJEEP said:Drill a hole in the roof? really? OK, I wouldn't but hey, whatever. I would mount them to the factory crossbars before I went drilling a hole in the roof... I mounted mine on the rack. DOn't have them anymore, but I went along the rack and through the hatch then through the rubber piping into the rear and then down the D-Post.
Also, read this:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=904639&page=1
Mr. Pickle said:I drilled a hole in my roof too. I put all of the wires through, taped them together and then went crazy with the silicone. A day later I ran the hose over the entry point and no water seeped through. I routed all the wires to the rear of the XJ, under the headliner (so it isn't visible) and down the rear pillar plastic covering to my relay center. You can't see any wires and it doesn't leak, I don't see what the big deal is. Everyone cuts up their jeeps, add different mods, slam into rocks and trees while wheeling but then are scared to drill a hole in the roof. I guess it just doesn't make sense to me.