Since I have a really cool FitchBox (tm) and a whole lotta switches I needed something to control with the new gear. So I went to my local walmart and picked up 3 boxes of Navigator NV-1055C WK driving lights, four lights for the front, two lights for the back. Oh, and if it looks like some of the lights aren't aim right, that's because they aren't. I'm missing some bolts because I had to use them with nuts to mount some of the lights because the including mounting screws
The two outside front lights are controlled by one switch, and the two inside front lights are controlled by another. The rear lights are not hooked up to Reverse, cuz I'll probably use it for more than just backing up.
Installation:
I removed the factory roof cross bars and peeled the rubber strip out. The cross bar is actually a hollow channel, just asking for wires to be run through it. On the cross rail, I notched out the area where the screw went into the mounting bracket (red arrow) and notched out the roof rack rail and end cap (green arrow). I then drilled a hole in the roof and fed the wires through, then put silicone to seal it up (blue arrow). **Make sure you feed the wires through the roof rail and endcap before feeding them into the hole in the roof**
Performance: Eh, they are ok. They need to be aimed, right now there is a really bright spot 5' in front of my jeep. It would be nice if they could have horizontal adjustments too. The backups would probably have been better as fog lights, or something with a wider beam, instead of driving lights.
Lessons Learned: Really the only thing I would have done differently using these lights is to make sure I taped the wires in the front like I did in the back (I did the front first and realized it too late). Maybe I would have tried to find better lights that fit, but I'm lazy so that means I probably would have never had any lights.
One thing that I really want to do is to use power mirror hardware as a light aiming tool. Maybe if I get a safari rack I'll get some better lights and go forward with that idea...until then, someone else will have to do it first!
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything you do to your jeep. If you end up with holes in your roof, or catch it on fire, or anything based on the information I have provided, I am not responsible. Also, these do NOT come with light covers. Check your local laws for off road light regulations.
The two outside front lights are controlled by one switch, and the two inside front lights are controlled by another. The rear lights are not hooked up to Reverse, cuz I'll probably use it for more than just backing up.
Installation:
I removed the factory roof cross bars and peeled the rubber strip out. The cross bar is actually a hollow channel, just asking for wires to be run through it. On the cross rail, I notched out the area where the screw went into the mounting bracket (red arrow) and notched out the roof rack rail and end cap (green arrow). I then drilled a hole in the roof and fed the wires through, then put silicone to seal it up (blue arrow). **Make sure you feed the wires through the roof rail and endcap before feeding them into the hole in the roof**
Performance: Eh, they are ok. They need to be aimed, right now there is a really bright spot 5' in front of my jeep. It would be nice if they could have horizontal adjustments too. The backups would probably have been better as fog lights, or something with a wider beam, instead of driving lights.
Lessons Learned: Really the only thing I would have done differently using these lights is to make sure I taped the wires in the front like I did in the back (I did the front first and realized it too late). Maybe I would have tried to find better lights that fit, but I'm lazy so that means I probably would have never had any lights.
One thing that I really want to do is to use power mirror hardware as a light aiming tool. Maybe if I get a safari rack I'll get some better lights and go forward with that idea...until then, someone else will have to do it first!
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything you do to your jeep. If you end up with holes in your roof, or catch it on fire, or anything based on the information I have provided, I am not responsible. Also, these do NOT come with light covers. Check your local laws for off road light regulations.