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Liberty Lights

danny_v_l

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Olney, Maryland
Hey guys, i am about to buy my friends 97 xj and i was looking to put some spot/flood lights on the top of it, i had them on my wagoneer but i was hit in that and it rolled onto its roff. but anyway, i really like the look of the libertys factory over head lights and i know you can get them on ebay, i was wondering if anyone knew of anyone how has installed them on there xj, or if anyone has any pictures.

thanks Danny

Oh and yes i did search, stuff came up but there were no pictures
 
Here is an MJ with liberty lights:

mjwhite97convertkr0.jpg
 
dang those MJ's look good with the 97+ front clip.
yeah the lights look ok too, how good are those at lighting up the night tho?
 
beakie said:
yeah the lights look ok too, how good are those at lighting up the night tho?

A KJ Renegade was following me out to the campsite the weekend before last; the driver switched them on as it started getting dark. The best way I could explain it to him over the radio was that I didn't need an internal organ check at this point in time. They'll land UFOs even if they're stock.
 
Does that plastic housing pretty much match the contour ? I like the look and it would also break the air pattern up some with the safari rack thats up there now.
 
beakie said:
dang those MJ's look good with the 97+ front clip.
yeah the lights look ok too, how good are those at lighting up the night tho?

The XJ/MJ in whatever form is one of the true classics. They never look dated, they fit in no matter where you go or who you're with. Actually thats true of all the pre 2001 jeeps, the liberty unfortunately broke that paradyne a bit.
 
RichP said:
Does that plastic housing pretty much match the contour ? I like the look and it would also break the air pattern up some with the safari rack thats up there now.

i was wondering that to, how well does it fit, like pretty much a direct fit or will there need to be some modifications to the light rack
 
At first i didn't like the libertys lights, but now it is kinda growing on me. i kinda want to get some. plus it looks better becuase its not a Liberty. LOL
 
czechknight said:
At first i didn't like the libertys lights, but now it is kinda growing on me. i kinda want to get some. plus it looks better becuase its not a Liberty. LOL

true that, i think it would look atlot better on a xj not a mj though because you xj has the roof rack that makes the light rack look oem, and if you painte the light bar the same color as your xj i think it would look ten times better, the one i am getting is balck so if i end up getting the liberty light bar i am diffenetly going to paint it to match my xj and maybe do the roof rack as well, i can't remember if the roof rack is painted or not
 
Personally I hate the lights on the libertys, but on the MJ pictured, it doesnt look half bad. I think depending on the color of the XJ/MJ it would be better to leave it unpainted (or the color shown).. I dont think I would like the looks of that MJ any more if it was painted white like the rest of the vehicle.. But I am also quite interested now as to how well it fits and how much work needs to be done in order to get it mounted. I may just have to pick some up if they are as good as casm says they are.
 
The trick is finding one, priced out on the chrysler parts catalog the bar is ~$130 and the cover is another ~$130, lights were ~$60 each..
I find that tough to swallow for moulded plastic that probably cost less than $4 to make...
 
themangeraaad said:
I may just have to pick some up if they are as good as casm says they are.

Put it this way: I hav no idea how effective they are from the driver's seat of a KJ - but from where I was sitting with them directly behind me and maybe 25 yards back, they sure seemed to do their job pretty well.
 
Someone needs to hurry up and mount the liberty light bar on an XJ. I'm gonna say it will look bad ass because you can mentally picture it if you cover up the back half of the MJ. I'm curious as well as to how it will form to the roofline of the XJ. You can get the whole kit(Molding,Lights,Relays,Harness,Lights,Covers,the whole 9 yards) for $325.00 shipped to your door and thats brand new. I may be the 1st to post pictures since mine is on the way, hope i won't have to modify it to much.
 
Run a search, I posted several pictures of XJs (lifted & stock / pre & post 97)with Libby light bars on them and also a link with step by step mounting instructions onto the XJ. :cool:

kjlightbar.jpg
 
Here's the text that went along with the pics I posted above. (no it's not my Jeep)

"The light bar comes in two pieces. It is made to mount and wire down the
drive pillar. The base of the light bar has two sided tape so you can
position the bar and mark the holes to drill. I did just take the molding
off the left door trim to allow the liner to drop a couple of inches on the
left side so I could see the clearance, etc. There is about a 1" 1/2 gap.

To get a good fit, as the bar is slightly curved along the front, I had to
shorten my roof rack about 5". I just removed the end, took out about three
or four rack/rail screws, wedged it up a little and cut it with a hacksaw.
You will loose the first hole on the rail. I just put the screw back in,
painted it the color of my top, as it will be hidden once you put the end
back on. The rail is held fine, I used trim cement on the end, then put a
very small screw through the side to hold it, black silicone the cracks and
you can't tell.

The kit comes with 7 threaded studs or whatever you want to call them. (Like
what you would put into a wall to hold the screw.) You drill the holes with
a piece of wood on the bit so it only goes into the metal about 1/4 inch.
The threaded studs are grooved and you push them in the hole, then use a
tool they give you which consists of a large nut with a bolt through it. You
thread the bolt into the stud, hold the nut with a wrench and tighten the
bolt. As you tighten it, the stud starts to compress on the back side until
it is squashed against the under side of the roof. Unthread the bolt and the
regular bolt to hold the unit goes in. I put a little silicone on each stud
and the final bolt.

There is a bigger hole, 1" for the harness rubber grommet. My Cherokee has
ridges the length of the roof, so I had to cut the plastic in the light bar
base about a 1/2' wider so the hole would not be on part of the raised
groove. You will need a 1" metal hole saw for this. I used a vacuum to clean
the drill shavings out of my windshield molding.

I positioned the rack, places the bolts, started them all to make sure they
lined up, then tightened. Fished the harness through and pushed the grommet
in and also sealed it.Ran wire down the left side. I cut off the connector
end on the harness.It was made to wire into a Liberty harness, so you don't
need it.Bar is all pre wired to all lights.

The rest of the wiring is all wrapped etc. There is a ground round connector
to run by your battery anywhere, a hot round connector to connect to the end
of your fuse box under the hood. A fuse, and the light regulator.
For under the dash they give you a switch which has a separate bulb and two
wires with 2amp fuses and fuse box plug in ends. This was the only thing
needing modified.There is not enough wire, so I connected two wires from the
ground and hot wire coming off the regulator under the hood. Wrapped it and
ran it into the car going along the passenger fender, across the firewall
and in under the steering wheel. column. Attached two roof wires to switch
wires along with power wires. Two smaller wires off switch, I cut and ran
together then put the fuse/plug-in on the end of it and ran to an empty slot
in my fuse panel on the passenger kick panel. by the way, TRY this temporary
wire and make sure everything works before you run it all and final hook it
up.

You have to put your switch in before you wire under the dash. I took my
wiring panel where your rear wiper/fog lights/and defroster are out.cut a
whole to fit the switch. The switch has a slightly larger front switch
covers your cut. I don't have a rear defroster so I used that spot.Switch is
slightly curved top to bottom.They also give to a panel you could mount some
place, both gray and black.

When top housing put on, you can still adjust the light angle as there is a
whole in the rear of each. Boy are they bright Hella lens. Lights also come
with covers. Kit retails for $450, I got mine for $360, but if you figure
wiring harness, individual lights and a light bar, cost is not too bad,
especially that they are all pre-wired."
 
ShaunBaker said:
Check eBay you can get them for cheaper.

How are you searching to find them cheaper? A search for "Jeep Liberty Light Bar" brings up 3, the cheapest of which is $300 + $25 Ship.
 
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