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Last weekend I tackled the last pice to my Bronco build…Heretic Studio 40” light bar for Trailrax.
During install research I saw where people were going thru the main wire fore wall grommet either on the drivers side or on the passenger side (most on the passenger side). As I went to install I started laying out the wire harness from battery up to firewall across to passenger side and looked for an alternate than going thru the passenger side grommet (kinda hard to reach and didn’t like the idea of cutting into it). Below is an alternative solution that I think is simple…maybe works for others.
In first photo you can see how the wiring from the battery to the passenger side is laid out. Straight up from battery and across the firewall to passenger side.
In second photo is where the deviation is. I ran the wire harness thru a gap under the mirror by the passenger fender panel.
You will want to remove the passenger door for east access for next step.
In the third photo you will want to remove the top two plastic panel clips in the door panel trim piece. This will allow you space to pull the wire harness thru. You will need to remove the waterproof connection points to get the wire to fit (this is same step in all other light bar wiring instructions/videos)
Once you pull the wire harness thru pull out the door panel weather stripping (you can leave it hanging as it’s temporary) as seen in the fourth and fifth photo. Stuff the wire harness in the cavity of the door frame (there is plenty of space)
After you run the wire harness up to the top of the door frame and thru an available slot you can reconnect the waterproof connector (see sixth photo)
Next step is to connect harness to wires from light. There are plenty of videos showing detail steps here as well so I will just quickly summarize.
In the seventh photo you will see where I poked small holes thru the soft rubber stripping for the roof panel seals. You will want to disconnect the wires from the wire bar and tape them up and run that side of the wires thru the rubber stripping holes. Leave the waterproof connector where you want to have for connection to the wire harness. I left mine in the cavity above the door frame which you can see in the sixth photo. There are other options.
From there reconnect positive and negative wires to light bar and tuck everything back up.
During install research I saw where people were going thru the main wire fore wall grommet either on the drivers side or on the passenger side (most on the passenger side). As I went to install I started laying out the wire harness from battery up to firewall across to passenger side and looked for an alternate than going thru the passenger side grommet (kinda hard to reach and didn’t like the idea of cutting into it). Below is an alternative solution that I think is simple…maybe works for others.
In first photo you can see how the wiring from the battery to the passenger side is laid out. Straight up from battery and across the firewall to passenger side.
In second photo is where the deviation is. I ran the wire harness thru a gap under the mirror by the passenger fender panel.
You will want to remove the passenger door for east access for next step.
In the third photo you will want to remove the top two plastic panel clips in the door panel trim piece. This will allow you space to pull the wire harness thru. You will need to remove the waterproof connection points to get the wire to fit (this is same step in all other light bar wiring instructions/videos)
Once you pull the wire harness thru pull out the door panel weather stripping (you can leave it hanging as it’s temporary) as seen in the fourth and fifth photo. Stuff the wire harness in the cavity of the door frame (there is plenty of space)
After you run the wire harness up to the top of the door frame and thru an available slot you can reconnect the waterproof connector (see sixth photo)
Next step is to connect harness to wires from light. There are plenty of videos showing detail steps here as well so I will just quickly summarize.
In the seventh photo you will see where I poked small holes thru the soft rubber stripping for the roof panel seals. You will want to disconnect the wires from the wire bar and tape them up and run that side of the wires thru the rubber stripping holes. Leave the waterproof connector where you want to have for connection to the wire harness. I left mine in the cavity above the door frame which you can see in the sixth photo. There are other options.
From there reconnect positive and negative wires to light bar and tuck everything back up.
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