Light Bracket for jeep wrangler

Jan 22, 2006 12 Replies

I have a jeep wrangler and am thinking about put more lights on my jeep by using a light bracket that mounts onto your windshield hinge. What i was wondering if is how you run your wires to the lights. Do you have to drill a hole through your windshield or just run the wires around the door or what. If some one could give me some information on this that would be great! thanks



jeff


these where the lights i was thinking of getting for my 93 jeep wrangler

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thanks again

jeff

Leaving aside the question of why you would want to do this, unbolt the sport bars and windshield base straps, from where they bolt to the windshield frame, and fold it down. Then you will see if there are holes in the windshield frame, to run the wires through.

Earle

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The windshield screws can be a real bear but if you are intent then get yourself a hand held impact wrench with an impact torx head also, you want to line on some replacement screws. I just do not like drilling the windshield frame because eventually it will rust. I would just take the path of least resistance and just mount the lights up front on the bumper or on a raised grill guard.

Coasty

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There is no hole in it? I assume that there is at least a drain hole.

Earle

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Then I will pursue the subject, as in the first time you use those lights the glare will be so bad off the shiny hood that you will (a) never use them again, and hence they would only have value as bling, or (b) be forced to spraypaint your hood flat black to eliminate the glare.

Damn it, Matt! Spoiled the joke!

Earle

If you merely wnat to look blingy and clueless without using them, go for it. I installed the same setup for a guy and the glare is bad. The KC lights "armored" cables weren't long enough to reach the horizontal cowl so i drilled the wire hole thu it just below the windshield gasket. Roof mounts are also kind of silly in the forest. I installed my Super Oscars in the front behind the guard, where they belong.

oh okay thanks for the information on those light brackets. I have saw a few jeep with them so i started thinking about them. And i thought they would work good there being up higher than the ones on my bumper and never thought about the glare from my hood. Well thanks for saving me money and the hassel jeff

"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote

Different stuff for different regions. I liked roof light when i lived in So Cal . I have broken 3 windsheilds on low branches here in heavy snows, just easing thru them at idle and now have a guard there to lift them. My winch is great here, but not much good in Glamis without an anchor.

Bill, what would you recommend for me then. I would really like to add some more lights to my jeep but i agree with you not liking off road lights below the head light level. If you would recommend a light bar what one would you get. Would you get one that goes on the windshield braket and up or one that u drill on the windshield frame?

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