Wiring Roof Rack Lights

[Randall]

i just got the Rover Racks full length roof rack and am trying to wire 4 Hella 4000's I'm just a little stuck finding a good place to run the wires through the firewall and where to put the switches. Any pictures or words of experience would be appreciated

 

[phurley]

Wiring to switch through firewall.... http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic22532.html

Some - including me - have wired the rack lights to the switch that comes in the LR driving lamp kit...

There's also space on the headlamp switch & surrounding fascia...

The two main options for wiring from the relay(s) to the lamps is either up behind the A-pillar trim and under the rack channel to wherever you're trying to go
- or -
out the rear lamp cluster and out the roof

 

[phurley]

Just so you know...

I did reply to this thread but its waiting for moderator approval

 

[Randall]

haha appreciate it i figured it out on my own and will post photos as soon as the rovers out of the shop (damn air suspension) i'll post install photos

Noah

 

[trevorrigiron]

Randall,

Please do post the install photos. I would like to add lights to my roof rack but it looks like a heck of a job to do. I would be interested in seeing how you did it. if that doesn't work maybe I can get the dealer to do it. By the way, which Hella 4000's did you get. The pencil beams or the other (I think they are called something european)? I am not sure which would be the best on the roof rack.

Trevor

 

[nwoods]

Nice post phurly!

 

[Randall]

i have two 8in. hella 4000's the outside two being cornering beams and the inside pencil however i think i'm going to another set of cornering or maybe bloods and move the pencils down the brush bar

 

[phurley]

Please post photos of your Hella 4000s on your roof rack. I think it would be the first Hella 4000s roof rack picture on a D3/LR3 site...

 

[trevorrigiron]

i have two 8in. hella 4000's the outside two being cornering beams and the inside pencil however i think i'm going to another set of cornering or maybe bloods and move the pencils down the brush bar

I guess that combination would give you the best lighting conditions. That is what I was thinking about doing if I install them. I really want to do it but I am not patient enough to do that kind of stuff myself and I am not sure if my dealer will do this type of work. I am taking the truck in again next week four the fourth time in six weeks to get the rattle in the sunroof fixed (it is driving my crazy). I will ask them then if they can do it for me.

Thanks,
Trevor

 

[nwoods]

Please post photos of your Hella 4000s on your roof rack. I think it would be the first Hella 4000s roof rack picture on a D3/LR3 site...

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