While mounting a light bar on the bullbar is often easiest the roof mounted option is far more popular freeing up space on the bullbar for traditional driving lights.
How to wire a roof mounted light bar.
The light bar on the roof creates a lot of glare both off the hood and off the windshield glass itself if it s dirty which is most of the time.
There are numerous ways to run the cabling or wiring from the roof back down to engine bay and listed below in order of preference is how most professionals be it 4x4 shops or auto electricians will complete the install.
Got this 41 5 led light bar off amazon and installed it in a few hours using a rigid industries led light bar wiring harness and offroadgorilla s nissan 2nd generation xterra light bar mounts.
I have installed the 50 5d led windshield bar from freedom led along with the steel brackets from rago fabrication.
The best application for this roof mounted light bar is for a time when your truck is parked and you need to illuminate a large area.
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Some roof rack manufacturers may have optional light bar mounting brackets like this rola titan roof tray which makes installation as simple as spinning a few spanners.
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How to install a light bar.