drill a hole in your bumper...i forget the size of the drill bit...but if your going to put them on your bumper make sure you use a center punch so your drill bit doesnt wander around...

 

yeah thats what i did. but i ended up taking off my bumper lights because the relays would always short and the wiring kept falling apart due to the outside elements..

 

i got a set of lights from wallyworld and stuck them under the front bumper where the fog lights would be

 

I think I have a pretty clever spot to mount them under the bumper. I'll check it out and see how well it'll work. I might just go with 4~6 mounted on the roof, all pointing at slightly different angles. (deer finder, straight ahead, close front @ deer finder angle)

 

Not to thread jack or anything....but I guess I'm going to anyway! SO, I have a roof rack on my 01 XJ, may sound like a stupid question, but how do I run the wiring from the lights on the roof rack? I don't want it to look ghetto, do I have to drill in the roof somewhere and run the wires?

Thanks!

PS the pic will show that I clearly need some light action up there!!!!

 

If you don't want the wiring to show, you could follow the rails along and sneak it in the back hatch and go through the trim, and then drill or follow some other wires through to the front. I would think that'd be the most discreet way to do it.
I personally find this relevant, this is where I'm going to be mounting my lights too.

On a personal note, could you send me some more pics of your roof rack? I'm having someone fab mine for me and they could use some pics to work with.

 

what kind of roof rack is that...where did you get it from?...

 

No prob, I'll send you some pics w/dimensions tomorrow...I can't find the website; I'm pretty tired...so...tomorrow I'll let you know where I got the rack...I think it's kind of an off brand but I think it looks good...

 

If you wouldn't mind emailing them to me: normalpeopleeater@gmail.com
thanks.

 

Check this:
http://www.quadratec.com/products/72110_700.htm

Very functional, inexpensive for the bar, easy to wire up to existing lighting harnesses and it looks effing sweet...

 

I didnt have to drill any holes in the bumper (there are holes already there) and installation took about 15-20 minutes

 

i drilled a hole in the roof..... very hidden and looks very nice!! then ran the wires under the headliner to the front driver side pillar and down through the dash. all worked out pretty easy and very hidden!!

 

Heres a picture of my $20 wallyworld lights

 

why would you buy a bar to go on your bumper why not just drill thru it?

 

I have looked at that light bar too.. it is angled slightly away from the bumper and would allow large/deeper lights to be used.