2018-2020 Jeep Wrangler JL: Rough Country 30" LED Hood Light Bar Kit Install

[@alphadata3652]

i wish if you showed us the wiring part and you didn't skip it

[@stevepoland1406]

I love the videos but SHOW the wiring to the Mopar Auxiliary Switch. That's one of the most important parts!

[@colinsladek5776]

it would be nice to see a video on how to use the Aux Switches

[@gerard0l6569]

I just ordered one and got it- I MAY be wrong, but it looks like you installed it upside down? In the directions it mentions different ways to mount and when the "bottom" is facing down, the power cord is on the drivers side. (that does NOT make sense to me because battery is on passenger side) And when I got it, the cover has a RC on it and when faced in appropriate position, the power cord is again on the driver side. I imagine it really doesn't matter - the only thing is the top and bottom of the lightbar look a little different.

[@paytondonica1088]

Will it fit on a jk I know the factory says no but it looks like it would fit

[@reyna.brizuela]

I decided that I would just try to figure it out and I finally got it working with the aux switch in my Rubicon. Here is what I did...I took the harness that came with the light bar and removed the heat shrink wrap that is around the relay. This will expose the connection points for the 3 main wires that make up the harness which are: 1. The leads to positive (red) and ground (black) 2. The switch that came with the light bar 3. The plug that connects the harness to the light bar itself. I opened the top of the relay and pushed all the connectors out. You will see the three wires that lead to the switch that came with the light bar which are blue, white and black (the skinnny black wire). The blue wire is on it's own and you don't need to worry about that one. The white wire is soldered to a red wire, and the skinny black wire is attached to the other 2 thicker black wires. You can cut away the white wire and the skinny black wire becasue you won't need them since you don't need the switch that came with the light bar. This is where you will now create a new harness which will have one end that leads to the plug for the light bar, and the other end will be the leads for the positive and ground wires. So you have to solder together the 2 red wires that you have left in the middle, and then cover the conenction with some heat shink. You don't need to do anything to the black wires since they are already connected, but again to keep everything safe and neat, I covered the end of it with some heat shink too. Now you can attach the plug from the reconfigured harness to the connector on the light bar. On the other end of the reconfigured harness you should now just have the red and black wires with the eyelet connectors at the end. Ground the black wire to the car or the battery...I found that grounding to the car was easier since the cable is not very long. Then you can remove the eyelet from the red wire and just solder it to whichever aux switch you want to use. That is all! If you have any questions, just let me know...hope this helps someone!

[@odavila03]

Is there a reason you Never show how to add it to the Aux switch?

[@CJBroncoF150]

There are many ways to wire this bar up, soon we will have a video showing how to complete basic wiring in your jeep.

[@alphadata3652]

please do!!

[@damofoman69]

What's the clearance with the hood opening and closing?

[@james2004TxVet]

I am trying to wire to my aux switches with 2 led light pods. I couldnt get it to work with the provided harness with the button but when I hook up directly to battery it work then but I have to use the button and not the aux option in the jeep

[@atj1530]

@@CJBroncoF150 Have you created a video that shows basic wiring to the aux switch on the Jeep?

[@wallacedalton485]

So how exactly did you guys add this to the built-in aux for the Jeep wrangler? I’m ready to purchase the light bar from you guys but I’m hesitant on the install, the light has a switch. Is the switch separate form the provided wiring harness?

[@kitkatcam12]

I really need to know how to wire it upto the mopar auxiliary switch, will you be making a video for this??

[@timothyarodriguez]

You should mention to people who are taking off the wipers for the first time that it will require a tie rod puller tool that they can loan from autozone.

[@kenscorner3895]

Yes!!!!! They conveniently edited out the struggle of getting those off!!!

[@real-talk_5304]

I would have liked to see how you wired it up

[@jmorris999]

ima weird you up

[@Luwinkle]

Same, I have the aux harness but haven't the foggiest idea how to actually go about hooking stuff up to it.

[@r1menace765]

wow. very detailed video. im 100% sure how to do it now. thanks.

[@CJBroncoF150]

Glad it helped

[@TheShahiniGuy]

Can you show how u wired it to factory buttons.

[@robertschmitz6805]

If you put it there, it eliminates the possibility of dropping the windshield.

[@walterwillis5351]

Was wondering if it would get in the way - does look like it would prevent folding the windshield down.

[@CJBroncoF150]

Yes it does block the windshield folding.

[@reyna.brizuela]

I have contacted both Rough Country and CJ Pony Parts and no one seems to have an answer for how to wire the lights to the aux switch. The Rough Country guy didn't even know the JL had an aux switch option in it so his only answer was "just run the switch the light came with into the cab"...well thanks for the advice. I paid to have an aux switch and you are telling me to not use it. The guy at CJ Pony Parts said he didn't understand the wiring details. He said he would try his best to find out but he wasn't going to make any promises since he has no way of contacting the guys that make the videos. I am super upset...if you are going to say that something works but then can't explain it fully, how do you expect people to make it work?? Neither company even has instructions on their websites for the install. I would really appreciate it if CJ Pony Parts would explain the full wiring process from the light harness that comes with the lights to the aux switch. I am clearly not the only one having the issue.

[@CJBroncoF150]

In the passenger side of your engine bay there are 4 auxiliary switch outputs that have black heatshrink over the end of each of them. Attach the RED wire of the rough country light bar to one of the 4 switches, and then put a ring terminal on the BLACK wire of the rough country light bar, and ground it on the stud right next to the AUX wires.

[@james2004TxVet]

how do you wire 2 led light pods? I can't seem to get the aux buttons to work with the wiring harness but when I connect direct to battery with the wiring harness it works fine using the wiring harness relay button

[@danremon1740]

CJ Off-Road I did this part and the only way the aux switch work is if I have the RC button connect to the wiring harness and pushed on. But if you remove the RC wiring harness button, the Mopar aux switch won’t work for that connected wire port in my case AUX 1. Any answers to this ?

[@wallacedalton485]

@@CJBroncoF150 ok so how about the provided switch? how did you delete the provided switch?

[@marobaham4296]

Where did u get these bracket for hoodmount cuz i received my rc 30inch without them

[@hectorserrano7703]

Will the wiper arms fold out without interfering with the light bar? Is there an update on the wiring to Aux switch?

[@buildmacltd6547]

You mounting the light bar upside down mate !

[@stevetaylor7356]

Yes he did!

[@joshmorris9148]

So I installed this way, too, as it's WAY less wire to run or deal with, and it works just fine. Mine also came with the RC light over on right side up this way, so I just assumed it's interchangeable and doesn't make any difference.

[@jamiemink3379]

Excellent walk-thru. Bought the light, piece of cake to install. Looks awesome, bright as hell. Very impressed with quality out of the box. I assume it’s okay for an occasional pass thru a car wash. Anyone have experience as such?

[@Cgny]

I'm trying to install this right now. After removing the 15mm nut the wipers seem really stuck on the stud? Did you have any issues pulling them off. This is a demo jeep we are accessorizing at my business so im trying not to break anything lol

[@Toramt]

@@Cgny Mine were quite stuck the first time. I ended up getting a proper "Battery Terminal and Wiper Arm Puller" so I could evenly apply pressure to not break anything.

[@LaloMTB29]

How in the world do you remove the wiper arms?? 2021 Jeep gladiator are hard as stone. Can’t seem to take them off

[@joeprather1bayarearealtor689]

how noise is this light bar when your driving at high speeds??? Thank you

[@ediambrocio6629]

heyy!!! were is the wiring process?

[@itsfinch2931]

Why the hell do they not make a kit for the jk like this.. or at least a 40” light bar like this to match my 50” single row light bar

[@coastless8773]

I would worry the hood would reflect the light back into the drivers field of vision and would strain his eyes. Similar to running your brights in a snow storm.

[@osvaldocastaneda4494]

I bought a 24” LED Bar Light but it’s Small for my 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL is there any Mounting Brackets I can Buy that we’ll make it fit my Jeep ?!?

[@fredyp.3031]

The wire on the light bar is on the other side( driver side)..those it matter? The groove in the center of the light doest it matter if is on top or bottom??

[@CJBroncoF150]

it does not.

[@avantib5821]

How do you skip the most important step of wiring to the aux switch?!?

[@ryankormanik7848]

Is there a way to use a wireless/remote system with this?

[@hatemmashaqi8607]

Guys does it make bad noise or wind noise when you exceed 50 mph like the top 52” light bar

[@deanz4580]

we need overhead light bar idea

[@CJBroncoF150]

Hopefully soon!

[@torpedowarmachine]

is there any whistling from this while on road? Ik the top light bars cause whistling and wanted to know if this causes the same problem

[@CJBroncoF150]

No whistling on the road at all!

[@jryerson1973]

Do you know what the amp rating is on this light? did you wire them to the 40 amp aux switch (aux 1 or 2) or the 15 amp aux switches (aux 3 or 4)

[@joshmorris9148]

I wired the 40 amp (tan/aux switch 1) because I'm using the smaller two 15 amp switches for pod lights. Works like a charm, but can't answer with any expertise on if this is good, bad, or indifferent, on proper setup.

[@shawnwade6231]

Do they just sell the brackets?

[@chrisanderson4044]

I meant honestly any idiot could’ve figured out how to mount this thing. I was hoping more for the wiring to be shown.

[@shurppa64]

Why would you want to light up the hood of your jeep at night?

[@CJBroncoF150]

It lights up alot more than just the hood haha.

[@itskingeric]

Why is there no video of The wiring to the stock aux wires?

[@haroldmojica8570]

Does this fit a jk?

[@TeXasDadBod]

So does it delete the windshield from folding down ?

[@tikifilm]

irob rf Yes. Most people dont bother with the windshield however.

[@CJBroncoF150]

Yes it does.

[@bdambrowski]

Anyone else having a hard time getting the damn wiper blades off? I took the bolt off but it wont budge

[@joshmorris9148]

Assume you got it done by now, but just use a little leverage (hammer claw or an pry tool) and it'll pop off quicker than you expect. It took me a lot of pulling and jarring without it budging, but popped off in one or two seconds after using a tool for leverage.

[@bdambrowski]

@@joshmorris9148 Ended up using a tool from autozone (looked like a clamp) that popped it right off. ;)

[@sebastianglenn7904]

can you guys do more offloading videos on this jeep?

[@Hardyalsatesh]

Mine come missing brackets😤😤😤😤😤

[@kenscorner3895]

Me too

[@oliverwhite30]

Really wanted to see the switch install. Thumbs down.

[@CJBroncoF150]

We installed the mopar auxiliary switch in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXaweIuAgcR9i5Y

[@dustinmorrow7863]

The light bar is upside down

[@rogercook9497]

Does this 30" light bar come with a plastic cover? I have the roof light and pod lights and they have the covers.