Subaru Outback Wilderness gets LED lights. LED Light bar, Ditch Lights and Rock Lights. Installation

Hello Everyone,
today, we are going to do an upgrade and add LED Lights to the 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness.
LED Light bar, Ditch Lights, and Rock Lights. Installation video
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[@timlascak3665]

You sir have way more faith in 3m than anyone i know. you give me some seriouse 2 sided tape anxiety. If you dont get sponsered by 3m after this no one will..... But seriously 3M is underated when applied properly. Thanks for sharing and helping me build more confidence in two sided tape applications

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Haha 😄 they should! Been averting 3M product for the longest time!

[@theJaston9]

I’ve been loving your channel. It’s really helped me decide on mods for my Wilderness.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hi James, thanks and I am just glad I could be of help!! 😃

[@pedronewman1787]

Wow amazing! I would find any excuse to drive at night with that light set up! Pretty mesmerizing! Good job brother! 👍🏽

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

You and me both! Thank you brotha!!

[@alexanderlee345]

Nice job thanks for sharing the install with us. Looks cool.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hello Alexander, thank you very much and we appreciate your positive comments!!

[@sigmazerofive]

That looks like the apartment complex I used to live in Irvine! Granted most apartment complexes in SoCal all look the same.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

haha they sure do but we are on the opposite sides of SoCal and I was in Valencia~

[@stevewest8930]

I’ve watched so many of your videos- many of them multiple times. Just great videos. I have a 2022 Outback. My question- after having your rock lights for nearly a year how are they holding up? Any problems keeping them attached to the Outback. Appreciate any feedback. Thanks.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. and the rock lights are holding up just fine! no issues at all from such a small cheap light.

[@matthewowen5574]

Hi again, I got all my lights on and everything is working great. I just wish I could post a pic of it here.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

That is great to hear! How was running the wire through the fire wall?

[@matthewowen5574]

I’m just worried that I’d eventually have to upgrade my battery or my alternator because the led that’s on the switch for the top light bar stays on all the time and I don’t want that to cause my battery to run down.

[@matthewowen5574]

So after just one trip out after installing the new rock lights, the same ones you have, I must have gotten some debris caught up in my undercarriage and now none of the rock lights work anymore. Have you experienced this with your rock lights yet? Suggestions? Thoughts on how I can better wire everything so nothing happens to them from road debris? Thanks!

[@geoffreydlin8043]

Awesome. Questions: did you first poke the coat hanger from inside to out? Or did you start in the engine bay and push to the cabin? You said you had to trim or cut something at 6:59. What were you referring to? Now that you pulled that wire through, do you have any tips or tricks from your experience?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hello Geoffrey, yes it was from inside out, and after i poke the wire hanger through I had to cut the rubber bushing around the wire hanger. it was a difficult one and I had to try multiple times but dont be afraid when pulling the wire through. good luck~

[@ProjectSullivanAuto]

this is for sure a great channel and beautiful videos.... SUBBED and LIKED , a fellow creator.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hello and thank you for the kind words!! And subbing. Much appreciated 🙏

[@Andrew_._._.]

Trying to use this coat hanger method now. It is a pain in the arse. Having trouble getting it to come through. Come on Subaru why not just have a blank empty spot to pass through. 😂 thanks for the video. Helps a lot good detail on wire location. If I can get through that rubber grommet now….

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hello Andrew. Thanks for your comment and yes it is a real pain... but once it comes out, the satisfaction is unmatched lol.

[@Andrew_._._.]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO I had to cut the rubber grommet a bit larger than I thought. Not sure which I what I am more satisfied about just actually getting the wire through or that I’m finally finished with everything. I installed ssd bar with 4 diode dynamic SS3’s on it. Might add ditch lights later on will see. My wife says it will look ugly with those 🤦🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️. I like the under body lights you did but that might be a wait until it’s warmer weather kind of thing it’s not necessary for now. Thanks again for the video was very helpful.

[@Andrew_._._.]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO did you put any kind of sealant around the wire going through the rubber? Just curious if it will leak at all.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@Andrew Greene nope. It's so far back in the bay, I thought it was unnecessary. Been driving like that going over puddle of water, rain and all sort of off roading without any leak.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@Andrew Greene hey Andrew. I am glad I could help! Ditch light does get some used to but when driving in the dark woods, it's a definitely a plus and the looks out way the cons.

[@legionclips8910]

At 6:59 you mentioned you had to cut a section off? I attempted this install last night and i don’t see how the wire would fit through. Did you cut part of the grommet in the firewall to make it fit?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

yes, I sliced a tiny portion of the grommet to put the wire through.

[@rippinronpan]

just watched your video. newbie on upgrades. thanks for the info. I added you on youtube & IG!! 🤘 Wanting ditch lights, do I need aftermarket brackets for subaru FW. looking at auxbeam

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Thank you! I really appreciate it. and yes you do need a aftermarket bracket.

[@videosvideos6243]

I solved the same problem by installing roof rack and light bar to the roof rack. Your installation will block some light. The other option is installing the light bar to a bull bar.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hi.b thank you for the suggestion and I have thought about getting a pull bar as well. Nave in the future ~

[@matthewowen5574]

Nice job. Looks great! You should get the raptor lights and let me know how you mount them. I wanna get those for my OBW and do what you did with the other lights. Cheers.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hi Matthew. I will look into it. Thank you.

[@matthewowen5574]

What do you do when it rains? Are the lights protected? They’re not gonna short out, will they?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@Matthew Owen yes they are weatherproof so it's OK to get them wet.

[@timelapsezone.360]

Good one! Wish I saw it when I was messing up with mine. 😀 These LP hood brackets - are they sturdy enough? How about vibration when driving? I used ADF brackets and had to put some sticky expanding foam between brackets and the hood in order to stop them shaking. I also see you have a tow hitch installed, I assume you did it yourself as everything else. Silly question about that one - do you happen to have that rear bumper beam around still? If so, can you please measure attachment points and let me know sizes? I am looking for the distances between holes, etc. Basically I need these in order to replace that actual beam with something custom,. but not a tow hitch. I'll let you know what is it going to be, when I am done with my little project. Thank you in advance.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

I have 0 issues with the LP Aventures hood brackets. No rattling and holding up just fine. And yes I have my brace and which points do you need measured? The 3 bolts? Total length?

[@timelapsezone.360]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO Thank you for responding. How do we get in touch outside of YT? Please send something to this address: [e-mail] and I'll provide more details of what I am looking for. It would be easier to get connected that way. Thank you.

[@denniscoronel2691]

Have you consider using rhino rack platform but using mounting bracket instead ok cross bar. Thats what i install to my forester. You ca use the one that fits for the pick ups.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hello Dennis. Thank you for the suggestion but I am but lost.. can you explaine it again?

[@denniscoronel2691]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO sorry for the typo. You can use rhino platform without using cross bar. There is an accessory or attachment that you can get from rhino which is SX100, comes in 4pcs. This will gonna be the leg of your rhino platform. It will minimise the height of your rooftop carrier. You can choose the size of your platform but dont go too much.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@@denniscoronel2691 oh I get it now. Well yes I did thought about getting the platform but I need to carry a cargo box and didn't think it would fit with the platform plus it will just add more weight and hight. If that makes sense. But the light bars are still holding up great with just the double side tape! Those 3m tapes are amazing. LoL. But thank you for the suggestion ~ I really appreciate it!!

[@denniscoronel2691]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO height wise is ok, cos u will less the thickness of the cross bar but as you’ve said you have a box or capsule as ive seen in your videos yeah thats a big factor plus the weight of the platform. Anyways, keep it up. Stay safe always Hope we have wilderness edition here but for now, subaru australia is on the process of havin it. Already ordered the outback xt sports trim for now and i traded my 18 forester.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@@denniscoronel2691 oh yeah I heard you guys got fake wilderness over there 😆 It's a shame... at a beautiful place like Australia, you guy should of gotten them first. Well good luck with what you git and yes safety first!! Thank you Dennis!

[@ledlightingaccessories-led5160]

very impressive

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Thank you 😊

[@briantodd4887]

How did the double sided tape hold up when you mounted the aux box on top of the fuse box? Also, can you easily access the fuse box when needed? I think hard wiring it is the way to go along using the six gang Aux Beam. (Instead of the Bluetooth option)

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

its still holding just fine and it is very easy to access the fuse box! but make sure you wipe and clean the surface with isopropyl alcohol and dry the surface before mounting it.

[@RidgeRunner4X4]

What is the model number, size, etc. for those roof bars? I do not want to use "towers", I like that low profile you have...

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

here you go. www.thule.com/en-us/roof-rack/car-roof-racks/thule-wingbar-edge-_-1035184?fitassistant=make%3ASUBARU%7CSubaru%2Cmodel%3AOutback+Wilderness+5-dr+Estate%7COutback%2520Wilderness%25205-dr%2520Estate%2Cyear%3A2022-%7C2022-%2Cvariation%3Aroof-type-617942%7CRaised%2520rail

[@aaronlopez5109]

How did you black out the chrome around the subaru emblem? I have the same 22 black wilderness and I bought an overlay for the emblem but I can't find anything to cover the chrome ring

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hello Aaron. Congrats on the car. The ring was blacked out using plasti dip! Covered the sides and painted the whole emblem and slowly peeled off the sections I didn't was to he covered and that's it!!

[@ryanjohnston7946]

What is the carbon fiber around the shifter? Is there a video on that?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hello Ryan, It's a carbon fiber wrap I did and no there is no video on that.. I should have made one, but if you look at my IG, I have detailed photos of it.

[@kierangrimley6978]

Have you ever tried wilderness lighting light bars?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

wilderness light bars? never heard of such a thing. can you provide more details please?

[@LifeofKalani]

Question on your regular headlights, do you get two black spots when they are on at night ?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

black spot? I haven't noticed it.

[@albertopelon07]

Just wondering if those hood light brakes.fit on a 23 ascent?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

I am sure they have one for your car. Check out LP Aventure

[@KurtGamueda]

Hello. I have the 24 crosstrek sport and I have installed some pod lights and a light bar using your method (connecting the fuse straight to the battery). But nothing seem to work. Did you connect each light's black wire to the the battery's negative? Thank you!

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

no, i connect the negative wire onto the 10mm bolt right behind the fuse box. and you are using a switch gang correct?

[@KurtGamueda]

Yes sir I am! Same as yours!

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@@KurtGamueda hmm, yes I've connected the positive wire to the battery. try changing the spot to power your pod because one of the spots only has a 5 amp fuse and depending on the pod you have, it may not be enough amp to power the pods

[@matthewowen5574]

Which Thule cross bars are those? Link? Ty!

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

they are Thule wing edge bars. I have the link in the video description or you could find it here. www.amazon.com/shop/chasingadventures?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_aipsfchasingadventures_TVHSXG2RW1SASHY6CZBS

[@levicass2864]

I think I missed it, but did you seal the firewall back up?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hi Levi, No you dont have to since the cut was very small and its a soft rubber where it would seal pretty nicely around the wires.

[@mattvogelsong8460]

I used the trigger system for my dark defense lights on the hood. Makes it so much easier because you don't need to pass anything into the cabin. Id check it out.

[@matthewowen5574]

Hi again, how did you splice the 2 sets of undercarriage lights together to make them work with your auxbeam? I want to do that with mine. I bought the same lights but I’m using the blazer international wireless remote trigger. Since there’s 2 sets of wires that need to be wired to the controller, I’d prefer to have both sets on one button. Is that possible?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Yup that easy. Just put both wires into the controller

[@matthewowen5574]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO in the same port or use 2 separate ports on the controller box?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@matthewowen5574 in the same port if you want to control all the lights at once.

[@matthewowen5574]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO thanks, I’ll let you know how it works. I ended up buying another set of ditch lights and replaced the rock lights I had with the ones you have. l still have to install everything. Luckily my roommate is a great electrician lol.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@matthewowen5574 That sounds good! Let me know how it goes. 👍

[@Bmanfishtank]

Which fuse did you use to tap into?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

I wired it directly to the battery

[@collinis1]

Where did you attach the ground wires from the lights?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

You can connect the ground wire to any part of the chassis but I connected it to the bolt behind the fuse box. If you look straight ahead from the front of the car, there are two bolts exposed and you can use any of those.

[@collinis1]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO cool. Thanks ! Did you use a wiring harness ag all or just run a positive and negative wire from the lights ?

[@ohyarob]

Hey hey. Which window visors are those?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hi Rob, the visors are from Amazon. amzn.to/3QmTAsQ Thank you.

[@garrettmccargar2233]

What rock lights are those? Are you located in SoCal by chance?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hello Garrett. These were from Amazon. I have the link on the description. And I was from So Cal. I recently moved to Seattle.

[@garrettmccargar2233]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO cool thanks. Bummer, I live in SoCal and the videos looked like a local apartment complex close to my house. I was going to say we should go ride/camp sometime since I have a wilderness also

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@@garrettmccargar2233 bummer.. that would of been fun. If we travel down to Cali, I'll hit you up.

[@TheSkierxing123]

Have you had problems with the control panel draining your battery?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

No. None at all!

[@TheSkierxing123]

But didn’t you connect it to battery so the control panel light is on all the time?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@@TheSkierxing123 Yes I did and yes they are on all the time but they draw such a little voltage, that it really doesn't matter. and I can honestly tell you that because I had the car parked for 3 weeks without starting and it was fine.

[@TheSkierxing123]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO interesting.. I’m using the same panel on my 24 wilderness and after a week my battery died. Trying to locate the source of problem. Did you upgrade the OEM battery? Thanks!

[@PNWSubaruAdventures]

I’m about to install a 6 gang panel but the acc wire got me a little confused tbh . Have you had any issues with having both cables positive cables on the battery? For example dead batteries or needing a jump often? I’m thinking about going this route but I’m concerned about the health of the battery.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hi Bud!! hope you are well, No I had no issues at all.. I was bit worried to but I had the car in the garage for over 3 weeks without driving and it didn't have any trouble starting up. the acc wire draws such a little current, its fine.

[@Dozaa.]

So is your auxbeam always on because you connected it directly?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

yes it is.

[@Dozaa.]

It doesn’t kill the battery?

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

@@Dozaa. it such a low voltage, it does not.

[@Dozaa.]

@@ChasingAdventuresCO thank you i appreciate your help 🤙🏽

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

sure~ anytime. FYI, I had the car parked close to 3 weeks and it fired up right away.

[@CrucesNomad1]

Your lights are not bright enough? I could see back lights.

[@ChasingAdventuresCO]

Hello Howard, my stock lights are bright but after coming off of Toyota Tacoma with a roof and bumper LED light bar, its kinda hard not to get it. 😅 once you see it, you'll never stay stock. Have you had any experience with led light bars?