Renegade Light bar on a non Renegade

REKIII · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:05 am

First, I tried searching, didn't find anything, so I thought I'd post this here.

I see you can buy the Renegade bars on ebay with all the harnesses and switches and stuff. What sort of carnage will I have to do to my non renegade to install them?

I thought they would look pretty slik on my limited if I smoothed the plastic and painted it gloss white to match.

Any ideas? Anyone done this?

Thanks!

Bob

yazhi · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:53 am

Hi Bob,

Yes it has and can be done. I had one put on my sport, but I let the dealer do it.
Sorry I can't be much more help then that.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:11 pm

although i have a renny it did not come with the light bar.. so i bought one off ebay (MUCH cheaper than from mopar).. and installed it myself. It's not bad.. take a few things off inside the jeep (just little screws and pop stuff off).. then the wiring is just plug stuff in. To put the light bar on you just put it up on the roof (we put masking tape down and marked the holes we needed on the roof).. then drill the holes out.. and install the nutserts then screw it on (of course using a overload of silicon on every hole)... and that's about it. it came with very good directions. I was very suprised the headliner didnt have to be removed.. very nice kit!.. If you have a general idea about a car this will be a breeze!..

REKIII · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:15 am

I'm sure I can figure it out, I just wanted to hear what it all involved. I was pretty sure it involved drilling, but whated to hear it.

I appreciate the general how too. I'll have to look into getting one now.

Thanks!!

Bob

REKIII · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:31 pm

OK, new development. I'm dumb and I 'forgot' I had a sunroof. Will the bar still fit?

Thanks.

Bob

REKIII · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:10 pm

Answered my own question. I found a renegade on ebay with a sunroof and light bar.

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Thu May 03, 2007 4:00 pm

how much did you find yours for on ebay

i see them for 4-500 dollars

is that right or did you tse them for less?

REKIII · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2007 8:01 am

Thats what I saw them for. I'm pretty sure they are quite a bit more at the dealer though.

Bob

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2007 8:11 am

REKIII wrote:

Thats what I saw them for. I'm pretty sure they are quite a bit more at the dealer though.

Bob

Got mine from a dealer for $375+tax(Jeep dealer in Tacoma WA).

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2007 6:53 pm

im gonna check mine this weekend, i gotta bring the jeep in anyways since my drivers window is off track

thanks for the info

csukoh78 · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:34 pm **Posts:** 501

Question for those who have done this....

Does the addition of that light bar make any more noise?

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 8:32 pm

i didnt notice much extra noise.. and especially with the light covers in.. but i did lose about 1 mpg

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 8:57 pm

csukoh78 wrote:

Question for those who have done this....

Does the addition of that light bar make any more noise?

No,and no mpg loss either.I always run with the covers off to.

myjeepwalks · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:46 pm

Not to highjack the thread but i've been considering this upgrade also. How bright is the renegade light bar? Or am i better off mounting 2 hella 500's to the front bumper for a quarter of the cost??

SavageUrge · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:14 pm

The light bar is a combined 55,000 candlepower IIRC. The bulbs are actually 9007 style headlights, so think about adding 4 more headlights to the front of your Liberty.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:16 pm

SavageUrge wrote:

The light bar is a combined 55,000 candlepower IIRC. The bulbs are actually 9007 style headlights, so think about adding 4 more headlights to the front of your Liberty.

Acually the bulbs in the renegade light bar are 9006(HB4) bulbs and are rated at 51watts each.Just pulled my cover off and checked the bulbs.

SavageUrge · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:02 pm

Ok, I wasn't sure about that - I knew they were 9007 or 9006, I just knew they were one number different than the actual headlight bulbs on the Liberty. Thanks for the clarification! :oops:

myjeepwalks · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:28 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

SavageUrge wrote:

The light bar is a combined 55,000 candlepower IIRC. The bulbs are actually 9007 style headlights, so think about adding 4 more headlights to the front of your Liberty.

Acually the bulbs in the renegade light bar are 9006(HB4) bulbs and are rated at 51watts each.Just pulled my cover off and checked the bulbs.

Hmm might get the renegade light bar. 4l ights are better than 2.

tjkj2002 which provide more light your light bar or the 2 lights you have mounted on your bumper?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:40 pm

myjeepwalks wrote:

tjkj2002 wrote:

SavageUrge wrote:

The light bar is a combined 55,000 candlepower IIRC. The bulbs are actually 9007 style headlights, so think about adding 4 more headlights to the front of your Liberty.

Acually the bulbs in the renegade light bar are 9006(HB4) bulbs and are rated at 51watts each.Just pulled my cover off and checked the bulbs.

Hmm might get the renegade light bar. 4l ights are better than 2.

tjkj2002 which provide more light your light bar or the 2 lights you have mounted on your bumper?

The one's on the bumber are much brighter but they are HID's.They will throw light for over a mile in front of me.I've raely used my renegade light bar to tell the truth,I just wanted it cause it looks cool

! To be fair though the light bar does throw some light out,but my HID's are designed to be brighter hence the $700 cost for just 2 of them,but worth every penny when it will stop the deer in it's tracks well before I get close to it when back in SD.And yes I run my HID's when driving the backroads,and only the backroads, in SD.

medic9402 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:55 pm

I know this is an old thread, but........I had a Renni bar put on my KJ in '03, it certainly provides ALOT more light. I never noticed an increase in noise, but make SURE the holes drilled into the roof are well sealed. I had an interior leakage problem during heavy rainfall. I took the big plastic cover off and found that the dealer installation had improperly sealed the holes. No big deal, a bit of automotive sealing caulk and the problem was no more. The only other problem I've had was a blown relay. A $6 fix from Auto-Zone. If all your roof lights go out at once and the fuse is good, Check the under-hood relay before tracing all the wiring.

P.S. The light bar and installation cost me $633.59 total.

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