Renagade roof light bar cover gone...

luckys13 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:04 pm

Quick question. I just found out I lost a light over on my roof OEM light bar. So I guess its off to find a new one. I wondered if anyone has lost these and knows of a good place to get an extra.

Also, does anyone have and good mods to keep these from falling off? Anyone ever attached a cable or some kind of line to keep them from getting lost??

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:30 am

Did u mean a "Cover"? or a light itself?
For the covers I just leave mine off.
There was a previous post about some kind of "Cover Keeper" system which basically consisted of tethers for the covers. I checked em out and thought they were kind of cr@ppy.

NHLiberty · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:22 am

what an oddly timed post - we got pulled over Friday afternoon cuz we had our covers off!

See my post here:
http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... php?t=3424

brpn#1 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:03 am

i used to put mine on and take them off once i got offroad or needed them.. used to crawl thru the sunroof to do it.. but thoes plastic things look more flimsy everytime i did it so now they are perm under my seat.. i been driving atleast a year w/them off.. the only thing weird is that a bird ran into them like a week ago.. i was just telling my wife last night about that.. he just flew straight at me and BOOM.. i checked them out no damage thank goodness..

i been all over NC/TN and never heard of having to have the lights covered.. weird.. i been thru tons of checkpoints too.. with highway patrol and lights uncovered.

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:36 am

That reminds me, Does anyone know of a replacement bulb to make them brighter?

luckys13 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:35 pm

NHLiberty wrote:

what an oddly timed post - we got pulled over Friday afternoon cuz we had our covers off!

See my post here:
http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... php?t=3424

I can't believe you got pulled over!! I have never heard of that law. I wonder if its the same in Utah. Well I haven' t priced a new out yet. If I leave them off I wonder if the winter weather will harm the lights...

I guess I should just pick one up in case... but for now I will just leave them off until I get pulled over.

NU ARTY BOY · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:47 am

Cacher123 wrote:

That reminds me, Does anyone know of a replacement bulb to make them brighter?

Aren't they bright enough? Try the 9006 bulb. That will fit.

bygbyrd7 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:23 pm

I live in PA and leave my covers off. It's legal to do that here. It became a hassle to remove and put them on. I keep them in the back just in case I need to put them on. I know in MD they need to be covered unless you are off road. I'm not sure about other states.

priell3 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:31 pm

bygbyrd7 wrote:

I live in PA and leave my covers off. It's legal to do that here.

No according to the Vehicle Code: http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/vehicle_code/chapter43.pdf
Scroll down to §4303 (f) for off-road lighting regulations.

I don't have mine on either; I keep them in the back. :wink:

eddiev9 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:32 pm

Had a lot of idiots here who messed with the covers; guess they were curious. As I got into my KJ and closed the door one morning, one of the covers just popped right off down my windshield. Since then I left them off. I guess the idiots gave a light tug on the cover and when it popped right off they said, "Oh sh*t!" and set them back in place and ran.

Has anyone else experienced this...is this a common issue?

AdamIsAdam · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:48 pm

I've never, EVER had mine on. Knock wood - nothing yet. Yes, I can be pulled over for them. But it's OEM, so I'd plead ignorance.

But now that all you Renegade owners are reading, anyone want to trade covers for the clamps that hold down the roof basket? Or just sell yours?

I can't find these anywhere used! Found several broken ones used. Doesn't help me much. I've got 3 broken ones!

Neatus · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:34 pm

Quote:

I wonder if the winter weather will harm the lights...

I live in a pretty horrible winter weather area. I had mine on and off for the first two years(mostly off) The lights have had no damage or problems. They have collected lot of bugs though.

If you want to get a new cover just go to your dealer. Should be a fairly cheap part.

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:21 am

Goin on 3 yrs exposed in NY and that includes smackin them into the gate at work which froze halfway up! Unfortunately I was already moving forward when it stopped... I didn't. :shock:

m0th · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:50 am

I have a hole in the glass of one of mine from a rock. Covers have been on since.

AdamIsAdam · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:33 am

Two of mine have chips in them. They both still work fine. I figure they're there to be used. I use them in an emergency or very dark situation so i like having covers off. IE, driving down a very dark street, often in bad weather, in the back country. Or just needing to see a quick address on a dark street. etc.

If they get broken badly, I'll either replace them or put the covers on then.

I was thinking about getting the covers painted yellow with the

faces on them like KJ daylighters. Just a fond memory from my childhood. Otherwise, I think the covers on looks ugly. JMHO.

(No takers on the basket clamps, eh?)

PS Oh yes, and the other day I used them to pull over a speeding teenager the other night as she blew a stop sign in my neighborhood, drove about 50mph down my street right past my house at 6pm (dark). I get SOOOO angry at this (common) because I have two very small children. So I went after her with my lights on. They got her attention. She stopped. I sternly asked her to not kill my kids. I think she nearly soiled herself. hehehe.
- One less speeder down my street, x more to go! (very scary)

bygbyrd7 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2005 6:36 pm

priell3 wrote:

bygbyrd7 wrote:

I live in PA and leave my covers off. It's legal to do that here.

No according to the Vehicle Code: http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/vehicle_code/chapter43.pdf
Scroll down to §4303 (f) for off-road lighting regulations.

I don't have mine on either; I keep them in the back. :wink:

Thanks! I heard somewhere that they didn't have to be covered. According to that, there is only a fine if you light them not if they aren't covered.

ShoreRenegade · **Posted:** Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:06 am

Neatus wrote:

Quote:

I wonder if the winter weather will harm the lights...

I live in a pretty horrible winter weather area. I had mine on and off for the first two years(mostly off) The lights have had no damage or problems. They have collected lot of bugs though.

If you want to get a new cover just go to your dealer. Should be a fairly cheap part.

Jeep dealer quoted me $199.00 for my 2002. Said you need to buy the whole kit, they don't sell the covers separately. Let me know if anyone does find a place to get 'em cheap.

AdamIsAdam · **Posted:** Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:18 am

I'll swap my covers plus cash for anyone who's removed their Renegade roof basket and wants to part with the clamps that hold it on.

NU ARTY BOY · **Posted:** Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:32 am

ShoreRenegade wrote:

Jeep dealer quoted me $199.00 for my 2002. Said you need to buy the whole kit, they don't sell the covers separately. Let me know if anyone does find a place to get 'em cheap.

200 bucks for the entire lightbar? The cheapest I've ever seen it was more than $400. Does that include the installation?

ShoreRenegade · **Posted:** Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:27 pm

NU ARTY BOY wrote:

ShoreRenegade wrote:

Jeep dealer quoted me $199.00 for my 2002. Said you need to buy the whole kit, they don't sell the covers separately. Let me know if anyone does find a place to get 'em cheap.

200 bucks for the entire lightbar? The cheapest I've ever seen it was more than $400. Does that include the installation?

The 200 is for the "kit - front & back". We THINK that what is meant by that is the mounting kit for the lights, but not the light bar itself. Should be the black plastic piece that the lights are mounted in. Looks like it's two pieces, a front and a back.

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