I did it!

AbsoluteRenegade · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:11 pm

I don't know if I'm the first or not. I mounted some hella 500's to the far right and left of the cowel on my renegade. Looks like a wrangler mounted on the apillar/cowel/windshield front type. Now mine looks like a wrangler from up front. Especially with the 05 renegade wrangler style hood. I'll post up some pics as soon as I take some.

quote from my post on jeepkj.com "I don't know if I'm the first or not. But I mounted some hella 500's to the far right and left of the cowel on my renegade. Looks like how the wrangler on this site recently mounted theirs on the apillar/cowel/windshield front type. Now mine looks like a wrangler from up front. Especially with the 05 renegade wrangler style hood. I'll post up some pics as soon as I take some. I'm thinking of a wrangler stock style bumper next, with possibly top mounted winch. Keep it nice and high out of the mud. With the lights though, I was a bit worried about the plastic cowel, but I used some 2 inch wide aluminum stock as a back plate, and a bed liner painted washer on the top. They dont budge at 75mph either. (UPDATE-pics are up, driver side isnt crooked, but the hella sticker is, no way of fixing it, so I think I'll get it off somehow)
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thats how i did it.

renegadekj · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:00 pm

Please do post some pics, I don't recall seeing a kj with lights like that yet..

raceinfan · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:09 pm

oh we have one here, orm has that set up :twisted:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:56 pm

You cant do something like that and not tell us how you did it!

gone_jeepin · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:10 pm

Can you get some pics of how they mount??

AbsoluteRenegade · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:32 pm

oh sorry, posted them over on jeepkj. here are how they mount. I couldnt find the darn gromet, so ran the one wire though the door jam, you can barely see it. I used a piece of stock aluminum, 2 inch by 8 inch underneath the cowel as a backer, on the top i used a rubber washer from a toilet bowl type thing, and a galvanized washer that i bed lined used the lock washer and nut that came with the lights. Took maybe an hour max.

Jeger · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:52 pm

Thats, pretty nice!

I believe orm had his setup differently I dont have time to look it up but I seem to remember his mounting up higher along the edge of the windshield and door.

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:59 pm

Make sure that the lens is stright up and down too...can't tell if it is the sticker or lens from the pics...Looks Great!

Oh Yeah, and now everyone will be using your Vin # to order parts... :lol:

AbsoluteRenegade · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:08 pm

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32839

thats the thread, there are now some night pics and clearance pics too!

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:12 pm

I commend you on trying something different..........but......

How about a picture from the drivers perspective. I would think there is a large loss of visibility to the left corner area.

Also, have you tested it to see if there is too much glare from the hood?

RIPGTP1997 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:00 am

How about a picture from the driver's seat and night pictures from outside and inside the jeep?

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:11 am

NICE!!! Now I Know where to mount another set of lights!!!

AbsoluteRenegade · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:35 am

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeez im never posting another mod again! too many picture posting and questions

They dont go high enough to block visibility. I copied it from here http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... hp?t=21480 They are far enough over where ya, uh, you notice em but whos looking in the corners of their dash????

RQuarte · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:07 am

It looks like this dude did what you did, i found it browsing through a picture thread, again not mine.

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