Thanks for the write up and the pics. I will be doing this soon to my Cherokee. Do you have any pics of which rivnut you drilled through and how you routed the wiring down the pillars without interfering with the airbags?
AK4wheeler
AK4wheeler
Roof light bar wire routing
Hey guys, I haven’t really seen much on here as far as how you got your roof mounted light bar’s wiring routes cleanly inside the cab, so I thought I’d show you my solution. I bought some light bar brackets from Hazard Sky, and installed a 42” curved light bar. After taking off the roof rails, the front has three of those shouldered riv-nuts. The very front one is just for the rail to lock into, and doesn’t get a bolt through it. So I carefully drilled out the center to 3/8”, and drilled a matching hole in the bottom of the rail. I then cut a small slot on the inside edge of the rail so that the wire could be run into the rail and down through the riv-nut. Then you can pull down the edge of the headliner for access and run the wiring the rest of the way down the A-pillar inside the trim. As a side note, be careful while drilling. If yo ugh too far, you could punch a hole in your headliner. Also, these brackets sit low enough that I’m not sure if a straight light bar would fit. Definitely buy a curved one for the best fit and aesthetics.
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There are 3 in the front and 2 in the back. The riv-nut I used was the very front one. It’s the only one that doesn’t have a bolt that runs through it.
As for the pillar wiring, I haven’t actually run the wiring yet. I ran out of time. I’m hoping to finish that up this weekend. But as far as airbag routing, just make sure it stays above the airbag, and don’t get the wires wrapped around it and you should be fine. I’ll get some additional pics this weekend if I can get it finished up.
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As for the pillar wiring, I haven’t actually run the wiring yet. I ran out of time. I’m hoping to finish that up this weekend. But as far as airbag routing, just make sure it stays above the airbag, and don’t get the wires wrapped around it and you should be fine. I’ll get some additional pics this weekend if I can get it finished up.
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