- 2007 Explorer XLT
- 32" curved LED light bar
- MICTUNING single lead wiring harness and zombie lights switch
- 32" curved LED light bar
- MICTUNING single lead wiring harness and zombie lights switch
Hey Bobditts, I'm thinking about tackling this project this weekend... depending if I can get together enough time to do it. I have an old 20" LED light bar that I pulled off my Ranger and I just bought an after market grille so I thought this would be a great time to do this install.
Question - When mounting to that metal bumper bar, I'm guessing you were able to get your fingers behind there to thread a nut onto the bolt going through? Were there any sensors (like for the airbags) that you had to avoid?
How did it go?Cool thanks man. I'm going to actually attempt this right now so I'll let you know how it goes later!
A few follow up questions -
Where did you enter the cab for your wiring? I tried to go through the main wire harness near the steering linkage but I couldn't for the life of me snake a wire through the factory rubber gooseneckish fitting. I ended up pushing the rubber fitting at the firewall to the side a little and snaking it to the side of it.
ANSWER - I used the same location but cut a small hole in the rubber and sealed it up after running the wire through it. I absolutely hate doing it this way but did it anyways.
Where did you ground your switch inside the cabin? I looked for a factory ground within the cab like in my Ranger and couldn't find any factory spots. I tried to ground to a small bolt near the emergency brake pedal and I'm not sure if that was my problem.
ANSWER - My switch connects to a wiring harness that I purchased. All connects are made to the battery.
Does your switch piggyback/tap into the fusebox? I tried a few of the 10amp fuses with no luck.
Answer - Straight to the battery with a dedicated fuse.
I need to take some time to troubleshoot. Sorry for all the follow up questions. Thanks for all the previous help!
@bobditts , when you turn on the LED bar, do you get radio interference?