How To Install a Light Bar || 42" Auxbeam Roof Light Bar Install || How to Wire up a LED Light Bar
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- G'day Guys and Gals!
Here's the link to the Auxbeam Website - auxbeam.com/?ref=Lowrangenick
Use Code - LOWRANGENICK - for 10% off at the checkout :)
Here's some tools that will make the job a lot easier -
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Cheers Guys :)
In this video I show you exactly How To Install a Light Bar | 42" Auxbeam Roof Light Bar Install | How to Wire up an LED Light Bar. I show you all of the tools necessary to wire up your LED Light bar. I also show you some tips and tricks on how to level your light bar properly to get the best possible light output. The LED Lightbar I have fitted to my 2018 Isuzu Mu-x is a 42" Auxbeam Pro series 5D LED light bar. With spot and spread beams integrated into the Lightbar this bar certainly packs a punch.
Fitting an LED Light bar to your bull bar or roof rack system is an easy job. Using the correct brackets and a good wiring harness will make the job a hell of a lot easier. Carrying out a light bar install on your 4WD is definitely something you can DIY at home with minimal tools. The AUXBEAM 42" Led light bar is the perfect size for my Yakima roof racks. I used a Yakima Light n Up Light bar bracket kit to fit the Auxbeam lightbar to my roof racks.
A LED is a Light emitting diode, used to project light while using minimal electricity. Light bar technology has come a far way over the last few years and we are seeing some incredible designs coming out. The AUXBEAM 42" pro series 5d light bar is on of these light bars that just destroys the competition. Using 4 projector beams the AUXBEAM 5d light bar projects the light emitted from the diode and amplifies it to give brighter, clearer and longer distance light projection.
I have fitted every modification to the MU-X myself and really enjoy filming and teaching you guys how to do the same to your own 4x4 vehicles. The modifications I have done are listed below -
-AFN Bull Bar
-AFN 9" LED Spotlights
-Domin8r Extreme 12000IB winch
-AUXBEAM S3 LED Foglights
-Oricom DTX4200 UHF Radio with Town and country Aerial Kit 3dbi + 6.5dbi
-Falken Wildpeak AT3 - 275/70r17
-Fuel Vector - Fuel off-road racing rims - 17x8.5 Pos 7.4mm offset
-Outback Armour Expedition H/D Lift Kit
-ECU Shop Super 4 Touch Tuning Module
-HIKEITX9 Throttle Controller
-SCF Flat step rock sliders with checker plate - Satin Black
-Genuine Towbar
-Full size 265/70r17 A/T spare on steel rim
-Custom rear draw setup
-CF50 Waeco Fridge
-Giant 85AH AGM secondary battery
-Redarc BCDC1225D Smart Charger
-TITAN 900mm Single draw
-Genuine ISUZU Floormats
-ILANA Neoprene Seat covers
-Dashmat
-Provent 200 Catch can kit from Western Filters
-Diff, Transfer, Gearbox Breathers
-LED interior light upgrades
-LED reverse light upgrade
-Engine bay HPD Bling Parts
-All Terrain Industries Hard Intercooler Piping Kit
-Harrop Rear E-Locker
-Yakima LockNLoad Roof Rack system
- Iron Man 2.5m x 2.5m Side awning
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Hey guys!
Here's the link to the Auxbeam Website - auxbeam.com/?ref=Lowrangenick
Use Code - LOWRANGENICK - for 10% off at the checkout :)
Here's some tools that will make the job a lot easier -
- Side cutters:
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- Wire strippers:
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- Ryobi Soldering Iron:
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- Butane torch:
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- Felt Tape:
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- Electrical tape:
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- Wiring cable tie mounts:
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- Solder core:
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- Heat Shrink Kit:
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- Small Spirit Level:
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Cheers Guys :)
Great to see a new video! Super informative as always! Thanks Nick.
Thanks a lot for watching and for the kind words :)
Great to see you're back to making videos mate, thought you had stopped. Awesome video, would love to see a transmission oil change video.
Sweet installation guide!
thanks for another great video
Awesome and informative as always, thanks mate
Thanks a lot :)
Great to see you putting out more content, thanks for the vid super informative and we hope to see more 4wd exploring from you we always enjoy watching your adventures.
Cheers.
Thanks alot 😊
Great video. your Video help me lot for my roof rack light installation. Thanks from India.
Great to have you back! As always, enjoyed the vid and the way you explain and demonstrate things. P.S. thanks for the discount code on the HikeIt, just installed one in my MUX and it’s unreal 👌
Thanks alot Cameron! The Hikeit are an awesome unit. 😊
welcome back
Great video as per usual Nick! Might pay to do an edit to let everyone know why you changed back to the silicone intercooler pipes (i.e. warranty issues). First thing I noticed as I only just put mine in last week! ...unless you're getting $1 for every time someone notices 😝
Great video for my MUX 👍
Long time between Vids nick .. Great vid with plenty of info... thanks..
Thanks alot for watching and for the nice comment 😊
Hi mate.great video!
Just a question. Why do you run the cable through the passenger grommet and not the drivers side grommet?
Cheers
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Hey mate. You have been very helpful. Question, I’m struggling to locate the headlight plug on my Isuzu to plug in my King wiring harness. What should I look for and what does the headlight plug look like?
Cheers
It is a grey plug down on the headlight that has multiple wires going into it. If you are looking for a plug and play harness you will need to get one specifically for the isuzu.
@@LowRangeNick thanks mate. Yeah the king don’t work.
How good are those Ryobi solder irons! I used the same thing when I installed the light bar on the roof of my MUX.
They are really good! Perfect for soldering thinner wires. They're also very well priced :)
That will light up the whole of Logan mate 😅👌👍
😂😂😂 hell yeah!
Hi Nick, first of all I would like to thank you for the very informative videos you have made, you have save my ass, second I can’t find the clip how you changed the automatic transmission oil, I need to drop the oil on a 2018 d max, thanks mate.
I do plan on making a video on the transmission oil change. Most likely in a few weeks time.
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I'm local to you. if you need a two post car lift. PM me.
@@donaldkempf4357 Thanks alot for the offer Donald. That's very kind.
Well done Nick. Have you noticed any increase in noise whilst driving at highway speed?
No extra noise that I have noticed. Still very quiet.
Great video mate, what battery are you using? Also can you do a vid on why you changed the hard intercooler pipes due to warranty issues cheers. Just did my first trans service with your other video too. Keep up the great content!
That's Awesome! The battery im using is a century 4x4 overlander n70 battery. Biggest size you can fit.
Your videos are great, enjoy watching them to get ideas.
Did you find a switch to fit in the centre console as the ones for the right hand side of the dash are smaller.
If you found some, where did you get them from as Im hoping to find some USB ports to fit in to the centre console switch spaces.
Haven't found any yet! Thanks alot for watching 😊
This will be the third time I try to leave a comment here ... TH-cam may not like links so I’ll try without.
Try ‘ETRONX’. They appear to have various OEM type USB/C charge ports and switches.
Luv your channel Nick. Up until a few months ago, I was deadset keen on getting a new MU-X but in the end, I decided on getting another ‘soccer mum’ vehicle instead - Prado
Great video as always Nick. I installed a pair of Lazer ST-4 on my D-Max which have the same switch as your Auxleds. Did some improvisation and drilled a hole in one of the dummy ports in front of the gear. Looks OEM.
Hey mate how come you have gone back to the factory intercooler pipes?
Warranty Issues.
Great vid as usual 👌 do you think you'll be making one on how to check/adjust valve clearance in the future?
Hey M J, I may make one in the future but due to it being a rather complex job and really needs to be done correctly. I would highly recommend getting a workshop to carry out this job.
@@LowRangeNick okay too easy, also any automatic transmission service vids coming 🙂
@@mj4853 Yep, stay tuned!
I would've fed the wiring through the snorkel. Small hole in the rear of the snorkel head and down into the air box exiting through another small hole. Just a thought.
I have heard of people doing that and I really don't like that idea. Keeping it simple is usually best.
Hi! Do you get any blending on the front shield (Window)?
None of the windscreen because the roof racks and lightbar are set back a bit.
@@LowRangeNick windscreen, that's what i meant. Awesome, ill do the same then. Thank you for sharing. Regards from Norway 😎
Nice job as usual mate , curious why you have gone back to the silicone intercooler hoses though ?
Warranty Issues.
@@LowRangeNick wouldn’t most of your mods void the warranty?.the chip? Etc?.
@@CRN8091 I no longer have the vehicle tuned.
@@LowRangeNick have you had some issues??
@@CRN8091 yep
Hey mate, 1stly thanks for all your awesome videos a lot of them have been really helpful!
In regards to this light bar you've sourced, was it imported from overseas and if so what was the freight cost of you remember?
@garrethmacanchroisan7786 Yes, it was from overeseas. The freight was free of charge.
Where do I buy the long rail system? The one that's mounts to the luggage rack rail. The one the light bar goes on. Lmk thanks great video
Yakima make it. It's the yakima lightenup light bar bracket kit.
@@LowRangeNick what's the long black bar the assembly goes on. Is it a luggage rack or a single bar. Trying to mount light bar on a 1989 jeep cherokee (without drilling holes) trying to locate a bar I can mount to existing luggage rack rails. Then mount the light bar on to that.
@@420hammyhamham it's a roof rack system from yakima. Your local auto store should be able to price you up a roof rack system for your vehicle.
Hey mate how come you didn’t wire it into the existing harness? I imagine it would be possible to just use a Deutsche splitter or something so it’s controlled by the same switch on the dash etc? Cheers
Yep thats right, i will more then likely do this. So both bars are off the same switch.
@@LowRangeNick Ok cool I will try to wire it into the existing harness. On Stedi's website it says as a general rule, if your light comes with a harness, it needs to be on its own... so I wasn't sure if I should attempt it.
Lightforce for example offers Deutsche Y splitters so you can run heaps more Striker lights off the same harness.
@@AlexSwan I would still run seperate wiring harnesses for each light bars but use the same switch signal for both relays if that makes sense.
@@LowRangeNick OK gotcha. I was gonna try and just wire the lightbar into the same harness as the two strikers as a "third light" so to speak. But makes sense now. Lightbar on its own harness but then use the same switch on the dash. Cheers legend.
can you please explain, how i can connect my LED light bar to high beam!😢
Does the ground cable *have* to be screwed onto the battery's negative terminal or can I just ground it onto a screw thats touching metal?
The battery is the best connection but you can earth it on most metal panels.
@@LowRangeNick Thanks!
You could run wires inside snorkel
I dont like the idea of running anything through the snorkel air intake. Keeping it simple is best in my opinion.
So, 9 months on since the install. Do you still recommend the auxbeam? Is the quality decent? Have you had any problems?
Hey Alex! The Auxbeam light bar has been going great! It's insanely bright, no paint fade or water ingress. So yes it is a really good light bar!
that must be blinding!
Does it interfere withe the radio?
No it doesn't 👍
@@LowRangeNick sweet, cheers for reply
So now i need to get a snorkel to hide the wiring? . Didn't I once see a set of stainless intercooler pipes?
Haha! Donald, if you feel the need to fit a snorkel to hide your roof Lightbar wiring then sure, go ahead 😂
Isn’t it illegal to wire them to your high beam directly hence the switch
Correct.
I knew you were putting a switch in but you said something about your driving lights should come on with your high beams cause it’s annoying to find a switch..not a direct quote…and that’s what drew my comment. Don’t want people out there thinking they’re spotties or light bars should come on with high beams. Not having a go. I used your video on putting diff breathers in my MUX.
its only illegal if there isnt a switch between the highbeam switch and light bar so you can switch it off but still use highbeam
Nice job but I didn’t see your catch can anymore in ur engine bay.
I have removed all engine mods untill I have the Turbo issues resolved.
@@LowRangeNick i would see the Catch Can as a plus. as the industrial version of the motor has a catch can. as long as you have a quality catch can with adequate flow properties. or again tell us what Isuzu are making you jump over.
@@LowRangeNick best of luck 🤞
How frustrating that you had to remove all the engine mods due to the turbo issues. Isuzu know that those turbos are faulty 😬
my relay comes with a connection for the headlights but I don't want them connected can I just simply disconnect the wires from the relay
Not bad w/ the how to video amigo, but wiring up the windshield looks like “proper crap” (if that’s how ya say it in Stralia 🇦🇺) personally I’d be worried about h2O & other elements entering the clip but maybe it’s because I’m in Seattle & we deal in aquatics. Lastly u might consider filming in the garage if possible in future, the shadows & that weird stuff I don’t see often I think it’s called the sun make a wee bit tough to see what’s going on. Just a dumb Merican’s 2 cents. Cheers & thx, u did clear up a couple ?’s I had.
AN led lihht bar.
What the heck is a “bat tree”? I’ve been working on my cars since day one and I’ve never heard of a bat tree component?
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