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Numberplate mounted lightbar - does anyone have experience with them?

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03 Jul 2024 13:18 #256612 by GandHisJimny
Hi all, my Jimmer just passed its MOT with no issues and I thought I'd buy a mod to celebrate
I'd quite like to wire up a mini lightbar and saw that you can get el cheapo Chinese ones on Amazon for ~£60 that use your numberplate fixings, see link: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09BYYX8S1

I quite like the idea of a drill-less solution (my alternative would be to bolt onto the bumper itself, above the numberplate) but I'm hesitant about whether it'd actually be secure and not wobble everywhere. Also, would such a bar obstruct my numberplate enough to cause problems with the po-po?

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Including better alternative lightbars / harness kits. Oh, also how do people typically wire up cabin buttons to behave - do people "AND" it with the full beams (i.e. both need to be on for it to work) or just leave it as a totally independent button of anything else? My last Jimny had one already installed and it ran whenever full beams did with no cabin button but I've seen you can get nice matching ones for £5 on AliExpress . Cheers

Jimmer II (2007 JLX+ auto in black & silver) : Android head unit, Black Raptor Steering Damper, Yokohama Geolandar G015s, rear cabin light, OEM wind deflectors

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03 Jul 2024 14:48 #256614 by me101
I have a small light bar mounted to the bumper (cut bumper so no fog lights - used that wiring), but can confirm it does not shake / rattle.
(Look at the post on here about a couple of days in wales - you can see the size)

2007 Little Jim with cheap mods!
www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBDekO99Qk2aOmBmSmrI9w

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03 Jul 2024 18:02 #256616 by GandHisJimny
Nice, saw your video! Out of interest, do you know what wattage your lightbar is? Something I forgot to ask in the post but I'm not sure what can be handled on a normal battery / alternator setup. I think I saw you had a winch so I guess you've got a beefier battery kit.

Jimmer II (2007 JLX+ auto in black & silver) : Android head unit, Black Raptor Steering Damper, Yokohama Geolandar G015s, rear cabin light, OEM wind deflectors

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03 Jul 2024 21:42 #256620 by 300bhpton
Amp draw should be fine on any of the smaller bars. And I’d bet a penny to a pound that any wattage claims from the Chinese sellers would be completely bogus anyhow. Just as the lumen claims are.
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05 Jul 2024 19:32 #256652 by me101
As 300bhpton says, the claimed output will be bull plop. Is does as expected, just a cheap ebay item. It is really for when on dark lanes, better than the headlights, but you don't need the big light bar. The winch runs off the standard battery.
youtube.com/shorts/ip-Jd0tBV4o

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www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBDekO99Qk2aOmBmSmrI9w

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06 Jul 2024 12:04 #256656 by Bob9863
I've got a little one one mine and it doubles what the headlights alone do, it gives a heap more light over a bigger area then the standard headlights can.
down here where we have long roads, little traffic and lots of wild animals it's probably the most valuable mod.

 

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