ACC lights for off-road and off-grid camping

[t3lcfe]

I just finished the installation of my ACC lights (ditch lights Rigid/Westcott Designs brackets, front bumper light bar Baja Design 20” S8 yellow, roof front light bars (2) 10” KC flex era, roof side lights Baja Design S2 sport white light pods, and roof rear chasing lights Baja Design S2 amber.
Tonight testing all the “front” lights. My phone camera couldn’t capture the real bright and affects of them. However, I would say they are awesome and super bright which will serve me well on dark trails at night alone. Also, the street legal amber backlit lights help to make my LC standing out sexy and unique on street at night or day (daylight lights)
Here are couple photos of them. Phone camera can’t make the Justice
Follow this video, you can see those lights off at day time

 

[LouNYC]

Wow!!! Great job! Super clean. I am looking to do the same S8 Baja Design 20” bar and Baja Design roof rack lights. Which light control panel did you go with and how did you get cables from roof rack into the hood?

TIA

 

[Marinna]

Just curious which one of your light is more effective? I was thinking about the roof rack front light but it is too much in the back so not sure if it can cover well for the road

 

[skeptopotamus]

Did you have to drill into the roof rack fairing to mount the rear lights?

 

[mike5o8]

Where did you run the wires to get them into the cab ?

 

[t3lcfe]

Just curious which one of your light is more effective? I was thinking about the roof rack front light but it is too much in the back so not sure if it can cover well for the road

Each ACC light has its own use / purpose. However, if you choose 1 only, either rooffront light bar or front bumper lighbar will serve you well. Probably, the roof lightbar is better but require more works for wiring from roof to engine bay with no obvious wire exposed

 

[t3lcfe]

Did you have to drill into the roof rack fairing to mount the rear lights?

Many people asked me this same question, and I tried my best time to explain / help our community (from my busy working life
Attached are my sketch and some real photos of how all wires running especially from roof to engine bay and how super clean and easy to control 8 diffrent ACC lights such as rock lights, ditch lights, front bumper lights, side lights (mainly to lit up camping /cooking area next to side vehicle), chasing lights (flashing)

 

[t3lcfe]

Wow!!! Great job! Super clean. I am looking to do the same S8 Baja Design 20” bar and Baja Design roof rack lights. Which light control panel did you go with and how did you get cables from roof rack into the hood?

TIA

Thanks. See my detail explaining how to run wires and control switch work from recent post. Go all the way to my latest post in this

 

[t3lcfe]

Where did you run the wires to get them into the cab ?

Please see my answers from recent post

 

[TYGUY]

Many people asked me this same question, and I tried my best time to explain / help our community (from my busy working life
Attached are my sketch and some real photos of how all wires running especially from roof to engine bay and how super clean and easy to control 8 diffrent ACC lights such as rock lights, ditch lights, front bumper lights, side lights (mainly to lit up camping /cooking area next to side vehicle), chasing lights (flashing)

What mount are you using there for the Auxbeam switch panel?

 

[t3lcfe]

RAM mount system. Flexible for your custom.
I also use them for my low-profile phone mount and iPad mount for maps (Gaia GPS, etc) while off-road trails

 

[Marinna]

Each ACC light has its own use / purpose. However, if you choose 1 only, either rooffront light bar or front bumper lighbar will serve you well. Probably, the roof lightbar is better but require more works for wiring from roof to engine bay with no obvious wire exposed

I currently had both a 40-inch roof LED bar and two round LED light mounted on my front bumper. The experience I had was the roof light something feels less effective than mounting them on the front of the car. But your setting is a little bit different so maybe that changes the equation?

 

[TYGUY]

RAM mount system. Flexible for your custom.
I also use them for my low-profile phone mount and iPad mount for maps (Gaia GPS, etc) while off-road trails

Happen to have a list of parts you bought to make this work for the auxbeam?

 

[Luger9mm]

any update on that parts list for the auxbeam im also interested

 

[kerner]

Many people asked me this same question, and I tried my best time to explain / help our community (from my busy working life
Attached are my sketch and some real photos of how all wires running especially from roof to engine bay and how super clean and easy to control 8 diffrent ACC lights such as rock lights, ditch lights, front bumper lights, side lights (mainly to lit up camping /cooking area next to side vehicle), chasing lights (flashing)

Where did you pull the power for the Auxbeam to make sure you get sufficient amperage for everything?

 

[LouNYC]

Where did you pull the power for the Auxbeam to make sure you get sufficient amperage for everything?

There is a video that has a member installing a switchpro for lights. He is getting his power from under the fuse box. Didn't look that complicated. I am also going the Auxbeam.

 

[t3lcfe]

Correct

 

[handy]

Happen to have a list of parts you bought to make this work for the auxbeam?

I emailed RAM Mounts the picture and they said the only part from them is the straight arm.

67 Designs makes a ball mount for the Toyota oem mounting holes. I am trying to figure out if the 67 mount works with the ram mount.

Toyota A-Pillar Mounting Point Pack

This is a simple adapter for the A-Pillar mount. Use this in conjunction with the Little Ball for 1" Tube

www.67d.com

 

[luanta]

I just finished the installation of my ACC lights (ditch lights Rigid/Westcott Designs brackets, front bumper light bar Baja Design 20” S8 yellow, roof front light bars (2) 10” KC flex era, roof side lights Baja Design S2 sport white light pods, and roof rear chasing lights Baja Design S2 amber.
Tonight testing all the “front” lights. My phone camera couldn’t capture the real bright and affects of them. However, I would say they are awesome and super bright which will serve me well on dark trails at night alone. Also, the street legal amber backlit lights help to make my LC standing out sexy and unique on street at night or day (daylight lights)
Here are couple photos of them. Phone camera can’t make the Justice
Follow this video, you can see those lights off at day time

wow the hitch is impressive but the whole lighting bracketry and design is incredible. love it.

 

[t3lcfe]

wow the hitch is impressive but the whole lighting bracketry and design is incredible. love it.

Thanks
Have fun with your LC