You can cut the OEM third brake light wire and use Deutsch connectors to act as extensions to mount it wherever you like. I also got a morimoto 5-stop I used for awhile but you’ll need to drill holes and get creative with the bracket.
You plug into the OEM battery’s bus bar, just like where the Ford Performance winch goes — there are two unused threaded studs for just this kind of thing.
the more critical battery monitoring is on the negative terminal. You connect there to the open hole on the bracket with a bolt/washer/nut...
I use the Garmin PowerSwitch. Connects to battery just fine. I’ve connected mine to a Genesis smart battery management busbar (dual battery setup) and it works great.
I am a huge fan of the Devos Lightranger 2000 and there are tackform mounts you can use off your roof rack.
the back of my Bronco has the diode dynamics C1R in the hitch receiver normally (not shown in pic), and the 2x DD C1Rs on a spare tire bracket pointed at angles. Since these are all using...
I strongly feel (cue Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark 🎶) that MOAR lights is better. Late night rural drives on windy roads being part of that motivation, campsite illumination being another and being able to clearly see the obstacles or during recovery being top of mind.
but I’d note that long...
I have had similar experiences with monumental improvements from the Goatfab b-brace. Rode in a friend’s Bronco without it the other day and was surprised by the roof panel rattles he had by comparison
Raychem DR-25 or Techflex. Raychem is my preferred and is truly the top of the line (handles high heat, oil, gas etc and shrinks down but remains flexible) but boy howdy is it expensive. If exposed to water, grit, sand, it’s better than woven which would allow fine debris in and cause a...
Just want to jump in again on wiring since I’ve just done a ton of rewiring on my Bronco and on a friends.
buy the right materials the first time and you’ll be glad you did. You’ll spend more but you’ll see why when you get it:
tefzel wire: 14awg with a strong but super thin insulation makes...
My trusty steed Gluestick. Runner up name was Elmer, and if I got a red one it was going to be Hot Glue, and if I move to a Raptor, Super Glue.
obviously I’m not against dark humor and the thought was, if this horse doesn’t work out it’s going to the glue factory.