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My lights and cowl brackets came in today. BD High Speed LED Spots and their mounts. Now to build the wiring harness and get them mounted!
Check the other vendors and you will see that Baja's cost is inline with the market. The ones that you linked are actually the dual mounts and the ones I bought are singles. I had a forum discount I think I paid $70 to the door.I don't get it. They hate their customers enough to charge over $100 for basic brackets?
Baja Designs
Our Jeep JL Cowl Mounts are the ultimate mounting option for anyone that wants versatility. This bracket can mount one pair Squadron series lights with a 40 inch S8 light bar. These steel mounts are powder coated to last the life of your Jeep.www.bajadesigns.com
As with everything else, it can depend on what you are doing and what terrain you are in, but I find they (when aimed properly) provide lighting on the edges of the path and can help you see obstacles and drop offs that you cannot see with the headlights or the bumper lights. They tend to fill in the gaps between those tow sets of lights.. Cowl lighting has far less reflection from the hood (versus roof lights), particularly when mounted on the edges of the hood versus a light bar spanning the hood.Nicely done on the mounts. Question... I’ve done bumper and roof lights, never cowl. What’s the advantage of cowl? Can’t get them on the ground, and you’d get a lot of light off the hood, like with roof lights. What does the cowl give you?
As with everything else, it can depend on what you are doing and what terrain you are in, but I find they (when aimed properly) provide lighting on the edges of the path and can help you see obstacles and drop offs that you cannot see with the headlights or the bumper lights. They tend to fill in the gaps between those tow sets of lights.. Cowl lighting has far less reflection from the hood (versus roof lights), particularly when mounted on the edges of the hood versus a light bar spanning the hood.
Thanks Kira. I still have a little tweaking to do on the wiring and that is one of the things I need to adjust. The other is I need to run the wire from the driver's side behind the factory harness instead of in front of it.Very singular looking Jeep you have there. It's sporty and personalized. That vehicle is a "smiler".
As always, best of luck with it.
Super post BTW. Is paint abrasion a worry in pic 12 (wire of right light against windshield frame).
Yes, the lower amp aux switch is the trigger (to engage the relay) and the main power is pulled from the battery.So with a relay … you were able to use the lower 15 amp aux amp switches ?