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Roll bar lights?

Randyzzz

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I see a lot of the new Jeep concept vehicles have lights up on the roll bar. And honestly, I think they look cool. I remember back in the 80’s that roll bar lights were the hotness. But somewhere along the line they disappeared.

What are your opinions? I’ve thought a set of 4 KC lights would look retro cool on the Scrambler’s roll bar. And if I had thought of it before paint I would have welded tabs up there. But since I didn’t, chances of me installing some are slim. But- just for the sake of discussion- thoughts?

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I like the look unless they are the cheap small amazon/ebay Chinese led lights.
 
I have this on my list of “to do” items. I want to use old school KC lights. And yeah, I plan to weld tabs on. I saw someone miunted a bar woth the lights and the bar would electronically rotate backwards to allow them to drip back for garage access. I don’t think I would worry about that though. I just am not sure if I would get blue covers or yellow covers. It would probably be hard ($$) to find the old blue KC covers though.
 
I already have a pair of the stainless KC’s and a pair of black soft covers. I might try and find a second pair.

Back in the day I had both the Cepek Super Off Roaders and the Cibie Super Oscars. I’ll have to find some pics…
 
:unsure: Back in the day, the 80's that is, the legal eagles had AMC call those sport bars as Roll bar left them open to liability! Just saying! :ROFLMAO:
 
I’ve got a pair of the Daylighters from back in the ’80’s new in the box that I never used. Hmmm….
 
I actually want them on my Scrambler also. There is a guy running around my are with KC’s and it looks good
 
Well, I casually started researching clamp on mounts last night- didn’t get too far as they all look too “add on”. Then I priced a couple more KC lights. I guess they don’t make the stainless old school ones any more. I also see the days of $39.95 lights are long gone 😎. I probably need black ones anyways. I think I’ll run an extra wire/switch/relay so what I get to that point I can make a final decision. But the more I ponder it, the cooler it sounds.
 
Found my old box of pictures… here’s my old K5 with Cepek’s-

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And here’s a few of my 67 Bronco.
The lights when I bought it- and my beautiful bride.

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Eventually I added more lights and a light bar-

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And then it got painted and I sold it. Also, proof that I was young once-

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And this was my 86 Bronco. No lights, but I love this pic- good memories.

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Randyzzz said:
I see a lot of the new Jeep concept vehicles have lights up on the roll bar. And honestly, I think they look cool. I remember back in the 80’s that roll bar lights were the hotness. But somewhere along the line they disappeared.

What are your opinions? I’ve thought a set of 4 KC lights would look retro cool on the Scrambler’s roll bar. And if I had thought of it before paint I would have welded tabs up there. But since I didn’t, chances of me installing some are slim. But- just for the sake of discussion- thoughts?

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I do think the roll bar lights would look retro cool on your Jeep or anyone's, especially with the half top. But me personally, I'm not a fan of the gazillion LED lights people throw on Jeeps. No one can convince me that you need that much lighting.😜 And I know that's not what you're trying to do. I just like a cleaner look.
 
designerRob said:
I do think the roll bar lights would look retro cool on your Jeep or anyone's, especially with the half top. But me personally, I'm not a fan of the gazillion LED lights people throw on Jeeps. No one can convince me that you need that much lighting.😜 And I know that's not what you're trying to do. I just like a cleaner look.
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I agree 100% with that. I know the LED bars work great, I just don’t think they look “period correct” on a Scrambler. Now if you’ve turned it into a more modern crawler that’s a different story. My prior Scrambler with the Metalcloak fenders, full cage, etc would have supported LED bars, and I did have a couple of LED backup and alley lights on it. But my current build is more respectful of the original look, I think. I actually don’t care for the multi-lens led headlights either. I’m probably going to run halogens until I can justify a set of the KC LED’s that look stock. Now, my tail lamps are LED- they follow stock lines for the lens, but when they are on, they are bright!

I’m thinking 2 or 4 KC’s on the roll bar, with hidden wires and as unobtrusive mounts as I can find or build. But there’s plenty of time for that. I’ll install the pigtail, switch and relay so the lights can be installed at a later date.
 
barrys said:
Yes!
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I’ll start digging through my stuff to see what I can find. But if anyone else wants to go first, do it! Just start a new thread and I’ll post up when I’m ready.
 
Randyzzz said:
Thank you! Carol and I have been married 42 years and in that time we have owned over 180 vehicles. I have pictures of most of the cool ones, although I would have to transfer a bunch from slides. Remember those? Anyways, should we start a “past vehicles you’ve owned” thread?
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Actually my dad was a trained a starving photographer back in the day, trained in a place called Art Center in LA. Just did not want to hang in that area the rest of his life. So yes I have boxes and boxes of family slides. They sat dormant for decades until just a couple years ago I brought them back to Oregon for my brother and sister and families to see them. Go with the past vehicles. I’m the opposite of you though. I’ve had 5 vehicles in my life and my Jeep is my 2nd and I still am driving my 5th
 
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