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Installed 32" Altiq light bar on 2024 RR

HyperM3

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I ordered the light bar from Altiq in Australia. It took almost a month for it to arrive. So dont get discouraged if you order one and dont get any updates on the shipping for a while.

I would say the install is about a 3 out of 5. Not really challenging if you follow the youtube videos already online, and dont fear popping things out of place when they make noises like you are breaking them but you really arent.

After removing the bar from the box I installed the mounts to the sides. Pretty simple. Then I popped all the little plastic rivets out of the top plastic to remove that piece. After that I removed the bottom plastic bar below the grill starting from the passenger side moving to the right. Once you get past the first pop, the rest are pretty easy.

Then you have the 3 screws on the bottom and the two at the top. Like the videos state, dont forget to disconnect the hose for the front sprayer and the cable for the front camera.

Then I removed the grill again from the passenger side to the drivers side. Pops off pretty easy once you get a good grip on it.

Now I removed the screw and plastic rivet on both sides and placed the light bar over those holes. Then replaced and tightened those two items on both sides. There is a slot on the mounts where you can move the light bar up and down about an inch. I tightened those bolts so the bar was in the middle of that slot.

Next I followed the instructions on the video for routing the power cable up the radiator into the engine bay. The big difference it seems is that the US trucks have the moving slots going all the way up. So there was no way to route the cable through that area. In the one picture I included, I removed that side plastic piece and routed the power cable up through there and it was very easy.

After that I found the two wires(yellow and yellow/black) for the aux 6 switch. I connected the two wires to the cable adapter with the included heat shrink. As you can see in the picture, I put a piece of abs plastic underneath so nothing else melted when I used my heat gun on the heat shrink. Then plugged the adapter cable into the power cable from the light bar. Make sure the light bar mount bolts are pretty tight at this point where it wont move unless you use a little force.

Now its time to put everything back together in reverse order. Also, dont forget to remove the blue plastic film from the light bar otherwise it will be a facepalm situation after you put everything back together.

Once everything is back together its time to test. I used my garage doors to make sure the bar was lined up but Ill do more testing when it starts getting darker earlier in the fall. That being said, I was able to get my fingers through the grill to just twist the bar up a tad to be a little higher than the top line of my lights. All in all it took maybe 30 minutes to do it all and that was including starting and stopping the youtube video to follow along.

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Is Aux6 driven by the high beams as I think I’ve seen in the manual? I’d love for the auto high beams to drive the light bar.
 
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No, the aux 6 is a separate switch on the ceiling. I like that its separate so that my auto high beams can do their thing and I can operate the light bar when I see fit.
 

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Well done! 30 minutes is quick! Of course I managed to have the brackets reversed initially and it was a definite no go…

I believe the Aux 6/high beam connection must be for Australian trucks to conform to their regulations.
 
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Well done! 30 minutes is quick! Of course I managed to have the brackets reversed initially and it was a definite no go…

I believe the Aux 6/high beam connection must be for Australian trucks to conform to their regulations.
Thanks! After taking the truck apart to install sound deadening and all new speakers, everything else has been a piece of cake. I totally knew I would manage to reverse the brackets so I made sure to pause the video so I could see exactly how they were supposed to be.

Regarding the Australian trucks, thats a very possible answer. I can only speak for the US market.
 

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I got my brackets backwards on my first try. :rolleyes:

Who needs instructions? lol
 

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I installed mine today along with ditch lights and the 4 amber lights in grill. Turned out great.
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I got my brackets backwards on my first try. :rolleyes:

Who needs instructions? lol
Too funny, got the same lights and did the exact same thing in my first try as well.
 

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I installed mine today along with ditch lights and the 4 amber lights in grill. Turned out great.
Do you think you will get any extra wind noise from the ditch lights? Any weird airflow or rain/ road spray splatter on the front windows? Do they reflect off the hood?

My last truck had a fat snorkel on the passenger side and that window and door was always a mess in inclement weather because it messed up the aero, and the wind roar was unpleasant on that side too. Since then I have been wary of hanging big objects out in the wind.

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I’ve never installed auxiliary lighting on one of my trucks; I guess I’ve never really seen the need, but I’m really impressed by the way your project turned out. I think that I may need to look into adding one of those light bars to my RR. Thanks for posting this! 😉👍
 

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I had it on the highway yesterday and didn’t notice any extra wind noise so far. I also added the ALTIQ pod DX4 scene lights to existing holes in rear hitch area. They look blue because I forgot to take the cover film off.
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Check out M and R Automotive. They sell some cool lights for Ranger Raptor. They have install videos on youtube too.
 

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I’ve never installed auxiliary lighting on one of my trucks; I guess I’ve never really seen the need, but I’m really impressed by the way your project turned out. I think that I may need to look into adding one of those light bars to my RR. Thanks for posting this! 😉👍
I could see it in an emergency, but like you I don't really see a need. I don't plan on going off road at night, and so far the stock lighting has been amazing on dark, back county roads out in the desert. But they do look cool.
 

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I fully admit, I didn't need this. I just wanted a reason to use my AUX switches. Plus it looks cool. 😁

But even down backroads, it makes quite a difference; any advantage to not hit a deer is worth it to me.
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