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So Shasta encouraged me to lighten up a little. The project idea was simple. Add lights to my roofrack in order to provide more visibility either while driving or stopped when I am out and about in very dark areas!

I spent more than a week making sure that all the parts I needed were in my parents' garage and then cheaply sourcing everything else. I also drew diagram after diagram, trying to figure out the most efficient way to wire up this project.

Well, today I started with the goal of completing the whole mission: add five lights on three switches to my roofrack. I got half way there. :D With the tremendous help of my dad, he got the power wire and relays all connected back in the engine bay. I finished affixing the lights to the roofrack and wired up the switches (after also having to fab up a mounting plate for them).

Believe it or not, that was nearly 2.5hrs worth of work. We still need to run wires from the switches to the relays and then from the relays up to the lights and ground them! That will definitely be another day this week. In the meantime, enjoy the pictures!

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