Your LED Lightbar is designed to
enhance the utility and enjoyment of
your off road capable vehicle. Before
installation, please take a moment to
review the following safety information
A hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury. You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if you don’t
follow instructions.
A hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury. You CAN be moderately HURT and also may suffer
property damage if you don’t follow instructions.
Careful attention is required to this instruction or operation but does
generally not relate to personal injury. Damage to your Quadratec
product or other proper ty may result if you don’t follow instructions.
Before You Begin Installation:
Congratulations on your purchase of the
Quadratec J5 LED Lightbar for your
Jeep®Wrangler.
and installation instructions. Important
safety information is generally preceded
by one of three signal words indicating
the relative risk of injury.
The signal words mean:
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to shipping. If any part is missing or
broken, please call Customer Service
at 800-745-6037 as soon as possible.
When unpacking, check to make sure all
parts are included and not damaged due
THE FULL WIDTH LIGHTBAR IS LONG AND SOMEWHAT AWKWARD TO
HANDLE DURING INSTALLATION. WE RECOMMEND GETTING ASSISTANCE
TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT OR YOUR VEHICLE.
Product Care and Maintenance:
Always wear Safety Glasses while
handling tools during installation.
Installation instructions for the
Quadratec light bar mounts and wiring
harness are provided separately with
those components. If you are using
different brackets or harness, please
follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
Thank you again for your purchase
and let’s start the installation process.
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LED Lightbar Installation:
Put on Safety Glasses. Loosen the button head hex screws (4) on the top and
bottom on each end of the light bar
brackets with a 4mm hex key. This will
allow the brackets to slide in and out in
order to fit multiple width light bar
mounts.
Attach the light bar to your brackets
with the provided bolt, nylock and
washer. Tighten the nut and bolt with
two 13mm wrenches or a wrench and
a 13mm socket.
Position the light bar on your mounting
brackets and center it left to right on
your the vehicle.
Snug the button headed screws on the
top and bottom of both ends of the
lightbar with a 4mm hex wrench.
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LED Lightbar Installation:
The main power wire can be routed
behind or next to your A pillar
mounting brackets.
Connect the Deutsch connector to
the corresponding connector on your
Quadratec wiring harness (sold separately) or the use the supplied pigtail
The Clearance light accessory wire can
be routed behind or next to your A pillar
bracket.
to connect to any other harness. Your
routing will depend on your specific
brackets and wiring harness location.
If you are using a Quadratec wiring harness and mounting brackets please refer
to the instructions that came with those
components.
Safely route the wire to the fuse box on
your vehicle. The clearance lights will be
tied into your parking light fuse so that
they will be on whenever your parking
lights or headlights are turned on.
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Vehicle Specific Wiring: JK Vehicles
WHEN ROUTING ELECTRICAL WIRES, ALWAYS AVOID PINCHING WIRES.
ALWAYS AVOID HOT OR MOVING COMPONENTS. ALWAYS SECURE WIRES
WITH CABLE TIES.
On JK vehicles: The fuse box is located
under the hood on the right hand side of
the engine compartment. Locate fuse
panel lid and remove it.
Remove the 15 amp fuse and install it in
the lower slot of the light bar harness
fuse holder. The upper slot should have
a 5 amp fuse pre-installed in it.
Locate the 15 amp fuse in location M18.
Install the fuse holder back into the M18
fuse location in your fuse box. Route the
wire as show and replace the fuse lid.
Be careful not to pinch the wire.
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Vehicle Specific Wiring: TJ Vehicles
WHEN ROUTING ELECTRICAL WIRES, ALWAYS AVOID PINCHING WIRES.
ALWAYS AVOID HOT OR MOVING COMPONENTS. ALWAYS SECURE WIRES
WITH CABLE TIES.
On TJ vehicles: Snip off the fuse tap on
the end of the accessory wire on your
new lightbar. Route the wire under the
hood along the fender wall to the pas-
Install the supplied wire tap over the
black wire with yellow tracer stripe.
Install the cut end of the accessory
wire into the other slot in the wire
tap as shown. Using your pliers, gently
senger front corner of the vehicle.
Locate the wire loom behind headlight
bucket and extract the black wire with
yellow tracer stripe.
close and latch the cover wing of the
wire tap to complete the circuit. For
best weather resistance, wrap the wire
tap with black electrical tape.
(not shown)
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Lightbar Installation: Results
Normal Daytime Driving Mode (OK on-road)
Clearance Lights (OK on-road)
Clearance Lights with Off-Road Lights illuminated (Off Road only!)
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Quadratec® Exclusive
Three Year Limited Warranty
Your Quadratec®branded accessories are
covered by the following
provided exclusively by Quadratec, Inc., 1028
Saunders Lane, West Chester PA 19380.
Limited Warranty
This
made in connection with your purchase.
Quadratec neither assumes nor authorizes any
vendor, retailer or other person or entity to assume for it any other obligation or liability in
connection with this product or
ranty
and is not cumulative to any accessory or part
distributed by Quadratec for which the Manufacturer provides a separate written warranty.
What is Covered:
sions and limitations herein and with respect
only to Quadratec branded accessories first sold
in the United States, Quadratec warrants to the
initial retail purchaser only that your
Quadratec accessory shall be free of defects in
material and workmanship:
three (3) years from date of retail purchase.
This
shall terminate upon sale of the vehicle upon
which the Quadratec accessory is installed or
other transfer third persons.
All other warranties are hereby disclaimed, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law
in which case any implied warranty of mer
chantability or fitness for a particular purpose
on this product is limited to 3 year from date of
initial retail sale. Quadratec reserves the rights
to: (a.) require invoice or other proof your accessory is within the terms of this
Warranty
and, (b.) make future revisions to this product
and
obligation to upgrade your product.
Limited Warranty
. This
Subject to the terms, exclu-
Limited Warranty
as a condition of warranty service
Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty
is the only warranty
Limited War-
does not apply
for a period of
is not assignable and
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Limited
without prior notice or
(a.) installation damage, alteration, modification, combination with other parts, failure to
maintain or improper repair or service, (b.) nor
mal wear & tear, cosmetic damage or damage
from moisture or water immersion, (c.) Acts of
God, accidents, misuse, negligence, inadequate
mounting or impact with vehicle(s), obstacles
or other aspects of the environment, (d.) theft,
vandalism or other intentional damage.
Remedy Limited to Repair/Replacement:
The exclusive remedy provided hereunder shall,
upon Quadratec inspection and at Quadratec’s
option, be either repair or replacement of product or parts (new or refurbished) covered under
this Limited Warranty.
warranty consideration should first contact
Quadratec to obtain a RGA number
(610-701-3336). All labor
and installation costs are customer’s
responsibility.
Other Limitations - Exclusion of Damages Your Rights Under State Law:
In consideration of the purchase price paid, neither Quadratec nor any independent Quadratec
distributor/licensee are responsible for any time
loss, rental costs, or for any incidental, consequential, punitive or other damages you may
have or incur in connection with any part or
product purchased. Your exclusive remedy
hereunder for covered parts is repair/replacement as described above.
Limited Warranty
This
ou may also have other rights that vary from
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state to state. For example, some states do not
allow limitations of how long an implied warranty lasts and /or do not allow the exclusion
or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, so the limitations and exclusions
herein may not apply to you.
Customers requesting
, removal, shipping
gives you specific rights.
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What is Not Covered:
Your Quadratec
cover products or parts Quadratec determines
to have been damaged by or subjected to: