RRO Stage 1 Bumper and Lights Install

Bravara · May 2, 2015

So. After 2 months of waiting patiently, my Stage 1 bumper kit from Rocky Road Outfitters arrived. I was thoroughly impressed with the quality AND the customer service. The package arrived horribly mangled by UPS, and the hardware and instructions had apparently fallen out onto the shipping room floor somewhere along the way. A quick phone call to RRO got me instructions emailed and a package of the hardware shipped out to me the same day.

The process was pretty straightforward, and bumper installation took me about 1.5 hours (I was plagued by drill batteries going flat constantly).

First step was drilling the holes through the bumper plastic and the steel crossmember under the bumper cover. On of the things I guess i failed to realize was that BETWEEN the bumper and steel crossmember is about 2" of rubbery, awful black foam. It slugs the drill up and is just generally no fun.

After drilling the holes through the bumper, foam, and crossmember - in go the steel sleeves.

You can reach the back of the whole thing by just reaching up underneath the front of the Jeep. The bolts are fastened with a plate that stretches between the two bolts, and nyloc nuts.

Bumper on!

Light install went super quick too. I got a pair of BlitzPro 3LRs, and put it together with a wiring harness off of Amazon. I'm glad I picked up this harness too - it was an OPT7 harness - really well made. Waterproof male and female connectors included. Made the whole thing go SUPER quick.

Lights mounted and test wiring just to make sure they work.

And the finished product!

I love the look. I've already seen some heads turn in parking lots when I roll up with the little lights burning.

Earthworm51 · May 2, 2015

Awesome look and Awesome job. Looks very nice.

bricraw · May 2, 2015

well done. Looks great

chethro · May 2, 2015

Lookin good!

the_jeep_now · May 2, 2015

Clean install, very well done!

drucifer01 · May 2, 2015

That is a very good look at a clean install. Putting this on my to-do list! Looking good.

breadtruck · May 2, 2015

Great write-up and pictures. This will be very helpful in answering peoples questions who are considering the bar for their own Patriot.

nysfro585 · May 2, 2015

Are they driving lights or spot, flood

nysfro585 · May 2, 2015

And can you post more close up pics of how the lights are mounted and the wiring.

Bravara · May 2, 2015

nysfro585 said:
Are they driving lights or spot, flood

They're a nice, even flood beam. Extends from the ditch on one side of the road to the ditch on the other, and all the way up into the trees.

nysfro585 said:
And can you post more close up pics of how the lights are mounted and the wiring.

I'll get out there today and take some closeups for you.

nysfro585 · May 2, 2015

Thanx. Want to get 1 but need to know if i can mount 4-6 light on it. I want to put 4 led light on it from Amazon. what was the harness that you used.

philbobagginz · May 2, 2015

Thanks for the write up. Thats actually on my list for the hopefully near future. I'm assuming l.e.d pods would wire up pretty much the same way?

Bravara · May 2, 2015

nysfro585 said:
Thanx. Want to get 1 but need to know if i can mount 4-6 light on it. I want to put 4 led light on it from Amazon. what was the harness that you used.

The bumper has two metal tabs to mount lights on. You could probably mount up 4 lights but you would have to make brackets for them. I used the "OPT7 Off Road LED LIGHT Bar On-Off Power Switch 40 Amp Relay Wiring Harness (Dual Light Bar Harness)" from Amazon. It has two waterproof connectors, so if you wanted more than two lights you would have to modify the harness too.

Bravara · May 2, 2015

philbobagginz said:
Thanks for the write up. Thats actually on my list for the hopefully near future. I'm assuming l.e.d pods would wire up pretty much the same way?

If you were using a light bar, they make a harness of the same brand I got but with only one lead going to the lights - mine has 2 leads. The only thing you would need to change (if you were using conventional lights or LEDs) using a 40amp harness would be the fuse. The harness I got came with a 30amp fuse, but my lights draw WAY less than that - so to be safe I replaced it with a 10amp fuse that would burn out faster in the case of a short.

Mtny · May 3, 2015

Looks good! The bumper kits and lights are awesome to upgrade our Pats from all the other ones on the road. If you want, feel free to add to the RRO Stage 1 thread in the Product Review section with your install. Or just add a picture since yours is red lol.

philbobagginz · May 3, 2015

Bravara said:
If you were using a light bar, they make a harness of the same brand I got but with only one lead going to the lights - mine has 2 leads. The only thing you would need to change (if you were using conventional lights or LEDs) using a 40amp harness would be the fuse. The harness I got came with a 30amp fuse, but my lights draw WAY less than that - so to be safe I replaced it with a 10amp fuse that would burn out faster in the case of a short.

Cool, I appreciate that.

MoJeepin · May 3, 2015

I have thought about this bar. Thanks for the write up. Is there a way to mount the front license plate after mounting the bar? Do they have an adapter?

Bravara · May 3, 2015

MoJeepin said:
I have thought about this bar. Thanks for the write up. Is there a way to mount the front license plate after mounting the bar? Do they have an adapter?

The four little indents where the normal front plate goes are covered up by the bumper entirely. There's no adapter, but i bet you could use the bolts for the bumper to hold a simple bracket... Or just shove it up underneath and screw it to the lower fascia.

KC9QNN · May 3, 2015

MoJeepin said:
I have thought about this bar. Thanks for the write up. Is there a way to mount the front license plate after mounting the bar? Do they have an adapter?

I bought the cheap little bracket at hardware store to install my front plate on the front.

This was before I put plate on, when I clean mine up I will post a picture with plate bracket. Love this bumper though I am debating when bills are paid off and other things taken care of I may upgrade to Stage 2 with winch.

breadtruck · May 3, 2015

KC9QNN said:
Love this bumper though I am debating when bills are paid off and other things taken care of I may upgrade to Stage 2 with winch.

Well if you sell it Im interested in buying. Heck, Im sure theres a few others on here that would be also.

RRO Stage 1 Bumper and Lights Install

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Bravara

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