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nofearblackstar

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roof rack/light bar help
« on: October 04, 2007, 12:23:59 PM »
Hay Im new here so hi to everyone

me and my pales are gona be building a roof rack / light bar and just wanted to see any pics of custom nice roof rackes to help with making mine look clean
its gona be built out of 1.25 mild steel and i want it to look clean with both the top on and off . also ill be mounting 4 lights on the front one on the back and some work lights on each side . my biggist issue is how to get it mounted to the jeep and not look goofy. also its not gona be holding a lot of weight , its just for camping stuff

Thanks

Alex

Offline Jeffy

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Re: roof rack/light bar help
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2007, 01:10:51 PM »
Well, I have an old school, type roof rack made by Con-Ferr (non-existent).  The rack bolts straight to my hardtop with a sort of door hinge setup.  No lights up top since those usually get really beaten up on the trails.  Not to mention having a lot of weight up there will cause the Jeep to lean a lot more.  The newer type of racks mount to the body of the Jeep which allows you to have the rack on a soft top Jeep as well as no top.



I'd look at the Garvin setup though.  They make a good one.  I'd suggest making some type of protector for the lights or else keeping them small and cheap.

« Last Edit: October 04, 2007, 01:26:01 PM by Jeffy »
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nofearblackstar

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Re: roof rack/light bar help
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2007, 01:37:59 PM »
ya that second one looks good . the lights are just gona be some kc or somthin like that but ill build somthin to keep them from getting smashed up . also it will be going on a jeep with a soft top , no hard top for me , to poor .

thanks for the pics

Alex

nofearblackstar

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Re: roof rack/light bar help
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2007, 04:29:42 PM »
saw some sick ones at the expo . gona start on it in a few days so it should be done shortly