roof racks/roof light bars

rangeron31s · Jun 6, 2011

hey guys iam wanting to etheir put a roof rack or a roof light bar on my truck, i have a 1998 ext cab, and i was wanting some ideas, and if anybody got pics of them on their trucks.

thanks jason

eduardo95 · Jun 7, 2011

Dont know if it will help considering its a 95 but here it goes.

All of the auxiliary lights are Pro Comps.

daniel3507 · Jun 7, 2011

Straycat has a rack on his truck. It looks pretty sweet too.

strvger · Jun 8, 2011

check the local jy's for a jeep liberty light bar or one of those big nissan roof racks. always liked both of those myself.

dogboy · Jun 14, 2011

In my opinion, I think offroad lghts are more at home on the front of the truck, than on a light bar, or a roof rack.
I've been in a couple trucks with roll bar style light bars, and alot of light seems to shine into the cab through the rear window and glare off of things.
The more light there is in the cab, the harder i is to see out. Try driving with your dome light on, same effect.
And the roof rack styled truck had alot of glare off the hood.

You dont get any glare from lights that are on the bumper/ grill.

Thats just my opinion, take it or leave it.

bilzy7 · Jun 14, 2011

Ya, I love the light bar from Ruff Stuff. The one that has a slight curve to it, kind of leans forward. I just haven't found the right roof rack to want to make me mount it to.

snomaker321 · Jun 16, 2011

dogboy said:
In my opinion, I think offroad lghts are more at home on the front of the truck, than on a light bar, or a roof rack.
I've been in a couple trucks with roll bar style light bars, and alot of light seems to shine into the cab through the rear window and glare off of things.
The more light there is in the cab, the harder i is to see out. Try driving with your dome light on, same effect.
And the roof rack styled truck had alot of glare off the hood.

You dont get any glare from lights that are on the bumper/ grill.

Thats just my opinion, take it or leave it.

fog lights are best mounted low while long distance lights are most effective when mounted up high. i think.

--weezl-- · Jun 16, 2011

hella and IPF both agree that fog lights are best mounted within 10 inches from the ground, because fog rarely ever sits right at ground level, and driving lights are best mounted at bumper height, so that it gives you shadows, which helps with depth perception, and gauging obstacle size

ever tried to snowboard when it's super bright out? all you see is white... can't tell if you're going up hill or down...

bilzy7 · Jun 16, 2011

I thought for a second you'd be recommending a headache rack for lights again weezl lol. I mean that would be the way I'd want to go for lights but I would want to style it in my own way like another member did and but the big blue ford in middle. I forget who but he did an awesome job. I would now prefer a roof rack and front most mounted lights on say, ruff stuff's angled light bar. I seen alot of awesome roof racks, hoping to snag one up soon.

So Thread maker, what style are you leaning towards now? Bumper mounted? Roof mounted? Or behind cab mounted?

--weezl-- · Jun 16, 2011

look into visionX lights... they aren't cheap, but they are worth it... guy from my local club has 3 on his 4 runner (on his roof rack) 2x 5led strips, and 1x 10? led strip, he turned them on from across the gravel pit on a sunny day, and it hurt the eyes!\

each LED is 10w and puts out 900 lumens

Ranger Kip · Jun 16, 2011

Im going headache rack with light mounts:

lone-wolf · Jun 17, 2011

--weezl-- said:
each LED is 10w and puts out 900 lumens

nice

--weezl-- · Jun 17, 2011

dude, they're SICK!

go hit up your local 4x4 shop and ask about them... a lot of stores up here have displays, they are BRIGHT! all milspec too

Jason · Jun 17, 2011

The main idea behind roof mounted lights is that they don't get mud packed on the front of them. Bumper lights are ok but once you drive through and real soup, you either clean them or go without.

Boggin · Jun 17, 2011

ask gaycat (oops i mean straycat)

he has one and he loves posting pics of his truck

:thefinger:

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