Great light bars for roof....

[etlsport]

Anything you put on top of your VX that isn't arrow-dynamic is going to cause wind noise. However, these are fairly low profile compared to what I have, so I think it would not be too bad. Talk about drag:

Bart

yea, im with u there bart, my light setup is very similar to yours (i think my lights are a tad smaller though) i just mounted them back up over the weekend and have definitely noticed more wind noise.. i feel it more in the corners than anything else (i added my crossbars, basket and lights back to the roof)

[pbkid]

bart where did you get the mounting hardware for those lights???

[nfpgasmask]

bart where did you get the mounting hardware for those lights???

It's custom made. My buddy has a full metal shop. He made them for me to fit perfectly to my Coleman Safari Rack. He also made my spikes.

Bart

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

I'm actually surprised that my setup doesn't seem to generate any wind noise. (I was expecting it too!) The only noise I seem to ever notice is the occaissional bug committing suicide

[pbkid]

It's custom made. My buddy has a full metal shop. He made them for me to fit perfectly to my Coleman Safari Rack. He also made my spikes.

Bart

ah bummer, i need something like that to mount all my toys to lol...

hopefully i will have a new stric9 bumper soon and i can put em up there instead

[nfpgasmask]

ah bummer, i need something like that to mount all my toys to lol.

I need to outfit my garage so I can make this stuff myself!!!

Bart

[etlsport]

ah bummer, i need something like that to mount all my toys to lol...

hopefully i will have a new stric9 bumper soon and i can put em up there instead

pb, i made mine out of my basement using an angle grinder, a drill some spray paint and using a lot of careful measurements/ creativity

[pbkid]

nice, i like that....

you should take some closer pics so i can see what you came up with...

[nfpgasmask]

pb, i made mine out of my basement using an angle grinder, a drill some spray paint and using a lot of careful measurements/ creativity

So no welding at all? Just bolts?

Man, I want a metal shop so bad. My buddy who makes stuff for me has the works! Tube bender, die press, plasma cutter, mig/tig, every type of saw you could want...just a really pimpy setup....someday.

Bart

[etlsport]

yep all bolts..

I've got yakima lowriders w/ round bars attached to the stock roof rails




have the lights mounted on a piece of piece of right angle aluminum



i have 2 pieces of 1" square aluminum tubing mounted the the underside of the round bars, using yakimas snap-arounds


Ive got long bolts that come down through the rectangular hole (using washers on top of the snap around, under the snap around and under the square tubing).

attaching them to the front and back crossbars makes them really secure, then i just drilled down through the ends (as far back as possible) to attach the piece of aluminum with the lights on it.. and voila.. i had to trim all the bolts so they didnt stick down too far and contact the roof.. now i have at least 3/4-1" of clearance under each bolt.. plus i covered the bottom of all the bolts with a rubber cap just in case




also have the yakima loadwarrior mounted above all of that.. but i could take the loadwarrior off and leave the lights if i wanted and vice versa, they are independent of each other

ive used this setup offroad on more than one occasion as well as on the streets of philly (much bouncier than any trail ive ever been on!) with no problems at all

ill try to make an autocad model of it so its easier to see..