gobokeneebly

Got to work on a roof rack a while back, and progress has been slow. I got some daylighters for my birthday and started on the light bar for the front end of it. My plan is to make it usable with or without the rack. All that's left to do is make a gutter mount that I can use for the roof rack and for the light bar, and get the lights wired up. So far, everythings come together pretty well. Let me know what you think.

Jeepjunky

well that looks like a nice setup, very clean, good job...so far

papaj

Lookin good nice start im debating doing something similar soon

gobokeneebly

Finished wiring up the lights yesterday. The light bar is just about finished, and the rack isn't too far behind

gobokeneebly

Got my lights wired up over break, and even got to test them out. The roof rack is just about ready for paint. Should be done this week, and ill get some pictures of it installed.

CherokeeChick

Looks good bro thumbs up!

gobokeneebly

Got some paint on the rack.. I still need to get some metal grate for the sides and bottom. To top it off, I can't fit in the garage with the lights on the rack. So the plan is to eliminate the aluminum channel and cap off the top and bottom of the lip the lights sit on, utilizing the space in between for my wiring. That should gain me two inches or so, giving me just enough room to fit. Once we get the material for the bottom and sides, we can start on the mounts for the tent.. please ignore the ugly. (beautifying is one of my top priorities, but somehow never number one)

1ABrian

Nice fab work. That rack came out great. Looking forward to finished pics with the sides and bottom. Great idea for the "light box". To bad you cant just make it more narrow but I hear ya on the garage clearance issue.

wicked xj

that looks great

alpine.adrenaline

...or you could add a couple of latches & hinges to fold/recess it when not in use...? Some brand did it already but it looks like you have two separate pieces that would let one pivot there.

Just a thought. Anyway nice, clean work. Looks sharp.

gobokeneebly

Thanks for all the comments! And Alpine- i thought of doing something like that, but since the box is sort of overkill to begin with, we figured we could just eliminate it and still gain the space we needed.

gobbs_stopper

92xjlaredo

where did you get that plug in piece on the back of the box....i have 6 daylighters im about to wire up and that would make it a lot easier

savagepc.223

Tag

gobokeneebly

Its just a trailer plug we had sitting In the garage. Ill see if I can get a name off of it when I get home