Lights on luggage rack!?

[marximus]

looks awesome, thanks. did you custome make that wind deflector in the front? i thinking about doin that eventually, but does it help besides look better?

[newthings]

The bigger wind deflector is quiet and things haven't been blown away. It just takes some cardboard for a template and 3/16" ABS plastic.
Roy

[marximus]

hey thanks! ill set that aside as a weekend project, should be fun.

[marximus]

yippie... i got the mounts today, and installed them. i should get the lights on there soon enough, and ill post pictures of my setup.

[marximus]

here they are mounted. i think im going to get rectangle lights that fit mounted upside down. i have ordered a couple more f this brackets to mount so i can put 4 lights up there.

[marximus]

i am going to mount these puppies, 4 of them, this weekend.



here the link...
http://www.4by4connection.com/hel550fogdri.html

[marximus]

well... 2 this weekend, the other 2 when the other 2 brackets arrive on the 23rd.

[marximus]

well, i decided to mount only two, as 4 wouldnt fit. it looks awesome!!! it tooks some fiddling to get the lights aimed correctly. i had to add about 7 washers to each light to get it to lower and fit between the top and bottom bars of the rack. it was a clean install, and ill have pics up tomarow if anyones care to see. Man, i am thrilled to have them on finally!!! i think i take it for a test drive now...
mark

[marximus]

here they are... the pictures!!! woo hooo! tell me what you think! man they are bright and they are hidden when not in use by way of the wind deflector.

[Soulpower]

very cool, no doubt!

[Francesco Rizzo]

;eekr; I want I want

[marximus]

thanks guys! glad you like em! i love them so far. last night it was raining hard and it was pitch black. when i flipped my lights on...boom! everything lit up twice as bright as before. I have never had acc. light mounted on the roof of the car, but i like it. when i drive with em on, i see to beams over my head. and when it was raining, the rain was lit up in the beam, it was a cool effect.

[AlaskaVX]

Just don't flip them on during a snow storm or you will be blind!
Looks good!

[marximus]

i just mounted a couple of bicycle hoders they sell at Ace Hardware in the cieling of my garage. now i can take off the top rack when im not using it. it works pretty well. ill show pics. also, i got the yakima tire holder for the load warrior, and have put my fifth tire and wheel in there. ill post pics of that too.

if anyone wants a detailed instruction on how i was able to get the hella 550's to fit on the rack, just give me a hollar, and ill be glad to help.

i recommend it highly if you have a yakima rack. the light kit is only $70. some people think that since i have ligts up there i cant take the rack off but this is not true. i hooked up a connector and just run the wire under the weather stripping in the door. its a easy on easy off install. oh ya, the light mounts are $20 as well. still, not bad

mark-