Roof rack set-up

RespectMyLibertay · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:11 pm

I got my roof rack set-up pretty much finished. I recently got 4 used Hella 500 driving lights mounted to it. 100w bulbs and thicker-gauge wire are next. My rooftop set-up is turning out to be my cheapest mod so far. I got the ~$400 Garvin Wilderness Offroad 6" series rack for $20 locally and the lights used from a friend for $70. All the hardware for mounting the rack to the roof and the axe, shovel, and lights to the rack I got at Home Depot, costing no more than $30.
Daytime:

Night shots:
Just the headlights, fogs

The Hellas light up the hood real well. I'm gonna fab up some sort of light-shield. Other than that, I really like the driving beam pattern, it covers a lot of area and goes pretty far depending how you point it.
On another note, I'm ready to CAMP! I cut up some wood to make a floor for the rack because I have a two person tent that fits up there (rack dimensions: 80x48x6"). I didn't expect it to work out so well, but I set it all up in the driveway and found the most difficult thing is getting into the tent without a ladder :lol:

I'll have to find/create a solution for that.

humptyjumped · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:16 pm

Clean rack, dirty jeep

looks good!

Neatus · **Posted:** Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:57 am

Your KJ looks happy with all the mud on it.

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

That looks great. The size of the rack looks like it will definitely be usable. Interesting diamond plate mod on the front too

meh_kick · **Posted:** Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:49 pm

RespectMyLibertay wrote:

I got the ~$400 Garvin Wilderness Offroad 6" series rack for $20 locally

Are you serious? or did you mean $200?

I dig the 72" basket they make too. Do you think it could it be mounted a little further back to clear the Renegade lightbar AND clear the lift glass?

RespectMyLibertay · **Posted:** Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:49 pm

No, I'm serious. $20 from a past teacher who's Mitsubishi Montero took a dive for the worse. He knew I would love the rack, but didn't want to give to me for free. It was a steal, I know...but I'm thankful.
I'm not sure how exactly the renegade lights look on top of the roof, but a measuring tape should help you. My 80" rack goes from the front of the roof all the way to the back of it.

Roof rack set-up

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