Guess the custom, one off part

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:18 am

Bmxer524 wrote:

I like it. We may be in touch after I see some more pics!

Use it as a mount for a custom fairing for the Sky Slider.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:14 pm

Gageraid wrote:

Bmxer524 wrote:

I like it. We may be in touch after I see some more pics!

Use it as a mount for a custom fairing for the Sky Slider.

I honestly always wanted a curved light bar over the windshield, just wasn't sure how/was too lazy to make the mounts. I also wasn't sure if I wanted a ~40" or a 50" (never took measurements to see what would fit best for the look I wanted).

So depending on how this all turns out, I might be in touch with him... This is turning into an expensive year :5SHOTS:

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:52 am

Ran into a little fitment issue after welding, I'll have to put a little more bend in it but I probably won't be able to get to it till Tuesday...stay tuned.

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:10 pm

Ok I found some free time and tweaked the fitment so here are some pictures.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2015 11:49 pm

Hmm, wonder if it'd be possible to hang that a little further out over the winshield. I would need to make sure everything clears the sky slider (closed and opened towards the front).

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:58 am

Bmxer524 wrote:

Hmm, wonder if it'd be possible to hang that a little further out over the winshield. I would need to make sure everything clears the sky slider (closed and opened towards the front).

It's very possible. I didn't only because of material constraints I had on hand.

lfhoward · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2015 9:25 am

How is the vibration on the road, between the bracket and the roof channel? Is there some kind of foam tape in there to eliminate direct contact between the bracket and your paint?

Really looks sweet. That's the cleanest light bar installation that I've seen. How did you run the wiring to the light bar?

Mountainman · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:35 pm

I had never seen one of those light bars, and then driving up the 101, about the time I got into Northern CA, they were all over on lifted 4x4's. :5SHOTS:

Gageraid · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2015 3:48 pm

Bmxer524 wrote:

Hmm, wonder if it'd be possible to hang that a little further out over the winshield. I would need to make sure everything clears the sky slider (closed and opened towards the front).

I think it would clear no problem without actual measurements.

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2015 5:47 pm

lfhoward wrote:

How is the vibration on the road, between the bracket and the roof channel? Is there some kind of foam tape in there to eliminate direct contact between the bracket and your paint?

Really looks sweet. That's the cleanest light bar installation that I've seen. How did you run the wiring to the light bar?

Yep there's foam tape under the bracket. I took it up to 70mph and I had no weird vibrations or harmonics. I stuck my hand out the window and touched the light bar and it wasn't moving. The key is the rib on the bracket, it keeps everything stiff. Because of the thickness of the roof rail mount, I could only use 1/8" thick material which can be pretty bendy on longer lengths. The wiring is ran under the black trim on either side of the windshield.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2015 11:50 pm

Gageraid wrote:

Bmxer524 wrote:

Hmm, wonder if it'd be possible to hang that a little further out over the winshield. I would need to make sure everything clears the sky slider (closed and opened towards the front).

I think it would clear no problem without actual measurements.

It most likely would. It's also just my personal preference that they hangout over the windshield a little like this:

That is more than likely pretty easy to do with a mount similar to his.

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

Mine sits like that

PALiftedKK · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2016 9:29 pm

Maybe if yall had a solar panel on your roof, light bar installs would be super easy...

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