So how do you guys put lightbars on the top of your loyales? What do you use for the bar, how are you running the wires in (weather-proof?)???

 

 

Thanks

 

 

btw, I'm running 3 or 4 7" HIDs, still havent decided on if I want to pony up for four or run three (as if I only put two up top the car would look like a d@mn mouse).

 

-S

I used a bar for a fullsize Bronco that I got super cheap.... I just shortened it a bit, and drilled holes through the roof, and used lots of silicone to seal everything. The only thing I would do different is how I ran the wiring, Im still not sure why I did it the way I did it.....

 

 

Thats the only real picture I have of the light rack....

 

-Bill

So what did you do with the wiring? What would have you changed with the wiring?

I ran a single power wire up through the roof no where near the mounts, so its in a ridiculous location. If I were to do it again, I would run the wire inside the mounting legs on the drivers side. Kinda a pain in the rump roast, but Ive done it before on other rigs and it makes things 1000 times nicer in the end. I still have no leaks though, I siliconed the snot out of every place water could possibly go....

 

-Bill

I have some lights like that too.except mine came off a nissan 720 at pull and save. They are mounted on a piece of 2x1 extruded aluminum(came with the lights).I just drilled straight through the roof.The wireing is exposed because I really didnt feel like trying to run them through the bar and connect them up...

 

Just wish I could do something about the light bar shaking on rough roads...The sheetmetal of the roof is pretty flemsy.I dunno maybe a fender washer on the inside rather than a regular washer...

I zip tied some wal mart lights onto a thule roof rack and ran the wires in the gutter down the A pillar down to under the hood. works great.

 

you can kind of see the wire behind the radio antenna, but other than that it is invisible

 

the only problems i had were when a tree branch broke off one of the lights. thanks to the zip ties, it didnt sustain any damage and i found it on the ground 2 days later and re-attached it. Still works!

Edited October 9, 200916 yr by Markus56

Gutter mounted yak rack, some U-bolts and L-brackets. Rock solid and no drilling required with the wiring run up the gutter.

 

Check this thread out too:

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=95663