Roof bar lights

[Apache]

Looks nice.

Not had a chance to do much yet as I've been away working a bit. A friend has an old Thule rack from a Daewoo that I might be able to cannibalise for bits.

[AndyLala]

Ian, you are really beginning to scare me... yet more beautiful work...

If any of you folks get a chance to drop/pick something up from Ian, do take it... A tour around the docks in portsmouth is always full of surprises.

Apache, if any of the IP68 fittings can go walkies... I could find a home for one. I also need to get some power upto my rack for some work lights...

[Chillitt]

[QUOTE=AndyLala]If any of you folks get a chance to drop/pick something up from Ian, do take it... A tour around the docks in portsmouth is always full of surprises.

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i'm off down there this weekend, are these good suprises or the usual dockside fun and games??

[POPEYE]

Well thanks Andy, very nice of you to say so, it's only some b&q alloy and a few bits, not difficult to do or i could'nt have done it, the models are only there cos the bloke from fratton model shop never turned up to buy em so he did'nt think too much of em, Like i said i only made the bar cos all the after market ones looked like half a roof rack, i used s/steel dome nuts and threaded rod to bolt it all together so i should'nt get streaks of rust appearing on it, did'nt laqure it, a quick going over with autosol brings it back up ok,

[Apache]

A mate of mine just came round with some Thule roofbars (originally fitted to some Korean thing. They fit the Surf perfectly! One pair of kinky boots for his missus later, they're mine!

Just got to figure an attachment method for the lights now. (Dont want to go stright through the bar, want to drop a bracket down from the bar so they dont sit so high)

[surfenstein]

ian,thats one hell of a nice job there mate.youve inspired me,next jobs gonna be the roof bar and lights.

[AndyLala]

i'm off down there this weekend, are these good suprises or the usual dockside fun and games??

I meant a little closer to home... just some more of Ian's handiwork.

[POPEYE]

Thanks for the comments,and dont worry Charlie you'll be safe, im not in the navy
Apache, i made the bracket to hold the light's out of alloy flat bar and bent the front down in a sort of "dog leg" so the light sat a bit lower, the 10mm a,ber led's fitted straight into the front bar and i ran all the wireing through to the rear bar and then through that tubeing into the roof, the end supports i made out of flat alloy plate (about 4mm thick) made some cardboard template's first, then it's just a case of cutting and fileing em to a decent shape, the fiddley bit was bending the fixing tabs to the conture of the roof,
involved a lot of trips from the vice to the truck till i got em right, once everything's made just give it a good autosol'ing with an electric polishing mouse, i'll take some close-up pics tommrow, Cant wait to get the light's on and working now i got the garage door's changed but too busy with getting the garage ready for rendering and terilene, then its a shower in the bedroom for the wife, then decorate the bedroom and fit the flooring, bl00dy women aint even had time to wash the truck