Light Bar

[LRDisco94]

Where would i find that light bar that run across on the roof near the windsheild? im gonna try to find a picture

[Life's Lemon]

You could build one? That would be sweet. Or I could build you one.. for a price...

[LRDisco94]

I was thinking about that...because i havent seen them anywhere... the only place i have seen this "light bar" is in the Haynes Extreme Discovery book... it shows how to install it but never mentions where the hell they got it or the name of it....pfft

[130CC]

I built my own very easy i will take some photo's so you can see.
Adam

[LRDisco94]

That would be Awesome

[Disco 1]

this is my 98 disco and although its not currently running, i did recently install these lights on the existing roof rack, or luggage rack or whatever it may be. didnt take very long and cost under $20. not sure if thats what you mean. actually upon rereading i dont think i understood what you meant. oh well ill post anyway.

[130CC]

Here are the photo's


How they are mounted to the gutter




How the wiring runs next to the snorkel.



bracket for the lights



Front on view.

Total cost was under $30 AU without lights, very easy to build if you have access to a welder also have been there for 3 years lots of corigations and have not come loose. Only problem is the light the bonnet like you would not believe but thats the cheap lights.
Adam

Moderators Note: Images resized

[Life's Lemon]

ahhh its soo big!!!

[LRDisco94]

That is what i would want to go for..... i would probably use a smaller diameter bar tho....Thanks for the pics....... the way u clamped it to the gutter looks pretty sound.... its pretty sad when i have to take a picture of a page in the book.... but i cant find it anywhere online... this is what i was talking about

[LRDisco94]

I have lights mounted on my rack right now.. but they are so high and my limb risers dont really keep them protected... i lost one light somehow in the trail it was knocked loose and when i hit the road it fell out...pfft so

[130CC]

I went for the larger diamater pipe so that I can intergrate it into the external cage if I ever get around to making it. (to lazy to cut pipe more than once also why waste material)
Adam

[Life's Lemon]

Thats better 130cc :P . those were huge before.. now I can actually see them.

Can you mount the lights you have now on the rack you have now but upside down? Like.. put brackets on the top bar and mount them under it..

[Life's Lemon]

like this:

[130CC]

I would have to lift the bar up slighly but I can't hang them under as they could then cause problems with Roads and Traffic Athority for restricting drivers vision lame I know. There is the plug just before the light bar so that they can be disconect while on road, in Aus we are not allowed to have lights on the roof for on road use, but I have managed to get pass a few road side inspections by not having them connected so far it has worked. The first inspector said that he could not defect my vehicle because of it, as the lights could not be accidently turned on(whilst on road) the other way people get arround this is to have covers on them when traveling on road.
Adam

[Life's Lemon]

Wait.. so why wouldnt it work?
That sucks tho w/ that law