Option to mount 40”+ light bar WITHOUT Roof rack

[toothpaste22]

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone (or any company) has come up with a solution to directly mount light bar, Im assuming 40+ inch (measurement from mounting nuts is 45.5 inch), directly onto the roof mounting points?

Mounting on top of a roof rack is obviously the most common/popular way to do that. But im try to keep a lower profile to only a light bar.

Thank you in advance for any suggestion!

Sponsored

 

[Will721]

Having ran stand alone light bars on other vehicles, you're almost better off with a rack mount due to the ability to utilize their wind deflectors. Plus they usually mount in the door frame causing water seepage around the weatherstrip and distorted a-pillars. They really are only good for vehicles that do not come with the ability to mount a roof rack. But I'm sure someone out there makes them or will soon.

 

[toothpaste22]

ive seen the brackets for door frame/A pillar, not a big fan of that.
I would try to bend some aluminum and see about making mounting brackets straight onto roof mounting points/nuts

 

[lauren01]

ive seen the brackets for door frame/A pillar, not a big fan of that.
I would try to bend some aluminum and see about making mounting brackets straight onto roof mounting points/nuts

If you want a light bar with less of a rack, there’s this Sherpa Rainier Shorty option. Just get in line and wait unless you find a reseller who has the rack in stock. Sherpa makes a fabulously solid rack, and it’s pretty nice looking to boot. Easy to install.

You’d want the half fairing option to accommodate spacing for a clean light bar installation. Recommend checking with them if you have a specific light bar that you have your heart set on.

My rack has short fairing with the regular length Rainier rack. I’m waiting on Sherpa’s brackets for the best way to install the light bar.

https://sherpaec.com/products/rainier-shorty?variant=48453218599167

 

[Toyotimothy]

https://share.google/APgc06uvcWpVEZCGB

Check it out. Not sure if it’s what you had in mind or not. Only thing that I am aware of.

 

[lauren01]

https://share.google/APgc06uvcWpVEZCGB

Check it out. Not sure if it’s what you had in mind or not. Only thing that I am aware of.

Great find!

 

[Geezz]

https://share.google/APgc06uvcWpVEZCGB

Check it out. Not sure if it’s what you had in mind or not. Only thing that I am aware of.

FYI, per KC Hilites...

Light Bar Mount

**DISCLAIMER: This product requires drilling. Please pay careful attention or consult a qualified outfitter

 

[OminousSkitter]

FYI, per KC Hilites...

Light Bar Mount

**DISCLAIMER: This product requires drilling. Please pay careful attention or consult a qualified outfitter

Also disclosed under Fitment Notes on the shared yota xpedition link.

 

[Toyotimothy]

FYI, per KC Hilites...

Light Bar Mount

**DISCLAIMER: This product requires drilling. Please pay careful attention or consult a qualified outfitter

Bummer, I didn’t see that.

 

[n118nw]

I used to enjoy the sleekness of having a roof rack mounted light bar.. and even with properly focused and aim lighting, I hated the glare on the windshield and hood and took them off. Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads made the glare so much worse... worse than people driving around in fog with their high beams on.

LED lighting has come a long way and I feel the need for long light bars up high is no longer needed unless you really need long range spotlights. Even driving on unpaved roads, you don't need to see more than a few hundred feet down the road unless you're doing high speeds and have a really slow reaction time. I found for my off roading trips I rarely went more than 45 mph. A good quality high powered LED of more than 15000 lms mounted in the grill is more than sufficient for me, not to mention the ugliness of having to snake wires around the bay and up one of the pillars. While I may not have illumination 500 feet in front of me, I don't have any glare coming from the hood anymore.

Sponsored