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Old 01-24-2023, 11:26 AM #376
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I recently installed a Crestone on my 2011 Limited... the fit/finish is impeccable! It has rained quite a bit lately and there are no signs of leaks. I'm glad I didn't go with another brand that requires drilling or silicone. The install vids on Sherpa's Youtube channel were extremely helpful.

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Thank you for the kind words! Glad you love your roof rack and appreciate the install video!
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Installed 4 BD lights on the sides of the rack this weekend - 2 each side. I'm quite impressed with the amount of light they throw. Plenty for setting up camp and low enough draw they can be left on for hours at a a time.







Design of light mounts is typical Sherpa thoughtful quality. Nice work Sherpa guys.
OK, I've had a few "how did you wire these up" private messages. So here's a dump of how I approached it.
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I have a Switch Pro in my engine compartment. It is wonderful. It's what I used to turn the things off and on.

1) Figure out your wiring. Here's my sketch. Note, in my approach, I used two different types of wire - both runs shared a common ground but had separate power so I can turn left and right on independently. You can simplify it if you are ok with both sides coming on at the same time.



I used the following for inspiration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUW...ature=youtu.be --> this is where I got the wire and clips to hold the wire in the aluminum extrusion

Baja Designs 2.0 Rock Lights Install and Review on 5th Gen 4Runner --> where I got the idea for how to soldier the wires

2) Put up the Sherpa mounts.



3) Take detailed measurements ... I did all the wire and soldier of the lights on the garage floor after I had measured how long each wire needed to be.

4) Join the BD rock lights to the wire you have chosen. I used these connectors - all you need is a heat gun - and this heat shrink tubing to waterproof the whole thing. I did it in three sections so that there was overlap everywhere to guarantee water could not get in. This is the wire I used.









5) Once you have the harness created - leave lots of extra length for the run to wherever your power is coming from - put it all up on the roof. I used these to hold the power wire to either the extrusion cross bars or the side of the rack. I can't remember if I used 3/16 or 1/4.



6) Run the wire down the window gutter





7) Attach to whatever you got. In my case a switch pros.

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Besides tires, the Crestone was my first mod. 3 hours for a solo install doesn't seem too bad.

I was a little concerned at one point because it seemed like the from section of the rack was a little wobbly, but after a bit of fussing and tweaking it seems good.
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Awesome RL! thanks for taking the time to do that,

I just got a 23 ORP only 700 miles on it haha, but yeah the first exterior mod is the sherpa Crestone and gonna do what you laid out as well, Do the BD rock lights you used have a dimming feature with your switch pro box? would love to not blind me or people as I'm walking up to the truck for camp haha. Again thanks for the time writing that up for us. loved all the links to the products used and the tutorial vid.

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I’m super happy with my new Sherpa Crestone roof rack… and appropriate with Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle just a few miles from the house.

Sherpa did a great job designing an easy to install rack. I had no issue installing it by myself in a few hours. Even with the storage case there is almost no perceptible wind noise at speed.

I ordered the Roam case mounts and modified them to fit the lower profile 23 Zero case. Great quality all the way around and fast shipping... highly recommend Sherpa for a great product.

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I have your crestone roof rack and love it. I recommend it to everyone. I'm short though, and would like a ladder to be able to reach up there. I like the design of the Westcott ladder but see a lot of quality issues. Are you all planning to make a ladder for us? please say yes lol
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I have your crestone roof rack and love it. I recommend it to everyone. I'm short though, and would like a ladder to be able to reach up there. I like the design of the Westcott ladder but see a lot of quality issues. Are you all planning to make a ladder for us? please say yes lol
We are not planning to make a ladder, that said we have had great experiences with the C4 Fabrication Ladder and even offer it on our website.

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We are not planning to make a ladder, that said we have had great experiences with the C4 Fabrication Ladder and even offer it on our website.

C4 Fab. Summit Hatch Ladder
Yeah, I've seen the recent rusting/corrosion issues with the C4 ladder. It just doesn't seem up to the same level as your rack. sorry.
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Yeah, I've seen the recent rusting/corrosion issues with the C4 ladder. It just doesn't seem up to the same level as your rack. sorry.
Fair enough, we have not had any issues with our customers we have sold the C4 Ladders too, I know before we took the product on they did a redesign of the ladder to solve some issues with V1 and I remember them mentioning something about a rust issue.

Our personal experience with the product has been great. We have had two employee trucks running them for about a year with no issues noted from them.

We also have had customers of ours run the Gobi ladder and say it works well with our rack system if that is another route you want to go. That said, no experience with the Gobi Ladders.
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Fair enough, we have not had any issues with our customers we have sold the C4 Ladders too, I know before we took the product on they did a redesign of the ladder to solve some issues with V1 and I remember them mentioning something about a rust issue.

Our personal experience with the product has been great. We have had two employee trucks running them for about a year with no issues noted from them.

We also have had customers of ours run the Gobi ladder and say it works well with our rack system if that is another route you want to go. That said, no experience with the Gobi Ladders.
thanks for the real response. maybe it was just a bad run of ladders/powder coat. I'll check out some people's ladders locally to see how their ladders are holding up under local conditions and go from there.
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Fair enough, we have not had any issues with our customers we have sold the C4 Ladders too, I know before we took the product on they did a redesign of the ladder to solve some issues with V1 and I remember them mentioning something about a rust issue.

Our personal experience with the product has been great. We have had two employee trucks running them for about a year with no issues noted from them.

We also have had customers of ours run the Gobi ladder and say it works well with our rack system if that is another route you want to go. That said, no experience with the Gobi Ladders.
October sale coming up? Looking to pick up a new Crestone I recall seeing past October sales.
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Can’t wait to get mine

I ordered the crestone sport from R4T about 4 weeks ago and feeling like a kid waiting on Christmas Day. I’ve personally have two friends with your standard crestone and they are in great shape and amazing quality. I feel like you guys would fabricate a much better ladder than the C4. Not to put them down but they are definitely not up to Sherpa standards.
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I ordered the crestone sport from R4T about 4 weeks ago and feeling like a kid waiting on Christmas Day. I’ve personally have two friends with your standard crestone and they are in great shape and amazing quality. I feel like you guys would fabricate a much better ladder than the C4. Not to put them down but they are definitely not up to Sherpa standards.
If you want a well-built aluminum ladder (no rust!) to go w your Crestone check out the Greenlane Off-road ladder. Their stuff is exceptional quality.
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No October Sale, but our biggest sale of the year is creeping up which is Black Friday. November 1st-15th.

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I ordered the crestone sport from R4T about 4 weeks ago and feeling like a kid waiting on Christmas Day. I’ve personally have two friends with your standard crestone and they are in great shape and amazing quality. I feel like you guys would fabricate a much better ladder than the C4. Not to put them down but they are definitely not up to Sherpa standards.
Stoked you are getting your hands on our Sport Rack! A ladder is not really on our radar at the moment, but who knows, maybe we will get a wild hair and start playing with making them.
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