Sherpa Equipment Company - 5th Gen - Page 27 - Toyota 4Runner Forum

lighty0770 · 11-09-2023, 03:19 PM

Does anyone have any pics w/ rack mounted lightbars? want to see how a few different look before diving head first. Looking at S8, Cali Raised, and Black Oaks for now.

blksubykid · 11-09-2023, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by lighty0770

Does anyone have any pics w/ rack mounted lightbars? want to see how a few different look before diving head first. Looking at S8, Cali Raised, and Black Oaks for now.

BD S8 but i dont have a picture without all my junk mounted up top. The design of the brackets and fairing significantly reduce light reflected off of the hood.

eosman888 · 11-11-2023, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jp.vegas

@SherpaEquipmentCo the rack looks great. Install was easily done by myself in an afternoon, even allowing for the fact that I did the stupid thing and had one of the brackets inside the headliner fall off when removing the old rack. I even knew to watch for that but whatever.

The rack looks great, very sturdy. Fit is great and the wind noise really is minimal, so that's a huge win for y'all. When I need to go to the office it's 45 mins on the freeway at 75-80 and there are no whistles, moans or any other unexpected bad behaviors in the wind.

Need to find another day to plan my accessory mount locations, still waiting for a part from another vendor before I can do that.

Did i notice a dent on the C pillar?

jp.vegas · 11-12-2023, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by eosman888

Did i notice a dent on the C pillar?

You sure did. Some idiot (me) had a gas can break free when I had them strapped to the old TRD Pro rack (pre-Sherpa) and dent the C pillar.

blksubykid · 07-16-2024, 06:30 PM

Just want to shout out Sherpa (especially Cortez) for their excellent service and support. This past 4th of July week, I was out wheeling with a couple buddies in Colorado. I unfortunately sheared both front adjustable feet (one in Flagstaff and the other going up Red Cone). We tried jerry rigging supports to minimize movement of the rack and RTT but I didn't feel comfortable continuing to wheel as I was worried that the excessive movement was causing additional stress in the other brackets. Luckily, we were able to complete Red Cone and camped about 2hrs from Denver, so I shot over an email and Christian said to stop on by the following day. For everyone's awareness, I have an older design rack that was purchased back in 2020. Long story short, upon inspection Cortez suggested replacing the whole rack due to the older design (front adjustable feet and side rails close to roof) and because the rear brackets had cracked as well. I guess it was perfect timing for the failure, but again I appreciate Sherpa's support and the new rack lol

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