GOBI Roof Rack *Group Buy* Spring 2015

[alexb]

Can you order the rack so it will fit the light bar below? It is half the price as the the other light bar?


https://www.desertrat.com/products/?id=9033

From OP

"3) If you pick "40in light bar ready", the 2 vertical bars circled in GREEN will be omitted, so a 40in Rigid E or SR will fit nicely there (some other brands should too)"

I'd imagine most 40" bars should fit since they are all pretty much copies/knockoffs of each other.

 

[jicko]

Can you order the rack so it will fit the light bar below? It is half the price as the the other light bar?

https://www.desertrat.com/products/?id=9033

For 40" straight bars, intuitively, I would guess that it would.

Now, for 40" curve bars, it would be good if you go hunt down(do some research) the mounting requirements (and please report back) difference between the 40" Rigid E and your above light, and the KEY info to find out is the distance between the mounting holes, that dimension maybe reduced due to the curvature.

My brief 2min google'ing:

Rigid 40" E, mounting holes are 42-11/16" apart
E 40" - Combo | Rigid Industries

Desertrat 40" Curve, mounting holes are 43.3" apart
https://www.desertrat.com/products/more.asp?id=9033

The clearing of the vertical support will allow the bar to be mounted in between the top and bottom tubes.

If you have already decided on your light, you may want to put that "mounting hole" request down in your "comment" when you place your order.

Now, it would be BEST if you actually have one of those "knock offs" in your hands before making the request, as a lot of times, the engineering and documentation efforts that went into knock offs are not on the same as those "original, premium" brands. So, I may be skeptical about their published numbers (they will always come back and point you to an impossible to find fine-print saying "specifications are subject to change".....LOL)

BTW, [MENTION=107769]Desert Dawg[/MENTION] is using one of those Desertrat Curve 40": http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/168993-desert-dawg-build-what-switch-8.html#post1732898

 

[alexb]

This is the bar I will be going with.

https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...d-led-light-bar-240w/1987/4494/#/tab/Overview

Great price, lifetime warranty, and superbrightleds.com is based in St. Louis MO and has been around for many years with great customer support.

This torture test video of their light bars is pretty impressive too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Mr60MiME4

And a detailed diagram of deminsions of the bar.

 

[alexb]

Sorry, but on an off topic unrelated question....

Can we seriously not embed youtube videos on this site? It's 2015 WTF??? I've been on forums with that ability years ago.

 

[bleaches]

Just placed the order :yo: PM sent!

alexb im glad I am not the only one looking at that 40" light bar lol

 

[outwardbound]

Order sent last night. PM sent.


Thanks.

 

[Range]

Well...my wife's not having sex with me for the next few weeks because she just found out I dropped a couple thou' on 4Runner upgrades and some guns, might as well get a group buy going on some lights and just make it an even year of no sex for me.

 

[jicko]

Well...my wife's not having sex with me for the next few weeks because she just found out I dropped a couple thou' on 4Runner upgrades and some guns, might as well get a group buy going on some lights and just make it an even year of no sex for me.

I would have thought that she is making you sleeping in the car.

 

[Range]

That would be a dream come true

 

[jicko]

This is the bar I will be going with.

https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...d-led-light-bar-240w/1987/4494/#/tab/Overview

Great price, lifetime warranty, and superbrightleds.com is based in St. Louis MO and has been around for many years with great customer support.

Thanks for the lead and info. Maybe.... a "group buy"? :-D

So, I think, the info you need to get to the distributor, and in turn get to Gobi, would be the mounting bolts center-to-center dimension of 43.458".

 

[Range]

I don't know if its me but the option for a 40" light bar looks like it has two brackets that are adjustable at the front of the rack.

 

[jicko]

I don't know if its me but the option for a 40" light bar looks like it has two brackets that are adjustable at the front of the rack.

Where do you see that? Maybe it is true, that make a lot of sense.

 

[bleaches]

Thanks for the lead and info. Maybe.... a "group buy"? :-D

So, I think, the info you need to get to the distributor, and in turn get to Gobi, would be the mounting bolts center-to-center dimension of 43.458".

your ideas are pure evil jicko...for my wallet...and also genius!

 

[alexb]

Thanks for the lead and info. Maybe.... a "group buy"? :-D

So, I think, the info you need to get to the distributor, and in turn get to Gobi, would be the mounting bolts center-to-center dimension of 43.458".

I sent an email to Super Bright LEDS and proposed the idea of a group buy. Waiting to hear back from them. Who knows.....

 

[jicko]

I sent an email to Super Bright LEDS and proposed the idea of a group buy. Waiting to hear back from them. Who knows.....

I already did.

 

[alexb]

I already did.

You already emailed them, or already heard back from them? I emailed them yesterday afternoon, but haven't got a response yet. I was hoping if I could get something together they may hook me up a bit lol.

 

[Range]

Where do you see that? Maybe it is true, that make a lot of sense.

Thats a good question. Let me check around and when I can find it I'll post it up.

 

[nismoxr34]

In for a set:

Pkg 2, 2011 with sunroof, Stealth, Sunroof insert, removable cross bars

 

[patch]

Range are we married to the same girl? I just made the same purchases.. tempted to say it can't get any worse and finish of my list. Haha

 

[Stifler]

Pkg1 / 2015 / Stealth / No sun roof opening / Rear gas springs