roof rack lights

[shoff535]

looking for thoughts and comments on adding some aux backup lights to my roof rack. I have a rola rack on my 07 t4r. Trying to decide between two h3 hella fog lights vs led fog lights vs a light bar.

Thanks,

 

[5vzT4R]

The only way to mount is a clamp on style light mount, drill some holes and bolt the lights or do what I did and weld on some tabs.

A led light bar is the brightest flood type beam you will get, also the most expensive and unless you drive backwards, it really isn't necessary.

The Hella fog lights will most likely be a more yellow-ish light beam (I prefer yellow-ish over the 6000k blue-ish that most led lights are) but the Hellas will require more amps being a halogen bulb (which might be just me, but I prefer lights that require less amps anytime I run any type of lights) but you can also just replace the bulb if it goes out instead of replacing little leds or the whole light.

And the led "pod" style lights will be the smallest amp draw, cheapest lights to buy and can take light "filter lenses" to change the color and they will still produce a good flood beam. Unless you want some IMO over priced led lights that all do the same thing for the average user, just to have a "name brand" these are the best auxiliary lights to have in the back.

Hope this helps some.

 

[Rodtheviking]

Something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FETT3F...olid=3313QK6L78XGN&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

[shoff535]

The only way to mount is a clamp on style light mount, drill some holes and bolt the lights or do what I did and weld on some tabs.

A led light bar is the brightest flood type beam you will get, also the most expensive and unless you drive backwards, it really isn't necessary.

The Hella fog lights will most likely be a more yellow-ish light beam (I prefer yellow-ish over the 6000k blue-ish that most led lights are) but the Hellas will require more amps being a halogen bulb (which might be just me, but I prefer lights that require less amps anytime I run any type of lights) but you can also just replace the bulb if it goes out instead of replacing little leds or the whole light.

And the led "pod" style lights will be the smallest amp draw, cheapest lights to buy and can take light "filter lenses" to change the color and they will still produce a good flood beam. Unless you want some IMO over priced led lights that all do the same thing for the average user, just to have a "name brand" these are the best auxiliary lights to have in the back.

Hope this helps some.

thanks for the summary, that is what I was looking for..
I really think/thought the larger light bar would be waaaay overkill, and you confirmed that.
I still think in terms of watts and candlepower, hence the h3 type lamps are attractive, but the higher amp draw.. is a downside.
And hell at this point the LED pods are getting cheap, and as long as they last a while... then they are disposable & replaceable...

 

[shoff535]

Something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FETT3F...olid=3313QK6L78XGN&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

thanks, I figured something like these were made, but wouldn't have found them on my own!

 

[5vzT4R]

thanks for the summary, that is what I was looking for..
I really think/thought the larger light bar would be waaaay overkill, and you confirmed that.
I still think in terms of watts and candlepower, hence the h3 type lamps are attractive, but the higher amp draw.. is a downside.
And hell at this point the LED pods are getting cheap, and as long as they last a while... then they are disposable & replaceable...

Yep. I am no light expert, but I have experience with different types of offroad/fog/driving lights and the ones I thought were the best budget lights were Auxbeam 4" pods on Amazon. They never went bad, never got water in the lenses, Cree LED's with good light output and overall good quality led lights for the 20 bucks I paid at the time.

 

[773_T4R]

I used those clamps on my Rola rack for my rear LED pods and they work really well

 

[Jeffy]

Have you considered something like this? I had a cheap Amazon light bar left over from a project that was outside the return window, I think I spent about 50 bucks on it.

 

[skulianx]

How is the sound with this roof rack ? the wind in high way makes too much sound ?