Hey guys I was wondering if anyone had mounted any lights on the factory rack. I was thinking about doing it and done some searching along with looking through the community section but didn't see any. I have seen alot of you guys mount them on the factory bumpers but none on the rack. I think I need some more lights for the night runs but I just can't buy a Yakima right now since I still need bumpers and skids first. If any of you guys have done this or seen it done please let me know what you thought about it. I think the performance of the light would be the same but I really don't want it to look bad. Thanks in advance. Pics would be great.

 

A lot of guys run Surco racks on their rigs, however I have heard a lot of people that discourage mounting lights top side. One issue is the reflection caused by the light can be annoying,and another issue is that your lights become tree magnets," I guess it depends where your wheeling" You'll most likely screw up your roof rack if you mount them there. I would recommend that if your going to mount'em up there do it right and get a different rack. Check the classified section,local paper,craigslist,you can find them cheap. Just my .02!

 

Yeah, I wouldn't mount them to my factory rack either. However, they look good on a basket style roof rack.

On a '95 4R I used to own, I had a Conferr rack basket mounted on top w/ 4 square KC 100wt driving lights mounted on the front and 2 square KC 55wt fog lights mounted on the rear of the basket. The mounting brackets were low and even w/ the basket, so it looked really good. The light output was awesome and never had a problem w/ trees.

IMO, Surco racks just don't sit close enough to the roof for my liking. That was one thing about the Con-ferr that I liked...the gap was only 2". Too bad they are out of business now. Defender racks still carry a few of them, but their own version looks good. It comes w/ 4 mounting points in the front and 2 in the rear for lights. I've only heard a few people running Defender racks and they both had mixed reviews. They probably weigh more than the Surco do too.

 

I have 4 Hella's on my factory roof rack....you can see them up close and in person Friday in Tellico

 

No I want to see them now! Sounds good man see you Friday.

 

You can buy some light bars to mount on top. I've not seen any on 4Runners but there is a guy in my town driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee and has a light bar with a few lights. The last place I've seen them are on Truckperformance.com I almost bought one for my old Blazer but wound up selling it for the 'runner.