95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners

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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 05:12 AM
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ok:

-what kind of lights
-do you have pics of the way theyre mounted in daylight?
-where did you run the wiring
-how long did it take you

thats a start
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 05:25 AM
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Try these light bars from truckperformance.com When I had my old Blazer I was considering this set up since it didnt have the factory rails for a roof rack, but I sold it before I really did anything major to it.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 05:56 AM
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I recently added 2 pairs of Hella 500's to my stock roof rack, and its actually not too complicated. I went to Lowe's and bought some U-Bolts, they should come with the bolt, a metal plate, and 2 nuts. the easiest way to do it is to put the U bolt under the rack and have it going up, drill a hole in the middle of the plate so you have a place to mount the light, and then tighten the nust down. The wiring is a little bit messy, I ran it through the drivers side passenger door jam, but i will try to get pics of my setup on soon.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 07:40 AM
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[QUOTE=bamachem]if you put lights up top, the best way to mount them is to a basket.

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i agree w/bamachem about branchs/limbs. i used to have 4 lights on my basket rack, until one found a hidden rope hanging from a branch and ripped it right off so now it only has three and they look better on the (slightly bent) basket w/o a seperate support. still have 2 on the grill gaurd .
for the wiring i ran the wires between the cab and bed/shell then underneath the cab to the inside. a couple of spots of black silicone hides the wires along the seal pretty good. i see so many that are not connected at all
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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i have 2 kc and 2 procomp, i ran the wiring down the side of the truck itself ill post pics tommorw, some that are in the day light, the whole process took me about two hours for the fist two and less than an hour for the second to cause i new what i was doing by then!!!
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bamachem
if you put lights up top, the best way to mount them is to a basket.



that's brian's 00 that he sold: http://www.wabfab.org/photos/se4rj1/se4rj1.htm

those lights were never hooked up because of the wiring issues w/ having them up top.
hey, kinda like his front locker!
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by garrett1478
hey, kinda like his front locker!
or his rear ARB locker, or his air compressor, etc...

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