Zejmjien · May 4, 2016

Hey all, hope all is well. Long time no speak unfortunately. Finally this week my dream came true and installed a custom stainless roofrack to my 3dr hippo.

Still not finished with customisation but fitted it to see the result. Not sure whether to powdercoat black or not. Here's a quick preview. Any thoughts or ideas?

Winu · May 5, 2016

Well, only add a shower curtain

Zejmjien · May 5, 2016

Winu said:
Well, only add a shower curtain

That's why I'm not sure about the stainless look, I'm not much into bling myself

gstuart · May 5, 2016

powder coated black, some nice square led spots on the front of the roof rack

ps , bet that gets hot, hot, in Malta , lol

thk God for air con

welcome back mate

Nodge68 · May 5, 2016

Zejmjien said:
That's why I'm not sure about the stainless look, I'm not much into bling myself

I think black would go with the white better.

Zejmjien · May 5, 2016

gstuart said:
powder coated black, some nice square led spots on the front of the roof rack

ps , bet that gets hot, hot, in Malta , lol

thk God for air con

welcome back mate

Was more after a light bar I think and square work lights at the back/sides will have to photoshop round a bit to see what's best haha. Thanks by the way

Nodge68 said:
I think black would go with the white better.

That's what I think too, matte crumpled black to match wheel arches etc

Nodge68 · May 5, 2016

Zejmjien said:
Was more after a light bar I think and square work lights at the back/sides will have to photoshop round a bit to see what's best haha. Thanks by the way

That's what I think too, matte crumpled black to match wheel arches etc

Mat black for sure. I like the LED lighting bars. I'm going to fit a 20" one in the grill space on my SE when funds allow.

Zejmjien · May 5, 2016

Nodge68 said:
Mat black for sure. I like the LED lighting bars. I'm going to fit a 20" one in the grill space on my SE when funds allow.

I was looking at a lightbar with spot and flood options not sure the wattage I need for the lightbar and working lights as I do not want to end up with candle light fittings

Nodge68 · May 5, 2016

Zejmjien said:
I was looking at a lightbar with spot and flood options not sure the wattage I need for the lightbar and working lights as I do not want to end up with candle light fittings

It depends on your needs as to what you fit. I don't generally need long range spots so an LEDs bright, short range light should be fine perfect for my needs when coupled to my facelift standard main beam lights.
You'll need to select something that fits your needs and driving style.

Zejmjien · May 5, 2016

Nodge68 said:
It depends on your needs as to what you fit. I don't generally need long range spots so an LEDs bright, short range light should be fine perfect for my needs when coupled to my facelift standard main beam lights.
You'll need to select something that fits your needs and driving style.

Preferably something that lights up the area better than the standard beams as in width and length still I think I would stick to led. Any power you would suggest?

Nodge68 · May 5, 2016

Zejmjien said:
Preferably something that lights up the area better than the standard beams as in width and length still I think I would stick to led. Any power you would suggest?

LEDs produce hugh amounts of light at close to medium distance. They aren't focused for really long range however. For long range lighting, you need dedicated filament spot lamps.
I'm looking at a 120 Watt 20" LED bar that produces about 10,000 lumens.
Longer 40" LED bars are around 240 Watts and produce about 20,000 lumens.

Zejmjien · May 5, 2016

I am currently looking at these two

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272225637481?var=571031805425
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161931446436

It's the first one I'm most interested in

Nodge68 · May 5, 2016

If you want better long range light, you need a bar that has less flood and more spot LEDs, like the bottom listing shown. The bottom listing is the bar I'm planning on fitting in my grill space.

FlyingPete · May 5, 2016

You definitely want a dedicated spot light unit. A lot of them seem to be sold as "fog/spot light" or something similar but the two are actually very different things. Something with a focused beam, mounted high up would give you great long-range lighting.

The roof rack looks great

Zejmjien · May 5, 2016

Will take a note of that- thanks! I have 1m of space which I intend to use to the max

Zejmjien · May 5, 2016

FlyingPete said:
You definitely want a dedicated spot light unit. A lot of them seem to be sold as "fog/spot light" or something similar but the two are actually very different things. Something with a focused beam, mounted high up would give you great long-range lighting.

The roof rack looks great

Thanks mate

Yes I do, but I do not want a lot of clutter on it that is why I am looking at something as a single fitting, sleeker and cleaner in my opinion

Nodge68 · May 5, 2016

I don't find that the facelift headlights are bad for longer range lighting. It's the intermediate distance between where the dips finish and the mains start were the problem is. There's a dark patch which is why I want an LED bar to fill the gap.
I have Osram 65 Watt H7 main beam lamps in mine. I find these give a nice lump of light far off. I've Phillips Vision +130 for dips too. So for me, it's just the intermediate distance that needs addressing.

Zejmjien · May 5, 2016

Nodge68 said:
I don't find that the facelift headlights are bad for longer range lighting. It's the intermediate distance between where the dips finish and the mains start were the problem is. There's a dark patch which is why I want an LED bar to fill the gap.
I have Osram 65 Watt H7 main beam lamps in mine. I find these give a nice lump of light far off. I've Phillips Vision +130 for dips too. So for me, it's just the intermediate distance that needs addressing.

I am looking to fit mine with HIDs on the dips and powerful H7 on the mains don't know if it is a good idea or not. The reason I am going for HIDs is that it tends to blow up a huge amount of sets on the main beams for some reason, whatever the brand

teddywood1 · May 5, 2016

I made my own roof rack and then I had it plastic coated at a cost of £30 and then I put 4 hella 9ins/23cms on it the brackets I had welded onto to it in the planning

Nodge68 · May 5, 2016

Zejmjien said:
I am looking to fit mine with HIDs on the dips and powerful H7 on the mains don't know if it is a good idea or not. The reason I am going for HIDs is that it tends to blow up a huge amount of sets on the main beams for some reason, whatever the brand

HIDs will give you less light on the road that proper bulbs. This is because the lens can't focus the light. It allows light to simply scatter in all directions, little where it's needed. Here in the UK, HIDs in standard lights are also illegal.
If you want more dip power, and don't mind about legalities, fit Osram 65 Watt H7. They still work correctly so will pass vehicle tests and produce much more light than standard H7 bulbs.

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