hey guys,i am going to venture into making a couple roof racks,what i need is some input on how high,what should the bottom be made of,how big of tubing should the sides be,give me as many ideas and pics as you can,after all the pricing,i can do these for about 600-700 before freight.and also,on the ones w/ sunroof,does it pop up,any clearance issues,should that part just be left blank.thanx

 

i think i might have put this in the wrong area,if the moderators think it needs to be in the h3 section,please feel free to move it

 

That is awesome that you have the tools to make make them, only hings I've made are rock rails and undercarriage protection.
I would make one like the Gobi stealth.

 

so im guessing i should incorporate lights into it

 

I like Gobi's Stealth (low profile) design as far as a basic concept. I don't like the prominent Gobi logo wind deflector on the front. I would like to see a short rack one that does not extend over the Sun Roof -- which would also eliminate any need for off-road light bar.

 

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if you add the wind deflector, you could always buy a "HUMMER" winsheild decal off of ebay and have that on the deflector. Thats what I would do if I had the Gobi.
hilljob26:
I think the lights look awesome esp the small rectangle ones.

 

Can you make it like the SMA brushguard? About 2" dia. tubing, 5" high, full size like the Gobi rack.

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the sma is 1 1/2 tubing,and i was thinking 4-5 inches high,and on the front put 4 rectangle lights which i would include in the rack

 

I used expanded metal for the flooring on my roof rack. I think 2" from the bottom of the rack to the top of the truck will give clearance for the sunroof. but you can always leave the area around the sundroof open if you want the rack to sit 1" from the top of the truck for a lower profile.

 

I'd like to see a set of simple rails in 1 1/2" to match the SMA guard. Attached image should give you an idea. There should be a flange along the inside edges to mount a rack or cross rails. Make it compatible with Thule accessories and it would be perfect!

I've been looking for a long time and no one has something out there like this.

What do you think?

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