I love roll bars (56k death)
#61
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These are all pics of Roll BARS not CAGES! Dont be dumb and say its useless. Id rather have it than nothing at all. It may not protect as well as a full blown exocage or interior cage but its also not exhaust tubing. A Light Bar just bolts to the gutters to hold lights. And to whoever says the light mounting points are useless or that the lights will fall off as soon as a branch hits them should think about how solid the light is or how its mounted.
#62
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Everybody has their own opinions and everybody wheels differently...Just come wheeling with my group of wheeling buddies once and see how long those lights last. I've seen guys say F- that on many occasions, turn tail and run beacause they are worried about getting a scratch... my attitude is it's way more fun when u don't care about body damage, matter of fact those dents give my truck way more characteristic. Sure they may be useful for night wheeling or chopping wood in the dark or whatever, but I'm not mounting my $200 set of PIAA's up on top of my exocage for any reason. Bought them new, ran em on my heep. Windshield brakets, and the tree branches even tried to get them there countless times there. Haven't found a good enough spot yet to mount em on the TuRD so they are taking up space in my basement for now.
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case in point
Random mud bog on a random farm. Somehow got in a drainage ditch and the only way my old heep would go on it's own power was downhill. not sure if the only thing keeping it somewhat upright was all the brush or the V shape of the ravine it was in. One of the few times the ARB front, ford 8.8 ls rear and 35's didn't get me out. Had to get pulled through the whole way cause I was closer to the end than the beginning.
See that pebble my fron tire's parked on?
Caused this little ding but made it the whole way over. Yotas rock cause the old heep broke 2 times, same spot, doing the same thing... one time broke both ball joints and lost the whole spindle and wheel. Now that sucked for a trail repair even just getting it off the pile.
and way too many more to list
See that pebble my fron tire's parked on?
Caused this little ding but made it the whole way over. Yotas rock cause the old heep broke 2 times, same spot, doing the same thing... one time broke both ball joints and lost the whole spindle and wheel. Now that sucked for a trail repair even just getting it off the pile.
and way too many more to list
Last edited by jimep; 12-01-2009 at 04:50 AM.
#64
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and one more
No way a roll bar alone could have saved Eddys Yota from a cracked windshield here. lights might have helped him see the hole though.... Maybe he should've had a little Captain in him.
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no man, it's a production model, i have the box. bought it on fleabay. it's definitely old skool. if you look at the pic with the remote in it, you can see part of the name: Radio Elecon. yeah i never heard of them either. it's not radioshack tho. the thing has a switch in the bed for hi and low gear, but it's only rear wheel drive. (prerunner!)
i've been collecting Toy toys since i got mine. i also have two Nylint 4Runners and one pickup that's new in box. the runners are a little beat, so i'm going to paint one up to match my truck. yes, they have a removable top too!
i've been collecting Toy toys since i got mine. i also have two Nylint 4Runners and one pickup that's new in box. the runners are a little beat, so i'm going to paint one up to match my truck. yes, they have a removable top too!
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so i have a stainless steel (supposedly) light bar. It somehow has some rust on it. u guys think i should try to paint it or try to remove the rust? nothing is ever easy
#70
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pour some metal polish on the rust and scrub on the rust.
if it comes off, you're golden.
if not, sand/paint.
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I got a rusty roll bar from a buddy. I took it apart, sandblasted it, primed and painted it, then riveted it back together (how it was stock). It looks good, except I got to anxious and didn't put a second coat of paint. Now I'm stuck with a couple thin spots on my roll bar till spring.
#73
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I got a rusty roll bar from a buddy. I took it apart, sandblasted it, primed and painted it, then riveted it back together (how it was stock). It looks good, except I got to anxious and didn't put a second coat of paint. Now I'm stuck with a couple thin spots on my roll bar till spring.
#74
Means I don't have access to a welder.
If I seal it up, how am I supposed to run wires for my lights for it?
I plan on having my roll bar welded properly (rivets suck) in the future. I wouldn't weld it to the frame. Makes my truck less versatile.
What happens if I need to put my topper back on? No dice with a roll bar welded in there.
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Notice the lack of welding in my post?
Means I don't have access to a welder.
If I seal it up, how am I supposed to run wires for my lights for it?
I plan on having my roll bar welded properly (rivets suck) in the future. I wouldn't weld it to the frame. Makes my truck less versatile.
What happens if I need to put my topper back on? No dice with a roll bar welded in there.
Means I don't have access to a welder.
If I seal it up, how am I supposed to run wires for my lights for it?
I plan on having my roll bar welded properly (rivets suck) in the future. I wouldn't weld it to the frame. Makes my truck less versatile.
What happens if I need to put my topper back on? No dice with a roll bar welded in there.
Only because i got anxious and didnt think about it before i bolted it into the bed lol.
Last edited by peow130; 12-03-2009 at 09:11 PM.
#76
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I'm done flaming this thread... But here's a good idea for all u guys who rock the roll bars. if ur going through this much work why not weld them up, seal them up and use em for air tanks? Much stronger than rivets and with a few extra braces or gussets thrown in and some frame ties I'm sure they would function well in a hard rollover... most of these style picured would hold probably hold 5 to 10 gallons of air at least.
My flatbed/rollbars hold roughly 8 gallons of air.
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Notice the lack of welding in my post?
Means I don't have access to a welder.
If I seal it up, how am I supposed to run wires for my lights for it?
I plan on having my roll bar welded properly (rivets suck) in the future. I wouldn't weld it to the frame. Makes my truck less versatile.
What happens if I need to put my topper back on? No dice with a roll bar welded in there.
Means I don't have access to a welder.
If I seal it up, how am I supposed to run wires for my lights for it?
I plan on having my roll bar welded properly (rivets suck) in the future. I wouldn't weld it to the frame. Makes my truck less versatile.
What happens if I need to put my topper back on? No dice with a roll bar welded in there.
#80
I do plan on welding some nuts to a sandwhich plate, all a matter of time, young grasshopper.
I've got bigger fish and many more shrimp to fry before I get to fixing my roll bar.
The "fix-it" / "make-it-awesome" list for my truck is endless.