Roof Rack mounted driving lights

[ProjectDirector]

I have been searching this topic in this forum and found some interesting information but nothing conclusive to my questions.
A lot of it had to do with compliance which I am not interested.
I am buying a full length roof rack soon and I thought I install 2 wide beam and 2 spot.
I currently have a couple of old hella from my Hilux attached to the nudge bar which are useless, my high beams are brighter.

1. Are there any worthwhile benefits and
2. The best way to wire it up

Any examples will be great for visual.
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Cheers

[Tombie]

Up top... Lightbar.... Roof lights are for flood lighting, a 40+ inch LED bar will do the biz..

Easy to wire, run wiring up snorkel if you dont want to drill the roof...

Can elaborate further if you like...

[ProjectDirector]

Up top... Lightbar.... Roof lights are for flood lighting, a 40+ inch LED bar will do the biz..

Easy to wire, run wiring up snorkel if you dont want to drill the roof...

Can elaborate further if you like...

A bit more info on wiring will be good, the existing lights are wired by an electrician. Also the best place to bring wires out from air intake given you suggest running via snorkel.

[KarlB]

I have two Lightforce 140 Lance HIDs mounted in the same place you have your Hellas. No reflection off the bonnet as you can get with rack-mounted lights and protected from damage from over-hanging branches.

Also, worth changing the top mounts on your A-Bar (they are plastic) to stainless steel ones from Mantec (see Mantec | Quality Land Rover Accessories). They are much stronger. This is where I have mounted my UHF aerial.

Cheers
KarlB

[ProjectDirector]

I have two Lightforce 140 Lance HIDs mounted in the same place you have your Hellas. No reflection off the bonnet as you can get with rack-mounted lights and protected from damage from over-hanging branches.

Also, worth changing the top mounts on your A-Bar (they are plastic) to stainless steel ones from Mantec (see Mantec | Quality Land Rover Accessories). They are much stronger. This is where I have mounted my UHF aerial.

Cheers
KarlB

I have some s/s plate and was thinking of making my own brackets but after looking at the originals it can be a bit fiddly to make.
How much are these brackets.

[POD]

I had a pair of bull lights mounted on the roof rack of my old Rangie. I ran the wires up the snorkel (this was actually the main reason that prompted me to make a snorkel for that vehicle). One 3/4" hole drilled into the snorkel tubing under the bonnet, wires entering there with a grommet, another similar hole near the top of the snorkel, wires exiting there with another grommet. Had 2 blank grommets to seal the snorkel when the roofrack & lights were not required.
I found the roof lights a big advantage on outback roads where there is undergrowth at the sides, your eyes may be above the undergrowth but if the lights are below it, you can't see anything at the sides of the road until it jumps (literally) out in front of you. With a good spread of light coming from high up, you can see things coming. Also lights above eye level eliminate the pools of shadow on the road caused by undulations.
Fitting the bull lights to the roof of the 130 is one of the jobs on my list before heading north in a few weeks. I think I'll use an Anderson plug at the top of the snorkel this time.

[POD]

Another thing; best to have a switch so you can switch them off with your other driving lights still on, there is such a thing as too much light, such as when approaching those big reflective freeway signs.

[ProjectDirector]

Another thing; best to have a switch so you can switch them off with your other driving lights still on, there is such a thing as too much light, such as when approaching those big reflective freeway signs.

Are you saying to wire them independently from Hi beams which is what I was thinking. Currently the driving lights on A-bar have a separate switch but can only light up if hi beams are on which is the "legal" way.

[Tombie]

Are you saying to wire them independently from Hi beams which is what I was thinking. Currently the driving lights on A-bar have a separate switch but can only light up if hi beams are on which is the "legal" way.

And the roof lights must be wired the same.

What the poster above is saying is wire a desperate switch and circuit.

[Dervish]

I ran the wires for rack lights externally up the snorkel in ~10 - 12mm UV stabilised corrugated conduit - the black stuff usually used for automotive work. It runs out from the back of the bonnet and is cable tied to the snorkel and first roof rack support leg.

Not as neat as going internally I suppose, but it adds to the character.