Carl'sMJ Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Has anyone fabricated any sort of "Back Rack"? I'm looking for some ideas for my truck to mount some rear facing work lights. I don't want to drill into the cab and I was trying to stay away from any sort of roll bar to avoid taking up bed space. Thanks for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belto Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 you can try mounting them on your rear bumper,, there you have options,, drill the bumper and put them on,, or you can "hang" them from the bumper ... use your imagination.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 you can try mounting them on your rear bumper,, there you have options,, drill the bumper and put them on,, or you can "hang" them from the bumper ... use your imagination..I think he is wanting lights that will provide illumination inside the bed...not just behind the truck ;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicofuentes0224 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Quadratech has a light bar that mounts to your rain gutters. I don't tink any drilling is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belto Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 ooh ok well if thats the case,, check out what chico said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl'sMJ Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Thanks guys. Yeah, I wanted the lights mounted high so they could be used for working in the truck bed and for light behind the truck. I'll take a look at the bar in Quadratec, but I think some sort of "Back Rack" style setup is what I am really looking for since it is more dual purpose and can offer some protection to the rear window depending on its design. Anyone else got anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hook a cargo light up in the cab like a third brake light, Then mount work lights on the underside of truck bed/bumper to light up the back. On a toggle switch and work good for backing up. :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akamcbird Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 he is talking about a headache rack ive thought about it but would never be happy with any production model and if i build it why not an entire lumber rack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 here's my bro's "roll bar"/toolbox combo (holds 2 gerry cans, one military shovel, hi-lift, clevis and strap hook, and hi-lift mount, plus the toolbox area and spare tire) he needs to finish it off with diamondplate right now... but he also has snowboard/kayak racks up top too.. anyways, I know that takes more room than you'd want to, BUT you can do something like that without the gerry cans or toolbox, and have two support arms go to the wheel wells; it would function as a rollbar in worst-case, but still not take up as much room as a conventional rollbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car RamRod Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Like any of my pickups I run angle iron along the rails and across the front of the bed. Then just make a rack and bolt it into the railing. If you want better pics just let me know. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl'sMJ Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 Both of those are similar to what I had in mind. I agree with the earlier statement about the current production back-racks. They don't do much for me either. If you have some more pics RamRod I would definitely like to see them. Thanks for all the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car RamRod Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 this is the best I can to at the moment: It's alot lighter than the stuff I usually make.....but so is the mj. :cheers: If you want any mounted pics let me know....but it's a pretty straight forward idea. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl'sMJ Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks for the pics. They definitely triggered my imagination with some ideas for what I want to do. More to come once I put it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonedef131 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 That is seriously awesome, he should start selling those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackel18 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 this is the best I can to at the moment: It's alot lighter than the stuff I usually make.....but so is the mj. :cheers: If you want any mounted pics let me know....but it's a pretty straight forward idea. Matt thats a great idea, did you mount it throught the top or the side of the rail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawmanbsi Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 you could also get magnetic base spot lights tha plug into lighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car RamRod Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 thats a great idea, did you mount it throught the top or the side of the rail? thankyou....I went through the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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