Gobi rack lighting options

Does amber not reflect off the hood as much?

 

IMO it’s not nearly as bad as the bright white from the LEDs

 

Is anyone running a Baja Designs bar on their rack? If so, how’s the hood glare with it?

 

I'm running halogens and the glare off the hood is pretty ridiculous. So much so I'm looking into getting lights that are more direct and have less flood/spill.

 

From what I have been told, the Diode Dynamics SS42 lightbar had the best direct beam pattern and long distance throw (if you get the driving pattern).


I haven’t heard how well the Baja Designs S8 are for that application, so I’m trying to figure that out for myself…

 

Question for those with individual/multiple LED lights on roofrack, Are you guys wiring the individual LED lights in a parallel or in series? Which is best and why?

 

If I understand your question correctly, parallel. If I remember my 10th grade electronics class and Ohm’s Law, when you wire in series the voltage is split up among the loads. When you wire in parallel the amperage is split among the loads but the voltage remains constant, which is what you want.

 

Hey everyone,

Our lights will definitely work as seen in the previous posts; hood reflection can definitely be an issue, however, with the correct lenses it can help reduce this issue a lot.

The Driving/Combo lens pattern is equipped with both Driving (42-degree) and spot (9-degree) beam focus which is a good cross between near field and distance applications.
The Spot lens is a longer and narrower 9-degree beam focus for illumination further down the trail or road, this can help reduce the issues with hood reflection that some people may be having.

Here is a link to a couple 4runner specific kit as well as the light bars seen in previous posts:
https://www.bajadesigns.com/vehicle-hub-lp/toyota-4runner-lighting-kits-2010-and-newer/
https://www.bajadesigns.com/products/?page=1&s=Light+Bars&cat1=light-bars
Best,
Brock Brunkhorst

 

Thanks Captain, makes perfect sense.

 

So, I picked up a Diode Dynamics 42" light-bar on sale and, as I am still deployed and not home to install it yet, wonder if I am going to have any fitment issues due to it being 42" wide. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I know it will fit on Prinsu and others, but I really hope it isn't a problem with the Gobi.

 

I have a 43” Cali Raised and it fits great. I highly doubt the 1” will be an issue.

 

following.

 

Definitely excited about installing it and seeing what the rave is about. Especially after this article: https://trail4runner.com/2020/04/05/diode-dynamics-42-stage-series-light-bar-review/

 

to the people running lights...how's the wind noise with round lights or light bars? any change from just the rack?

 

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I’m running a DD single row light bar and only hear it when I slide open the sun roof. Volume on my HU is normally at 16-18 out of 40 when we are driving on the freeway.

 

Just installed four KC Pro 6 Spots. Surface of the sun, love it.

 

Hot damn!!!!

 

I've been running these on my Gobi Ranger and really like them. Not as bright as the sun, but they do a really great job.

 

looks sick! how's the wind noise

also could you post a pick of them at night from in the truck? trying to decide if I want to go 4 spots or 2 spots and 2 driving on the sides

 

Wind noise is negligible.

Sure gimme a few days and I'll get one for ya

 

sweet! Thinking of a similar setup! I was super impressed with how little (none) wind noise I had by just adding the rack and I’m hoping to keep it pretty much the same. I’ve heard from some people that round lights can be noisy