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Putting this on here as I thought Syncro owners are more likely to fit this to their vans..

I'm looking to buy a ready made roof bar to fit lights on top of my tin top Syncro. Something kinda like what Jed's using. Ideally not just a roof rack with some lights on it if you know what I mean...

Anyone know where I can find these or get them made?

I made mine from left over bits and bobs I had around the place after making my roof rack.

jed

If you've got a tin-top why spoil that nice low roofline ? Can be useful for squeaking under tree branches and so on...

Why put them on your roof?

DEVON.DAVE wrote:Why put them on your roof?

Driving in the dark.

jed

but not on the public highway since they are illegal at that height. (and byways are public highways, too.)

Garyd

What I meant, as you didn't seam to grasp the question, is why on the roof compared to the 'normal and legal' place just a little bit higher than the bumper. (The front bumper)

garyd wrote:but not on the public highway since they are illegal at that height. (and byways are public highways, too.)

Garyd

In the dark, but not on the public highway since they are illegal at that height. (and byways are public highways, too.)

jed

DEVON.DAVE wrote:What I meant, as you didn't seam to grasp the question, is why on the roof compared to the 'normal and legal' place just a little bit higher than the bumper. (The front bumper)

I did grasp it, I was messing with you...



jed

I know but I dont get what the advantage is of mounting them on the roof?

It helps to spot the incoming attacks from bombers over head. (once the trees and brush have pushed them back into air raid warning position)

DEVON.DAVE wrote:I know but I dont get what the advantage is of mounting them on the roof?

Because it looks cool! I think that having a roof basket on the rear kinda looks out of place on its own but the light bar continues the lines right to the front helping to make it look like part of the vehicle.

When it's dark and your going down a steep hill and you want to drive up the other side you can see where your going because your lights won't be pointing quite so far down. If your driving in the dark and you come to low over head branches you can see if you are going to hit them. If you come to a steep climb you can see what it's like up the hill and over the hill if it's a small one. If your driving in an area of low bush you can see over the low bush. I could go on but of course they would have to turn them on for them to work.

I hope this helps

jed

ninja.turtle007 wrote:

DEVON.DAVE wrote:I know but I dont get what the advantage is of mounting them on the roof?

Because it looks cool! I think that having a roof basket on the rear kinda looks out of place on its own but the light bar continues the lines right to the front helping to make it look like part of the vehicle.

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