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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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upon hearing all the troubles/expenses with bull bars, ive decided to go a different route, i bought a safety rack (like a back rack just metal meshing across the back instead of bars) but whos got the best idea for running lights from the cab to the top of it?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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upon hearing all the troubles/expenses with bull bars, ive decided to go a different route, i bought a safety rack (like a back rack just metal meshing across the back instead of bars) but whos got the best idea for running lights from the cab to the top of it?
I came out of the 3rd brake light. Just notched the bottom of it, so water cant pour into it, also its tight on the cables so it cant get in anyways. I plan to make it bigger and silicon it after, once I put my rear flood on. Currently got strobes and a Sat antenna coming out.

MY cables run up the drivers side pillar then across the headliner, I plan to pull the headliner down and rerun all my lines down one side and around. Professional looking haha
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 09:20 PM
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I came out of the 3rd brake light. Just notched the bottom of it, so water cant pour into it, also its tight on the cables so it cant get in anyways. I plan to make it bigger and silicon it after, once I put my rear flood on. Currently got strobes and a Sat antenna coming out.

MY cables run up the drivers side pillar then across the headliner, I plan to pull the headliner down and rerun all my lines down one side and around. Professional looking haha
you wanna take some pictures when you do it? and include wire gauges? i ordered it today and its not suppose to get here till the end of the month much appreciated
 
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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where did you get the safety rack? Pictures????? i want one too...
 
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where did you get the safety rack? Pictures????? i want one too...
amazon
 
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you wanna take some pictures when you do it? and include wire gauges? i ordered it today and its not suppose to get here till the end of the month much appreciated
I heard 14 Gauge should be good for the lights, and 16 gauge for switches
I plan to use 14 Gauge for all my Power/Grounds and 16 for just the switches.

My strobes are LED so they only need a small gauge like 16 or 18, and they are tied into my Cargo lamp
 
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I heard 14 Gauge should be good for the lights, and 16 gauge for switches
I plan to use 14 Gauge for all my Power/Grounds and 16 for just the switches.

My strobes are LED so they only need a small gauge like 16 or 18, and they are tied into my Cargo lamp
thanks, i want to have everything ready for the install before it gets here
 
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thanks, i want to have everything ready for the install before it gets here
You got a toolbox on your truck? Did you order it with the Toolbox brackets? if not, The toolbox wont fit back on.
 
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where did you get the safety rack? Pictures????? i want one too...
amazon lists safety rack as 10200 not fitting our truck, but back rack says it is, and gets complains all the time about amazon giving them the wrong parts

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You got a toolbox on your truck? Did you order it with the Toolbox brackets? if not, The toolbox wont fit back on.

yup, on amazon has all the parts listed wrong so I emailed Back Rack, and they were super helpful, he got me the right safety rack and bracket, amazon lists this wrong. it is part 10200. the problem with the tool box bracket is for 21 inch toolbox but mine is only a 12 inch box, unless im wrong there, but i suppose i can just cut it if i dont like it. i have make sure like 5 times, that it fits, i get freaked out sometimes
 
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safety rack came yesterday and brackets today, instructions are awful.
 
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