Exterior 2nd Gen Most liked posts in thread: Thinking of making a light bar.

Damn.....
I can do it cheaper.... here's my $0.02....
Absolutely no engineering, no CNC cuts, no welding and no powder coat....
No shipping either.... I'll just pick a UPS truck going your way..... When it stops next door and the driver is making the delivery, run out and look on the back bumper..... Both brackets will be under a 2" piece of silver duct tape..... Grab and run....

Now beat my price.....

 

opcorn:

 

I think it is great you can do it. Me, I could not design my way out of a wet paper bag with a sharp pencil, so I pay for these kinds of things. Then again, there are things I do and wonder how in the heck someone else can charge $100hr for the same thing. It all comes around.

 

Lets dial back the rhetoric a few notches please.

 

There is nothing wrong with taking on a project and making your own stuff. Some people find it fun and enjoy the challenge. Others may not have the chops, or access to do such a project. This is where vendors step in and provide. I think it's great you want to make your own and look forward to seeing the results. Now just stop kicking everyone that doesn't have the same thought process as you and life will be just grand.

 

.....come to think of it, I'll just build my own car. While I understand the desire to build your own brackets and the fact that you will enjoy building/designing them, $90 is a more than reasonable price to pay for light brackets. Having said that, I think it's great that you are passionate about doing things your way and personalizing your MINI. I run a large manufacturing company and after looking quickly at the components required to mass produce the brackets you refer to, Aaron at Outmotoring needs to raise the price on these because he isn't getting the return he deserves.

Back OT, I think the Justa looks great when the lights are positioned in the lower grille.

 

Good For You!

 

:cornut: Just me but, I don't want it to block any air flow to: radiator, oil cooler, inter cooler, a/c condenser. So I guess that that leaves bonnet or roof level which would be difficult and in the case of roof level, not cool. So no driving lights for my Margi(08 R56 BRG MCS/JCWm) unless you come up with a workable bonnet level mounting.

Jason

 

:cornut: Can't do #1 as I have Metal Painted Grill badges there. 3 on each side( that wedge into those corners just right to not block air flow). #2 could be made to work if the lights could be separated to allow for Required Texas license plate. I also have a tow hook so the lic. plate can't be moved there. Come to think of it, I'm a real PITA.

Jason

 

I'd prefer something like #2, but lower, with the lights in line with the lower grille.
Wouldn't be too worried about airflow - the air that hits the lights doesn't just stop, it will flow around them and thru the grille.
I've got a Justa and most of my upper grille is closed off anyway, but then I don't have a turbo to worry about cooling.

 

With are so many good light bars out there, why are you wanting to make another one? Just asking.

Jim

 

Me I pay for what I consider to be god quality products. If they are not my wallet stays in my back pocket. I don't have the skill set to fab my own parts.

As far as lights in the lower grill, agreed they'd look fab there, but a higher mount lets the lights work better. Mine are low, but at the time no one made a decent mount for a higher install. I'm too lazy to redo them.

 

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Jason