We ran it outside of the rack for easy access in the future.
How to mount led light bar to roof rack.
While mounting a light bar on the bullbar is often easiest the roof mounted option is far more popular freeing up space on the bullbar for traditional driving lights.
Drilling holes on the front plate of the aluminess rack.
This video shows how easy it is to diy install the 42 inch stedi st4k 80 led light bar to the rhino roof rack on a ford ranger raptor.
Getting the light bar up and away from the roof allows the light bar to not be blocked by the roof skin right in front of it.
Here s another example on another vehicle of how to properly mount an led light bar on the roof of your truck.
We ran the wiring for the lights outside of the rack but you could also run it inside the rack.
Some roof rack manufacturers may have optional light bar mounting brackets like this rola titan roof tray which makes installation as simple as spinning a few spanners.
Xpi light bar has two sets of holes on each side that both bolt on the mounting feet.