Interior / Exterior Visual TechThis section contains discussion related to visual modifications of the Toyota FJ Cruiser. Some items might include dash kits, roof rack modifications and other visual modifications.
What I want to know is, what is a good roof rack that can hold this tent and will I still have room from lights on the front of my rack or will this thing leave absolutely no room at all?
Re: Maggiolina roof top tent, roof rack, lights question..
Baja Rack and Slee Off Road both offer a flat platform to mount the tent to - and you could probably fab some light brackets just ahead of the tent. Should not be hard to do. Seems Baja Rack also has a light box as an accessory - this might work for you as well, with some custom work. The Maggiolina is long, but not so long that it takes up all your rooftop space - there is room for lights in front and adding an extension or light bar to either rack mentioned above should be possible.
I have the ARB Fit Kit under my Maggiolina and it would not be hard to have someone weld on a light bar just in front of the tent.
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Re: Maggiolina roof top tent, roof rack, lights question..
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kcfunke previously said:
I had the Maggiolina Grand Tour mounted on my stock roof rack.
Due to the length of the tent, you do not have room to mount anything in the way of front lights with the stock roof rack.
I can't speak about other roof racks.
Do you have any pics of this tent on your FJ that you can post? That's a big tent.
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Re: Maggiolina roof top tent, roof rack, lights question..
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bjorno previously said:
Baja Rack and Slee Off Road both offer a flat platform to mount the tent to - and you could probably fab some light brackets just ahead of the tent. Should not be hard to do. Seems Baja Rack also has a light box as an accessory - this might work for you as well, with some custom work. The Maggiolina is long, but not so long that it takes up all your rooftop space - there is room for lights in front and adding an extension or light bar to either rack mentioned above should be possible.
I have the ARB Fit Kit under my Maggiolina and it would not be hard to have someone weld on a light bar just in front of the tent.
What width (small, medium, large) is your tent?
Thanks,
Mike
__________________ '07 Black Cherry - new for me at 59K miles (with windshield chip already applied) - MT, Rear Locker, A-Trac, no fender bulges, body-color matched grill-surround, mirrors & handles, mystery roof dents, Magnaflow cat-back, K&N drop in air filter, bluetooth, (all that stuff came with FJ), Husky Liners, Lund vent-shades, second tundra "high pitch" horn, Demello's round-tube sliders, MPAC Siderack, Icon Stage 1, Camburg BJ UCA's, Toytec diff drop On deck
Expedition One Rear
Swiss fogs
CB stuff Future
Expedition One Front
Sonoran Steel rear LCA's
Tires - 1800NOCLUE, Mike speaking
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