Convoy Light installation with a soft top question..

[mhb285]

I started to install my convoy light kit that I had stashed in my garage. It soon came to a stop. The stock soft top that I have on my truck hangs down in the way of the legs that are suppose to bolted onto the back of the cab.
I was thinking of cutting the top..... Soldier B recommended that I ask here for a second opinion. I thought about placing the top between the leg and the cab. The top hangs below the top U-bolt that supports the upper part of the leg.
Anybody have any usefull suggestions?
Thanks
Mike

 

[steelandcanvas]

Photos? I spaced my poles off of the cab back with two short lengths of Uni-Strut and the correct size strut strap, one just right under the bottom of the cab cover and one towards the bottom of the cab. It's 32* and snowing right now or I'd go out and take a photo or two.

 

[cattlerepairman]

I would not cut the soft top for this. I used steel conduit and U bolt pipe clamps in the existing cab holes. I know that the pipe needed to be spaced off the rear cab wall in order to accommodate the soft top and I used the appropriate exhaust pipe clamps with a built-in "spacer". It was tight but not a big problem. Maybe adjusting the softtop is an option as well?

Here is my install with pics; maybe it helps. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?96213-Queen-Lola-gets-her-Convoy-Light-installed

 

[eagle4g63]

When I had my soft top on I used exhaust clamp pieces to space the poles off the back of the cab just enough to clear the top nicely.....and they are cheap.

 

[mhb285]

was hoping to NOT modify anything..... But, being a realist........I'll look into using the muffler clamp to see if I can get a standoff off clamp & get the convoy lights mounted... Thanks for ALL help!

 

[DieselBob]

I used spacers that set the mast out about 1/4" and used the 2 bottom mount locations.

 

[mhb285]

wish I could find some of those brackets

 

[cattlerepairman]

wish I could find some of those brackets

Exhaust clamp brackets from your favourite tractor supply store. They come with varying spacer thickness.

 

[mhb285]

No Tractor supply in So. Calif............ to bad for me...