Ok, i am going out on a limb to see if this is possible, i figure it is, just dont know where to start.

I want to add a roll bar to my '01 2500hd. Im not doing it for safety, just the looks and maybe to mount a few lights on it.

I have an extremely limited budget and like to do it myself and my own way. So i plan on using just plain possibly scrap metal piping stuff.

Any thoughts on this idea? any comments or help or info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

Sounds like a great idea! I take you have the ability to weld?
since you aren't building it for roll protection you should have a fair amount of flexibility on materials to use...

 

uhhhhh maaybbee? haha my grandparents 4 hours away have a really old one that might still work.
thats good, do you have any suggestions on what kind of material to use would be best bang for my buck?

 

For a big pipe look I would suggest something like 4 inch emt conduit, you know the stuff they use for electrical work in commercial buildings...
WARNING if you weld on galvanized metal be sure to use the correct protective breathing gear as you can poison yourself

 

im thinking that 3in diameter would be plenty. any ideas on where to find it? would the local lowes or home depot carry it? or would i have to go somewhere special?

haha THANKS i will make sure and watch out for that!!

 

so i am going to go get some carbon steel to use. any ideas on lights to use? i would like as cheap as possible so they don't necessarily have to be KC's but i want them to work well.