I have a 09 forester with front underspoiler. no lightbar out there will fit for my car. i looked at homedepot and see lots of steel angle and steel plate i may be able to use to build one myself.

i m trying to avoid too many bolts on my bar. what kind of tools do i need to bend those steel plate?

 

I don't think it would be very hard. My friend and I built a 4pt rollbar for my 74 BMW 2002 for less then $40 using 2.5" DOM steel, came out really nice. I'd weld the whole thing and have it where it just bolts on like the ones you see for lots of $$$$

 

It all depends on the thickness of the steel and how precise you want the angles. Some machine shops or muffler shops will bend steel to your specs. A lot of that hardware store steel bends real easy. I built a light bar out of that stuff for a Toyota truck I used to have. I had a muffler shop bend and weld it for me. As well as cut the hole for my mounts. It looked real nice after I painted it. Unfortunately I don't have pics. The muffler shop was in South Sac and has changed owners since then. So, I'm not sure if they still do it.

 

is welding necessary? if bolts and nuts are good enough, i dont have to go find a weld shop though....

 

Welding is not necessary. I just chose to weld because it got rid of the bolts and looked a lot cleaner.

 

i am going to take off the bumper skin later today and test fit the steel angle from homedepot to see if they will work... thanks for all the info...