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Roof Rack wanted

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Anybody knowing of a Roof Rack in good condition that is for sale. Should fit 1996 Patrol GQ.

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Re: Roof Rack wanted

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Watter tipe half of vol? :think:
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I am looking for a full Roof Rack please.

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Re: Roof Rack wanted

Post by Peter Connan »

Dolf don't close your eyes to roof racks for other cars. The Aluminium roof racks sold by the big distributors all have seperate feet that a DIYer like yourself can easily be modify to fit.

For example my roofrack came off a Disco 2, I just had to saw the feet shorter and drill some new holes.

I have found that if you ask for something to fit a Patrol, you get one of two responses:
1) They roll their eyes and say "sorry", or
2) They jack the price up.
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Re: Roof Rack wanted

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Thanks for the advice Peter. I will bear that in mind.
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Re: Roof Rack wanted

Post by Russ Kellermann »

x 2 on Peter's comment.

I purchased a second hand Expedition rack from a LR Defender ! , took the feet off completely and im gonna order 6 new feet from Front Runner to mount on my custom Alu Canopy i made.

My mate just bought a LC 105 GX 4.2d and is looking for a rack, i also told him to consider LR racks form Disco's etc, as the market is saturated with those in comparrison to Patrol/Cruiser racks.
'07 Patrol Pickup TD42 N/A,285's KM2,3" Lift,ONCA Bars,Warn High Mount,Alu Canopy, and some other Stuff.
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Re: Roof Rack wanted

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Stefan,

Ek sien jy het 'n "Roof Rack" ontwerp om self te bou. Hoe het jy gevorder en wat is die lesse om te leer? Wat se risiko's is daar om een self te bou teenoor 'n gekoopte eenheid?
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Re: Roof Rack wanted

Post by Stefan »

Dolf,

Ek sou die Aluminium kon koop vir so R2500 goedkoper as van die rak af, maar ek kon niemand kry om die rondings te buig nie, en om aluminium te sweis is moeliker as gevolg van die hitte-geleidings karakteristieke. Ek sou so R1000 - R500 goedkoper uitgekom het sonder om dit te verf so ek het besluit om maar te spaar tot ek 'n 'brand name' kan bekostig.

(Ek het nog die planne as jy soek)
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Re: Roof Rack wanted

Post by Peter Connan »

Jou guys must keep an eye out at the places that sell second-hand canopies, a number of them also sell roof racks second-hand.

I got a African Outback roof rack complete with a jerrycan holder off of a Disco 2 for R4k at a place in Centurion.

Dolf we built a steel-and-wood roofrack (using shutterboard) for a buddy of mine, and it wighs about twice as much per square meter as the Aluminium ones, so while it is not the best possible option, looking at the cost and if you don't have to carry too much on the roof it is still an option. In my opinion the biggest advantage of the purchased aluminium racks are the slots in the extrusions for attaching things.

In this regard I also prefer the Outback/African outback (it's the same thing) to the Frontrunner, because 1) it has slots in the edges as well as top and bottom (the frontrunner only has top and bottom) and 2) the slots accept standard weld nuts or at a pinch even standard hex nuts, whereas the Frontrunner needs special fasteners or modified nuts.
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Re: Roof Rack wanted

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Stefan/Peter, dankie vir die terugvoering. Ek het die afgelope week bietjie gesoek en na almal se kommentaar oor die bou van 'n Roof Rack opgelees want 'n nuwe se prys is volgens my "baie" styf. Hoe meer ek lees hoe meer raak die prys beter want daar is baie goed om in ag te neem en mens sal maklik 'n "duur" fout kan maak.

Veral vir ons hier vêr van alle plekke is dit ook moeiliker. Nou kyk ek vir 'n goeie tweedehandse een maar dit gaan net so moeilik wees om dit fisies te sien en dan hier te kry. Maar ek sal sekerlik 'n plan sien.

Thanks Julle en 'n lieflike naweek!
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