Which Roof rack

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Which Roof rack

Post by arnoldh »

Hi Guys

I am looking into getting a roofrack. Which make and what do I need to look out for. I have a sunroof and would like to fit gasbottle and jerry cans on top.

Do they go in the gutter i.e no hole anywhere?. I never had one before and need some info please.

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Hi Arnold

Ek het "kort" (1.5m in lengte) Hanniball roofrack - ook omdat ek n sondak het - dis van aluminium gemaak en is baie lig. Ek het geen pobleme met wind geraas nie en hou baie van die roofrack. Mens kry ook al die ekstras beskikbaar vir goed soos jerry kanne, gas bottel houers, graaf, high lift jack, spaar wiel ens ens. Dit het "voetjies" en klamp in die gleuwe van die dak vas - maklik om op te sit en af te haal - 2 mense is voldoende.

Ek voel dit is voldoende vir my doeleindes wat ek hou ook nie van te veel goed op die dak nie - dit maak die voertuig "top heavy". Maar die groote van jou dakrak gaan afhang van jou behoefte en wat jy alles daarop wil sit. Hier is n foto van my dakrak met goed op tydens ons Richtersveld trip in 2008.
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Die arm voor die darak is n ekstra arm wat ek na die tyd aangbring het vir die 3m awning wat jy ook daar sien.

Terloops - alles toe reg met die jump seats - het jy dit al ingesit??

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Hi Pieter

Dankie vir die antwoord en foto - dit help baie. Ja die Jumpseats werk 100% en jy kan net die verskil sien as jy weet waarvoor om te kyk. Ek moet nog besluit of ek 'n vol dakrak of net 'n halwe dakrak moet vat. Ek het 4 kinders en met die jumpseats het jy niks ekstra plek nie. Die dakrak gaan dalk nie net vri spaarwiel. jerrycans en gasbottels wees nie, dalk vir tente en tasse ens. Sal bietjie soos minitaxi lyk. OF ek moet vir my 'n 4x4 bagasie waentjie kry.

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Hi Arnold

I have the full size baby. Fits into the gutters. It has a "Trap Door" above the Sunroof so that you can still get access to the roof. My wife love standing out the sunroof taking pictures - unfortunately not of the roofrack so I can't post pictures. Picked it up on the Junkmail for R4k5 with brackets, spade and jerrycans.

You do need to be 2 x people to lift anf fit the roofrack but it is quite sturdy and I haven't experienved any wind noise.

Happy hunting!

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Arnold,

:thumbup: Geen proleem - maar as ek so kyk na wat jy skryf is ek dink n vol dakrak jou voorland - maar dit klink of dit kan swaar raak. My redenasie is as mens al daai goed op jou dak wil sit kan jy dan net so goed met al die wind weerstand en gewig wat op die dak bewerkstellig word maar n waentjie ook sleep - dit maak alles net baie veiliger. Mens moet nie altyd net aan die ekonomiese kant dink nie maar ook die veiligheid van jouself en jou familie. Dakrakke is ook maar beperk met hoeveel gewig hul kan dra afhangende weereens die materiaal waarvan dit gemaak is. En glo my n stormwind op die pad met n dakrak vol goed is baie minder lekker as n bagasie waentjie.

Hier is n paar fotos van n dakrak wat ek op n Cruiser gesien het - die eienaar het dit self gebou. Moerse groot en vat geweldig baie goed - maar nie my persoonlike voorkeur nie. Die skuins gedeelte vooraan die dakrak wat hom ook meer aero dinamies maak is n ek dink 60 of 80 liter water tenk. Die res is net n hol 4kant me n pla bodem - en dan trek die seiltjie oor die bak en haak vas met rek toue. Kyk maar vir jouself - maar dis self gebou nie gekoop nie.

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Ai ai - besluite besluite - dit sal maar altyd deel wees van ons beplanninge.

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African outback roofrack
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Also didnt want to cover the sunroof, no noticable windnoise.
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@ Rocstompa : Where did you buy yours from and price? I want to get the same for exactly the same reasons however I have one additional problem...my damn garage door just allows my Patrol to go through with approx. 40mm clearance...yes that close!
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Hi Langman

I have an African Outback roofrack which sits much lower than the standard one. I bought it second-hand. It was originally built for a Landy Disco 2 which has a very high roof, and I cut the brackets shorter. you will also have to unbolt the top ring.

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Did you have to modify the roofrack signifcantly Peter?
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Hello Stefan

The roofrack itself remained completely unchanged. The mounting brackets are bolt-on items, and then there are feet with clamps that bolt onto the mounting brackets. I just cut the brackets as short as possible and then drilled new holes for the feet and clamp units. As the rain gutters are not completely flat, I drilled the middle two feet (my rack is 2.2m long and has six feet) put it together and placed it back on the car, and then drilled the holes for the other feet to follow the contour of the gutter. But if you get the shorter rack it only has four feet anyway, so it becomes even easier.

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