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  • Great Roof Rack

    Letting everyone know about a great roof rack I recently purchased from Aussie Auto Part Accessories from Campbellfield, a nothern Melbourne suburb. It's a Fully Enclosed Deluxe Alloy Roof Rack 2200x1250mm for $495, less $50 discount for paying with Paypal on ebay. It appears to be well made, was well packaged and there is little or no wind noise. There is a convenient space under the front to mount some LED lights which I have done, see photos. This was done using existing predrilled holes in the rack. The only downside was the rack took about 9 hours to install including removing the existing roof rails. There are 2 items to install, the base which attaches to the existing roof rail holes and the cage which attaches to this. Very fiddly installation of cage as not a lot of space to work in, between the roof and the rack to do up nuts. But, aside from the difficult installation, very happy with product!
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    How do find the wind noise with the rack empty?
    Madmick83
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    Last edited by Madmick83; 09-07-2017, 10:18 AM.

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    • #3
      how does it attach to the original roof rails?

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      • #4
        Looks like it bolts directly into the roof using its own frame like the ARB rack.
        My 150 build - http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread.php?27423-A-Random-approach-to-a-Bluestorm-150-GXL-D4D-automatic

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        • #5
          I've been to their warehouse, they look reasonably well made and the owner is quite helpful. I was looking at one of their flat racks.
          [url=http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=12264]My Prado[/url]

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          • #6
            HI Wisewon.

            any chance of some more pics of how the rack bolts to roof and the brackets used?

            Is it a laser cut and pressed steel one piece bracket or 6 individuals?

            any tips now you've don the hard yards fitting? ie more people or specialised tools that may reduce the fit time? seems crazy these days, you couldn't run a business fitting them if they take a full day.

            cheers

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Madmick83 View Post
              How do find the wind noise with the rack empty?
              Wind noise is only slightly noticable when empty when you hit about 110km/hr.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by amkr View Post
                how does it attach to the original roof rails?
                When the roof rails are removed the 2 sets of mounting rails bolt straight to the existing hole in the rails

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by woodwormm View Post
                  HI Wisewon.

                  any chance of some more pics of how the rack bolts to roof and the brackets used?

                  Is it a laser cut and pressed steel one piece bracket or 6 individuals?

                  any tips now you've don the hard yards fitting? ie more people or specialised tools that may reduce the fit time? seems crazy these days, you couldn't run a business fitting them if they take a full day.

                  cheers
                  I'm away at moment, be back in a couple of weeks. Will post more photos then and have a look to answer your questions re one piece bracket etc. No tips really re fitting, just very llttle room to work between roof and rack. So can only do small turn of nut at a time. No space for a ratchet that I had. May be a very small ratchet set up could do the job quicker

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