I am looking at a Bike carrier for 2 Bikes which can be mounted on the 2011 Prado 150 Spare Wheel - there are a few products around but none seem to have strength and versatility to get around the rear camera in the Spare Wheel Hub...has anyone done this ?
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I would be concerned about all the extra weight and leverage on the wheel mounts.[B]Ian[/B]
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Originally posted by D4D View PostI wouldn't mount anything on the spare wheel other than the spare wheel[B][SIZE=4]ntp
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Beg to differ... I use a Thule Spare Me 2 bike carrier on my 120
http://www.thule.com.au/details.php?p_id=229
No problems or concerns with the weight... though the bikes are lightweight carbon fibre roadies weighting about 8 kg each
Wouldnt use it in off road situations though... more out of concern for the bike$2013 Land Rover Discovery 4 SDV6 SE
Ex 2008 Toyota Prado 120 VX, D4D
Ex 1997 Toyota Prado 90 GXL, V6
Ex 1988 Mitsubishi Pajero V6
Ex 1986 Suzuki Sierra
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I had a spare wheel carrier on my 120 without any problems, 1000's of km and many on dirt roads too. Just dont open the door with the bikes on.
When i got my 150 i bought an ISI Offroad rack, mid length extreme duty. It doesnt even move on dirt roads when mounted with the stabilizer, they are not the cheapest but will last a lifetime and when you compare Thule and other rear mount twin bike carriers they are ballpark price.
ISI Offroad rack[size=1]2011 GXL D4D Auto | ARB Deluxe winch bar | Bilstein/Ridepro platinum lift | MT ATZ P3's | Dick Cepek Torque rims | Airtec snorkel | Lightforce Genesis 55w HID | GME UHF | 55w HID high beam | Rhino Rack bars & Cage | ISI extreme rack | Dual Optima Batteries | Milford MXV-70 cargo barrier | ARB onboard air | Prodigy P3 | Drawers & Black widow fridge slide | Waeco CF-50 | Kaymar rear bracket and LED light | EscapeGear seat covers | Sandgrabbas and more...[/size]
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See also: Max weight on rear door thread[B][SIZE=4]ntp
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I would recommend the following for road use.
http://www.caravanshop.com.au/?Nav=P...tegory_id=272&
Really good product, have had it for over 6 years. The weight of the plastic rear wheel cover (which you will need to remove) will be be replaced by the weight of the alloy rack. It carrys 2 bikes. Bear in mind a high lift jack weighs around 14kgs, so 2 road bikes will be around the same.
I can pm some pictures of how it looks fitted. Obviously not for off road use but a really convenient way of getting your bikes around. We drove from Perth to Tasmania and back to a mountain bike event with no problems (at that time fitted to a Land Rover Discovery)
This was partly why I got the GX Prado (rather than GXL) so it saved relocating the rear view camera mounted on the spare wheel
I am sure I will get some advice/abuse for suggesting this, but thought it might help
Also, have fitted a VMS GPS into the dash of the GX, it works awesome. Really pleased with the off rod mapping
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Originally posted by Peter Millard View Post[size=1]2011 GXL D4D Auto | ARB Deluxe winch bar | Bilstein/Ridepro platinum lift | MT ATZ P3's | Dick Cepek Torque rims | Airtec snorkel | Lightforce Genesis 55w HID | GME UHF | 55w HID high beam | Rhino Rack bars & Cage | ISI extreme rack | Dual Optima Batteries | Milford MXV-70 cargo barrier | ARB onboard air | Prodigy P3 | Drawers & Black widow fridge slide | Waeco CF-50 | Kaymar rear bracket and LED light | EscapeGear seat covers | Sandgrabbas and more...[/size]
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