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Disappointed with Rhino
I've got a 2009 Kaka and was looking at platform racks for a while. I really liked the look of the Rhino platforms that clamped onto the roof rails, and went to buy one, but when time came to purchase I opted instead for a heavier duty tradie platform that requires removal of the roof rails and sits on the 6 feet.
I am VERY disappointed.
I had assumed the rack would run parallel to the roof like the ones clamped to the roof rails but that is not the case. Instead, for some reason, Rhino designed my rack to run parallel to the road, regardless of the roof line (and regardless of the fact that roads are never level). So I now have a freaky looking rack that looks like it tilts upwards towards the front of the car, and is 30mm higher at the front than at the back. It is like a reverse spoiler and has increased my fuel consumption way more than a roof rack should, especially with the wide planks on the platform.
When I collected the car from the installer, I immediately thought it looked wrong, so we both checked the specified mounts from Rhino, and discovered he had done what they required. It was just a lousy design. I contacted Rhino customer service to express my disappointment and they were hopeless. They said they have no solution to the problem, and said that if I tried to change the mounts to get a more efficient rack, I'd lose my warranty.
Gee, thanks boys. Its not like I forked out a shit load of $$$ on your product. Not happy.
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Originally posted by Dave12 View PostI've got a 2009 Kaka and was looking at platform racks for a while. I really liked the look of the Rhino platforms that clamped onto the roof rails, and went to buy one, but when time came to purchase I opted instead for a heavier duty tradie platform that requires removal of the roof rails and sits on the 6 feet.
I am VERY disappointed.
I had assumed the rack would run parallel to the roof like the ones clamped to the roof rails but that is not the case. Instead, for some reason, Rhino designed my rack to run parallel to the road, regardless of the roof line (and regardless of the fact that roads are never level). So I now have a freaky looking rack that looks like it tilts upwards towards the front of the car, and is 30mm higher at the front than at the back. It is like a reverse spoiler and has increased my fuel consumption way more than a roof rack should, especially with the wide planks on the platform.
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Try the Backbone. It looks better.
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No, I got the 1.9m version. Backbone does look better but I wanted to be able to get my hands under the sides of the rack.
Really don't think Rhino designed this product well. There's no reason they couldn't come up with feet that allow the rack to run parallel to the roof
Originally posted by amts View PostI assume that you have bought the 2.1m long version. The 1.9m version won't look so bad.
Try the Backbone. It looks better.
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I've got the platform but the regular mount into the existing bars. As a result it follows the roofline. Looks great to me.
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We have the Tradie rack in 19xx by 12xx. Went for the larger size basically to keep our options open and not restrict what we can carry. the open ends make it easy to load/unload and allow longer stuff to be chucked on the rack. with some eye bolts its easy to tie stuff down. we are using the 6 feet supplied by rhino that replaces the rails, they were relatively simple to fit.
The rack sits level with the ground, I think it looks fine but more importantly its a lot more practical to have it this way, and the awning sits level rather than sloping towards the front of the car. cant really see why you would want it sloping with the roof.
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Originally posted by plodder627 View PostWe have the Tradie rack in 19xx by 12xx. Went for the larger size basically to keep our options open and not restrict what we can carry. the open ends make it easy to load/unload and allow longer stuff to be chucked on the rack. with some eye bolts its easy to tie stuff down. we are using the 6 feet supplied by rhino that replaces the rails, they were relatively simple to fit.
The rack sits level with the ground, I think it looks fine but more importantly its a lot more practical to have it this way, and the awning sits level rather than sloping towards the front of the car. cant really see why you would want it sloping with the roof.
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i love my 2128x1236 at first i worried it was too big, but once it was on i was more than happy. love having all that extra room too.
also went with the backbone to keep the height as low as possible for the city carparks
https://goo.gl/photos/pkHt2cDDtYGCJo296
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Originally posted by trsmith View Posti love my 2128x1236 at first i worried it was too big, but once it was on i was more than happy. love having all that extra room too.
also went with the backbone to keep the height as low as possible for the city carparks
https://goo.gl/photos/pkHt2cDDtYGCJo296
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