ROLA Titan roof tray Vs new model Rhino RackPioneer platform

[Smoker Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Smoker]

Hi all,
I have an existing Aluminium flat rack on a Prado 150 ( 2 inch lift) that is now worse for wear. - the first 1/3rd of the grill style flat rack is aluminium sheet- which duly peeled off last week as i was driving up the highway for the first time since COVID lockdown. Now the whole car is noisier than a 747 taking off and its driving me crazy.

I'm going to replace the ebay special with either a Rola rack titan tray or the Rhino Rack Pioneer platform- i need the flatter style rack to fit my car into the car park at work.....
Right now the equivalent Rola rack is $560 at Supacheap- the same style of flat rack platform -the Rhino rack -- is double the price (Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform (1928mm X 1236mm) .
They look the same and feel the same - so ultimately my question is------ IS the Rhino Rack worth DOUBLE the price?
Cheers
Smokey

[KierenH Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close KierenH]

I was looking at the pioneer too but found the below youtube channel which compares the pioneer and titan. Supposedly the titan is stronger and quieter as well as cheaper, so it's what I'll be ordering. Rola is doing 25% off at the moment too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vfpKeFTYQQ

[vendetta6 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close vendetta6]

The titan is super nice, and works well with the stock roof rails and the LRS34 mounting kit. Titan for the win. I love the look of the backbone rails though... I would go for backbone rails and the titan tray modded to fit them!