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Hey guys, just sharing my experience with buying and installing the Cane Toad Equip alloy flat roof rack on my Prado 120. Here is the link to the product: https://www.bestbikeau.com.au/~26668
Product Specifications:
Weight: 26 KG (includes mounting brackets)
External: 1900mm (L) x 1250mm (W)
Frame tube 32mm Φ
Cross squre bar: 40mm x 25mm
Tube thickness 2mm
Aluminium amplimesh Thickness 5mm
Bracket thickness: 3mm
Max load: 180kg (at centre of gravity height not over 40cm)
Purchasing + Shipping:
Easy to purchase through the bestbikeau website. I paid $325.95 plus $89.65 shipping ($415.60 total). They are located in Brisbane and I got it shipped through TNT to my house in Perth, WA. From ordering the rack until it arrived at my door took 11 days (19/12/2019 until 30/12/2019). Pretty impressive considering it was over the Christmas period. The rack was well packaged and was not damaged at all in transit.
Installation:
The installation took about 2 hours by myself and a friend (who is a mechanic). It was not by any means an easy install. Very fiddly and has some issues with getting the rack and rails to line up properly. Two bolts were stripped and replaced when attaching the rack to the rails. If you are considering buying this product, I would recommend getting a packet of M8 high tensile bolts to replace the rack mounting hardware. Eventually we were able to get the rack in place and tightened everything down. I would not recommend trying to install this by yourself. My XTM awning was very easy to install thanks to the square cross bars running across the rack.
Conclusions:
For the price it is an impressive product and even though it was a difficult installation process I do recommend it. It looks great and the listed 180KG load rating is perfect for my needs.
Pictures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...28?usp=sharing
Product Specifications:
Weight: 26 KG (includes mounting brackets)
External: 1900mm (L) x 1250mm (W)
Frame tube 32mm Φ
Cross squre bar: 40mm x 25mm
Tube thickness 2mm
Aluminium amplimesh Thickness 5mm
Bracket thickness: 3mm
Max load: 180kg (at centre of gravity height not over 40cm)
Purchasing + Shipping:
Easy to purchase through the bestbikeau website. I paid $325.95 plus $89.65 shipping ($415.60 total). They are located in Brisbane and I got it shipped through TNT to my house in Perth, WA. From ordering the rack until it arrived at my door took 11 days (19/12/2019 until 30/12/2019). Pretty impressive considering it was over the Christmas period. The rack was well packaged and was not damaged at all in transit.
Installation:
The installation took about 2 hours by myself and a friend (who is a mechanic). It was not by any means an easy install. Very fiddly and has some issues with getting the rack and rails to line up properly. Two bolts were stripped and replaced when attaching the rack to the rails. If you are considering buying this product, I would recommend getting a packet of M8 high tensile bolts to replace the rack mounting hardware. Eventually we were able to get the rack in place and tightened everything down. I would not recommend trying to install this by yourself. My XTM awning was very easy to install thanks to the square cross bars running across the rack.
Conclusions:
For the price it is an impressive product and even though it was a difficult installation process I do recommend it. It looks great and the listed 180KG load rating is perfect for my needs.
Pictures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...28?usp=sharing
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