G'day folks!
I've been lurking around this forum for awhile now, and am constantly impressed with the advice which is freely given and the quality of the builds; particularly the DIY ones.
So, with that said I thought I would add my motor car to the list.
To start with it's a 2010 diesel GX manual, which I bought in February this year. It is an ex Government vehicle, and already had a tow bar, ARB bulbar and driving lights fitted when I bought it. One of the first things I did was to remove the spare wheel cover, that has since found a new home with someone else.
The next thing I needed was a roof rack. After a lot of reading and picture looking, I settled on a Rhino-rack pioneer platform.
Next was an awning, which I went for the ARB 2.5 x2.5m awning.
While I love my roof rack, I can't justify the cost of the accessories such as the eyebolts and shovel holder. So being pretty handy I made up my own . Where the original eyebolts and plate cost about $23 for a pair, I found the same eyebolts at bunnings for $2.60 each, bought the correct size tap for $9.50 and using some steel plate that I had found, I have made four so far.
Next was the shovel holder, a couple of right angle brackets, some steel tube and a pair of stainless wingbolts I had laying around worked a treat
Holders doing there job
Got out this weekend for an overnight trip and everything worked to plan [/URL]
There are plenty more goodies on my list, some I will make, some I will buy.
Catch you next time
I've been lurking around this forum for awhile now, and am constantly impressed with the advice which is freely given and the quality of the builds; particularly the DIY ones.
So, with that said I thought I would add my motor car to the list.
To start with it's a 2010 diesel GX manual, which I bought in February this year. It is an ex Government vehicle, and already had a tow bar, ARB bulbar and driving lights fitted when I bought it. One of the first things I did was to remove the spare wheel cover, that has since found a new home with someone else.
The next thing I needed was a roof rack. After a lot of reading and picture looking, I settled on a Rhino-rack pioneer platform.
Next was an awning, which I went for the ARB 2.5 x2.5m awning.
While I love my roof rack, I can't justify the cost of the accessories such as the eyebolts and shovel holder. So being pretty handy I made up my own . Where the original eyebolts and plate cost about $23 for a pair, I found the same eyebolts at bunnings for $2.60 each, bought the correct size tap for $9.50 and using some steel plate that I had found, I have made four so far.
Next was the shovel holder, a couple of right angle brackets, some steel tube and a pair of stainless wingbolts I had laying around worked a treat
Holders doing there job
Got out this weekend for an overnight trip and everything worked to plan [/URL]
There are plenty more goodies on my list, some I will make, some I will buy.
Catch you next time
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