I got mine for my D1, but the same as D2.
Originally Posted by
MkII
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The rack goes on fairly easy, but is very heavy so you will need some mates to help get it on the roof. In the end the rack sits very low on the roof and looks pretty good. It does sit so low that I have difficulty getting my hands under the rear to mount the tent (need to lift it off the roof). In the future I will make a bracket so that the mounting points are closer to the edge and I can reach them easily.
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The one thing I wanted was as low weight as possible, so I go an all aluminium version.
Found an ebayer located in Cambellfield went up there, got it there and then.
They had them for $600 at the time, but for no reason the lady in the showroom simply offered it to me for $550. Strangely I didn't go in to get a discount, just that I wanted it mounted for the camp trip in a couple of days time, at the time, back in Jan.
Obviously the hard part was getting it home!
Because it was aluminium tho, I fitted it myself. can easily lift it off(and on). But to be sure I didn't slip, fall or damage anything, I used some old rags and jackets and a blanket, and let the rack rest on the padding, resting on the roof, and slid it from the rear towards the front.
Same issue with it being so low, and close to the roof, no access to the mounting nuts underneath. Could have used an open-ender to try to hold them, but that could have meant slipping and rounding. So as you did, I left the legs unattached and lifted it just enough to get sockets underneath, lined everything up and then tightened the legs to the gutter rails.
For all intents and purposes, mine ended up looking the same as this one ended up. I prefer the low line look too.
Gotta say too, the hardest part of it all was getting rid of the large cardboard packaging waste .. needed two loads of my small recycle bin.
Arthur.
'99 D1 300Tdi Auto
'03 D2 Td5 Auto
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