Thread: Ebay Roof rack

Only thing would be to watch the weight if steel.

I have a friend who purchased one of these, and he seem very happy with it. He did received legs as part of the deal.

Does any one with a RRS know if this rack will fit the shorter roof of a RRS.

I have not put my Rhino Tracks on yet and havn't bought cross bars so I am not sure what size rack I am looking at. Would love a G4 style rack but they are just too expensive.

Thanks

Garry

I bought one from Tigers11 :
Tigerz11 - DISCOVERY 4 RACK

$100 cheaper than the EBay one! They have a sale on at the moment. Alloy roof baskets too, Quite a few winches on sale too.
It's at my mechanic's so I'll pick it up Monday. $407 delivered.

Thanks for that - there are some cheap aluminium racks there as well.

Rephrasing the question then - does anyone know if a 1.6m long roof rack will fit a RRS?

If not - what is the optimum length?

Thanks

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

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does anyone know if a 1.6m long roof rack will fit a RRS?

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Hi Garry,
After a brief look, I didn't see racks for RRS, so the best I can do is relate my experience with my D3.

I have a FR Windcheetah 2.2m rack. It has three legs a side on the upper part of the roof, using rails. There is a 4th leg each side in the front, lower part of the roof.

The Windcheetah 1.6m rack only uses the rear 3-a-side legs. I suspect that they are the same distance apart as the 2.2m rack.

I believe that the 1.6m rack will fit the RRS providing:
1. The distance between the rails is the same on D3 and RRS, and
2. You can accommodate the difference in the roof curve, front to back, between the two vehicles.

Thanks for that.

Compared to the D3/4 the RRS is shorter, and doesn't have the step in the roof - should be the same width. The roof profile is curved with no step with the front and rear being lower than the centre. Not an issue when two cross bars are used but when three are used spacers are required on the front and rear bars to bring them up to the same height as the center bar.

Cheers

Garry

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

I bought one from Tigers11

Hi Rich,

Does it need rails and do you know what it weighs?

Yes it requires you to have the roof rails already fitted. I have the factory rails so they fit fine. Have a look at the EBay pictures from the link in the first post for picture of the base, I'll take some pickies when I fit it.
If the Rhino tracks are a lower profile it may be a problem.