Member Since: 11 Feb 2014
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 753
I'd like a roof rack too, it's nice to see a thread with a few pictures on...
... So far I like the look of the ProSpeed. (The one Chopcat has!) 07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
07 BMW 1200 GS Adventure
08 Mercedes Sprinter
28th Feb 2014 12:57 am
Rober Hansson
Member Since: 14 Mar 2013
Location: Smögen
Posts: 50
I have been looking at qualan roof rack www.qualan.eu , had it on my ealyer D2and the quality was on the top
Robert
28th Feb 2014 5:40 am
Jay666d
Member Since: 11 Feb 2014
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 753
Those look cool Robert, I just wonder, as it's hard to tell in the drawings... Would that Rack clear the GPS antenna/fin on the back of some models?
I know the ProSpeed allows for this.
Jay07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
07 BMW 1200 GS Adventure
08 Mercedes Sprinter
28th Feb 2014 8:43 am
JAB
Member Since: 22 May 2006
Location: Near Apeldoorn
Posts: 96
I like number 6 tire size....
Possible on a D4?2012 D4 sdv6, mapped & 2016 D4 sdv6
Club sump plate
Club dual battery
Club Duratrac
Club rocksliders
28th Feb 2014 7:05 pm
discocity
Member Since: 22 Sep 2013
Location: oxford
Posts: 59
Love prospeed look
Hate prospeed prices
How can a jigged item be so many £££££££££
I think most makers of bolt on D3/4 bits think all owners are minted so add a lot of £
Disco
28th Feb 2014 9:29 pm
Rober Hansson
Member Since: 14 Mar 2013
Location: Smögen
Posts: 50
As for qualan just email him and ask. [email protected]
realy like his quality of handcraft 8)
28th Feb 2014 9:45 pm
discocity
Member Since: 22 Sep 2013
Location: oxford
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The front of my rack is actually curved to match the roofline, mesh bottom, plenty of tie down options and strong. Feet are steel but encased in a polyurethane base. 1600mm long overall.
I have this rack but full length nice item I bought it of fleebay for a bargin 200 notes with fittings
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28th Feb 2014 9:52 pm
discocity
Member Since: 22 Sep 2013
Location: oxford
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28th Feb 2014 9:52 pm
Jay666d
Member Since: 11 Feb 2014
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 753
That's a great looking rack (ooo err ) Discocity!
That's pretty much what I'm looking for! I'm always on eBay looking for a steal, but so far unsuccessful! 07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
07 BMW 1200 GS Adventure
08 Mercedes Sprinter
28th Feb 2014 10:30 pm
discoandrewoz
Member Since: 05 Feb 2014
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Posts: 60
I know I'm a bit late coming in here, but I have designed manufactured quite a few racks in a business I owned/operated some years ago.
A few considerations I found when designing a decent rack.
It has to be light, but strong. Aluminium seems the best material, but it has some inherent issues with fatigue.
Your rack must flex, but not bend. Steel should be better, because Aluminium can crack. A corrugated road can very easily fracture any material that is too stiff.
What is it's intended purpose? Are you going to have a tent on top or just some jerry cans and some tyres? Mesh is probably the best all round solution here.
What is the load rating going to be? Eg: can you stand on it.
So, the way I made my racks was thus:
I used low grade chrome-moly mounts bolted onto an Aluminium mesh frame. I used low grade Cro-Mol because it's very strong but had better flex than the high grade stuff.
The rack main tubes or spars were 30mm rounded edge square tubing which gave a lot of rigidity.
The "deck" was made of Aluminium rounded edge oblong tubing covered in stuff called Amplimesh. I was able to get a load rating of approx 95kg point loading, 195kg spread loading. (For a Pajero or Patrol). I had a "spoiler" as well because a lot of customers wanted it, but I'm not convinced it aids aerodynamics. I sort of feel its better for the air to flow threw inside of over.
The rack were complete overkill in many ways, but I never had a customer come back to me with a complaint. The army at one stage were interested in buying some off me, but then they went other directions as far as vehicles. (I was sort of glad actually)
I wish I could post up some pics, but I sold the business years ago and a lot of that information went with the business. If you need any more help, please feel free to PM me
28th Feb 2014 10:34 pm
jerdog53
Member Since: 30 Dec 2013
Location: Denver
Posts: 36
discocity wrote:
What are you trying to say with this?
28th Feb 2014 11:26 pm
discoLR3rm
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