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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / January 2006need advice for roofracks on grand vitara
G'day everyone. The missus has told me the home made timber roof racks have to come off the little car. They are lashed on with bale twine & are actually very very strong. The towels that are held on with elect tape do a good job of keeping my goat boat protected from the wood. The sad bit is the the above is actually true. So ive asked at a 4x4 joint & they want $265 for rola. Supa cheap want $240 for another brand. Now the last time i bought roof racks was for my HG & they were $30. Do i have another option or am i just that far behind in what stuff costs these days ?? Thanks Boris > G'day everyone. The missus has told me the home made timber roof racks > have to come off the little car. They are lashed on with bale twine & are [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thanks > Boris Its you buddy, you cant seel racks these days like the old ones, today they are all about safety etc. Rola are very very good but pricey. Try Autobarn for their ones, Ive fit my van out with them and although $400 worth they are great. (ive got a heap of extras for my $$$ though) Thanks scotty..the surf ski is only 15kg but im aware thats maybe a lot different at 100kph. Man i made a mess of physics at school. I had hoped there were some on the market for about the $150 mark. I dont mind paying the $260 odd though if nothing else is avail. Thought i'd ask you guys as you would all know whats on the market. Thanks for your reply > Its you buddy, you cant seel racks these days like the old ones, today > they are all about safety etc. > > Rola are very very good but pricey. Try Autobarn for their ones, Ive fit > my van out with them and although $400 worth they are great. (ive got a > heap of extras for my $$$ though) > Thanks scotty..the surf ski is only 15kg but im aware thats maybe a lot > different at 100kph. Man i made a mess of physics at school. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> my van out with them and although $400 worth they are great. (ive got a >> heap of extras for my $$$ though) Where are you located? City In brissy mate. > Where are you located? City > In brissy mate. > >> Where are you located? City I got my set from Autobarn Slackscreek, the guys there knew all the products and were very helpful. Id recommend them even if it was only for the information. What brand & how much scotty ? >> In brissy mate. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > products and were very helpful. Id recommend them even if it was only for > the information. I got Rhino Racks but I got a heap opf extras like ladder bars etc. Bill was about $400. Good racks > What brand & how much scotty ? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> products and were very helpful. Id recommend them even if it was only for >> the information. > G'day everyone. The missus has told me the home made timber roof racks have > to come off the little car. They are lashed on with bale twine & are [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thanks > Boris Gid'day Boris Has the Vitara got roof rails or do you need gutter mount bars. If you have roof rails I have a set of Rola Aero bars (key lockable) that may fit, just measure between the bars and let me know the measurment. Cheers Leo Ta leo Yep has rails ..about an inch high. I will measure the distance. > Gid'day Boris > Has the Vitara got roof rails or do you need gutter mount bars. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Leo > Ta leo > Yep has rails ..about an inch high. I will measure the distance. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >>Leo Boris You can see them here: http://www.rola.com.au/rola/ Scroll down to "Rola Universal Rail Bar". Mine are adjustable and will fit rails from 810mm to 970mm wide. They are as new in perfect condition, you can have them for $130 + postage (assuming they will fit of course). Cheers Leo I have just got back from the car & the side bars are a smidge over 1020mm wide. Thanks for your offer leo > Boris > You can see them here: http://www.rola.com.au/rola/ [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Cheers > Leo > G'day everyone. The missus has told me the home made timber roof racks have > to come off the little car. They are lashed on with bale twine & are > actually very very strong. The towels that are held on with elect tape do a > good job of keeping my goat boat protected from the wood. > The sad bit is the the above is actually true. You don't use bailing twine to hold your 2 tonne load in your box trailer as well do ya?? any fuckwit who uses anything less that proper rope, straps or binders to hold a surfboard/ski onto proper roof/board racks that are BOLTED to the roof of a vehicle should be bashed repeatedly over the head with said board and then strung up by the balls with their bailing twine I have seen too many of these fly off vehicles and spear into other vehicles, all have been fortunate enough to not be fatal, but serious injury resulted in a few cases My Ex had one smash into the front of out Hilux many years ago, it came off a beetle two vehicles ahead of her, she said it went up about 20 feet and started spinning and speared towards the windscreen, if not for the down draft fron the vehicle directly in front of her that pulled the board down a bit it would have hit her instead of smashing into a thousand pieces on the bullbar > So ive asked at a 4x4 joint & they want $265 for rola. Supa cheap want $240 > for another brand. Now the last time i bought roof racks was for my HG & > they were $30. > > Do i have another option or am i just that far behind in what stuff costs > these days ?? Yes you are how about you get a clue before you kill someone out on the road Kev Well 25 years of truck driving gives me the right to tie something down so it wont come off. I have also had over 20 motorbikes & only know too well the dangers of crap coming loose on cars/trucks Do you know how many times i have lashed it ? No you dont ! Do you know what the strenght of the rope is that is backing that up ? No you dont. Do you know how many times that rope is crossed over the ski & under the roof bars ? No you dont. I can only guarantee one thing...& that is that it is currently held on with a damned sight more than the flimsy strips of rubber or occy straps that i see all day long from up in a truck cabin. I suggest you engage your brain before calling someone a fuckwit next time. > any fuckwit who uses anything less that proper rope, straps or binders to > hold a surfboard/ski onto proper roof/board racks that are BOLTED to the > roof of a vehicle should be bashed repeatedly over the head with said > board and then strung up by the balls with their bailing twine > Well 25 years of truck driving gives me the right to tie something down so > it wont come off. I have also had over 20 motorbikes & only know too well [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>roof of a vehicle should be bashed repeatedly over the head with said >>board and then strung up by the balls with their bailing twine I believe you mentioned that you tied your wooden roof racks on with bailing twine and then said it was very strong so if you used rope why didn't you say rope I have seen plenty of bailing twine used to hold sh.t onto the top of cars for over twenty years from a truck cab as well Kev |
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