Roof racks

[Brendan56]

What roof rack do you run on your GQ?
I was looking at the tigerz11 one, because they're so cheap, but i was reading some reviews on the full length one and it said that they rusted easily, and the bolts were wrong out of the box, not much good stuff (except the price)
What do you run? I was looking at the rhino racks but they seem like racks for a soft roader :P

[Clunk]

If I was able to afford it right now, if get 3 rhino bars and a full length ally cage, I like the versatlity and ease of removal.............. got a full length ally cage rack at the mo but its a pain to put on and remove....... needs two people.Not able to keep it on permanently coz it the Q wont fit in the garage.....

[Brendan56]

God their alloy trays are expensive, its 522 for the 3 bars, but to get the 3 bars plus the cage for the GQ its 1700

[Brendan56]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HD-Steel-Roof-Rack-Cage-4-Nissan-Patrol-GQ-GU-2-2M-8-Brackets-32mm-bars-/290739359799?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43b16a9037#ht_10138wt_955 What are your thoughts on that? under 600 to the door.

[Clunk]

God their alloy trays are expensive, its 522 for the 3 bars, but to get the 3 bars plus the cage for the GQ its 1700

Never said they were cheap, just versatile!!!!!!!!! Hahahaha

[Brendan56]

Well mine doesn't go into a garage so i don't need the versatility ;) heh, just the functionality.

[threedogs]

Ditto with Clunk I have two Rhino aero style racks at the moment, supports light bar and awning, hope to get a 3rd soon and build my own flat rack to suit with all brackets to hold all accessories, IMO best rack on market.

2 x bars cost me $260

[Clunk]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HD-Steel-Roof-Rack-Cage-4-Nissan-Patrol-GQ-GU-2-2M-8-Brackets-32mm-bars-/290739359799?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43b16a9037#ht_10138wt_955 What are your thoughts on that? under 600 to the door.

You've basically gotta think what ya gonna use your rack for, how much weight your going to carry....... although peopla cary far more weight but your gutters are only rated to around 100-110kg. So if you get a rack that ways 50kg, that leaves ya 50-60 kg for loading..... approx 3 20ltr jerry cans

[GQPorkroll]

I bought a cheap 'full length' roof basket off evil bay. It was about half length, would have been perfect for a dual cab ute. It was ONLY just wide enough to fit on the gutters and was missing nearly all the hardware required to put it together, It needed 48 x 8mm nuts and had only 6. As it was adjustable, to fit the patrol it needed to be extended to the absolute maximum so there was only 2 nut and bolts per bracket holding it instead of 5. I carried a car door on it once and could see it flex. I think safe weight would be 20kg. Needless to say its removed.

I've since bought a full length cage with mounts for lights, jack and shovel. I also got an awning and bag with it. I haven't fitted it yet, but it would easily hold 100kgs. The mounts are a lot more secure as well. It came from eBay also amd was $1100 delivered.

[Brendan56]

Definitely thinking the rhino racks, except maybe not their expensive rack haha

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Brendan

[scotty83]

Have you looked at the Tigerz11 Aluminium rack. 20 less KG in weight. Haven't got the alloy one but i do have the Steel one. I will admit the rack came with the wrong bracket for one corner but a quick phone call and a new one was on the way.

[zmaster]

I've got the windcheater alloy rack, brilliant rack, flexible and tough as. Lots of slots for mounting brackets, easy to add custom brackets top and bottom. Heavy duty mounting feet and no rust, no wind noise and light. Will carry up to manufacturers gutter weight. Not cheap!!!

[Brendan56]

Link? Haha

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Brendan

[GQ TANK]

I picked up a full length arb second hand for $40 - gut wanted 60 and I beat down

[GQPorkroll]

There's bargains out there, good buy!

I fitted mine this weekend, bloody good thing, it has a mount on the back for a reverse light, which I really like, as it's bloody hard to see out the back in the night. Bit fiddly lining it all up but it's on and secured, will reposition it later this week when I have a mate to help me get it straight.

[Brendan56]

Yeah I'm going to go for rhino racks, just 2 bars at the moment to carry my kayak, rods, and shovel. :-) then ill get a tray for it when I need to

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Brendan

[tracemul7]

We have 4 rhino heavy duty bars, with the full length alloy tray (2.4m x 1.2m). It's very versatile for our trips when we need it, although next will be a bag for it (a lot easier than trying to secure each item individually).
We got them all second hand (2 bars for $100, and 2 bars plus tray for $350 from a mate).
Love the options with the rhino bars for adding things to it - and even with the size of the tray, it's easy for 2 of us to lift it up there. Would prob struggle to do it alone though.

[rkinsey]

If I was able to afford it right now, if get 3 rhino bars and a full length ally cage, I like the versatlity and ease of removal.............. got a full length ally cage rack at the mo but its a pain to put on and remove....... needs two people.Not able to keep it on permanently coz it the Q wont fit in the garage.....

A little off topic boys but thought it worth mentioning.

If your Patrol fits inside your garage or under a carport and there is enough room to hang your rack and drive your Patrol under without touching it while hanging, get yourself 4 - 6 lengths of chain and secure them to the roof/rafters of your garage/carport and all you need to do to remove and then install your rack is to drive under and undo the rack from the roof of your Patrol and lift each corner say 6 inches and hook it to the chain. Repeat this until your rack is suspended and you can drive away. To install the rack, just reverse these instructions.

Only needs one bloke then to install or remove the rack.

Cheers,

Rob

[jazza]

hey guys i just bought roof racks for $60 load rated for 40kgs seem ok 2 bars light weight im gonna get a screen door to use as my cage and make my own side rails should b able to do it for less than $200 all up now thats cheap im only using for my tents and other light gear tho depends on what ya wanna carry