Oh, I have been pondering how to put together a DIY roof rack, and while I'd like to think I would have come up with something pretty snazzy eventually, you just saved me a ton of time and, let's be honest, frustration. Many thanks!
Just save up and buy a roof rack. Looks terrible! Uni strut and spring nuts aren’t exactly free anyway. As for ‘in an emergency’, who has strut laying around in an emergency. You also forgot to add the feet that real roof bars have to prevent the bolts from bending under acceleration and breaking. If you have an accident where is the CE marking??
you're entitled to your opinion, but I have made this rack over a decade ago, and have been loading it heavily, with massive ladders, switchgear, stock iron, etc. without any issues whatsoever, and no, it isn't bending too much when braking or accelerating (also, please actually watch the video before commenting based on the title and caption image... there are feet, made of EMT). also there isn't a roof rack you can buy that will hold as much weight or be as sturdy as this one. sure, a roof rack that's going to fall off in an accident needs the CE markings, to CYA... I have been in an accident with this roof rack fully loaded, and it didn't fall off. I only rebuilt it once, to film this video, this is the third vehicle this rack is serving. experience says this is better than any option you can buy.
Oh, I have been pondering how to put together a DIY roof rack, and while I'd like to think I would have come up with something pretty snazzy eventually, you just saved me a ton of time and, let's be honest, frustration. Many thanks!
That was very simple and smart way of doing the roof rack
Thanks for sharing
you're very welcome, thanks for the kind comment.
Thanks...i never knew about this!
Amazing thanks so much
Awesome!!!
Just save up and buy a roof rack. Looks terrible! Uni strut and spring nuts aren’t exactly free anyway. As for ‘in an emergency’, who has strut laying around in an emergency. You also forgot to add the feet that real roof bars have to prevent the bolts from bending under acceleration and breaking.
If you have an accident where is the CE marking??
you're entitled to your opinion, but I have made this rack over a decade ago, and have been loading it heavily, with massive ladders, switchgear, stock iron, etc. without any issues whatsoever, and no, it isn't bending too much when braking or accelerating (also, please actually watch the video before commenting based on the title and caption image... there are feet, made of EMT). also there isn't a roof rack you can buy that will hold as much weight or be as sturdy as this one. sure, a roof rack that's going to fall off in an accident needs the CE markings, to CYA... I have been in an accident with this roof rack fully loaded, and it didn't fall off. I only rebuilt it once, to film this video, this is the third vehicle this rack is serving. experience says this is better than any option you can buy.