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h3 roof rack ideas - 10/24/2007 5:50:48 PM

hilljob26

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hey guys,i am going to venture into making a couple roof racks,what i need is some input on how high,what should the bottom be made of,how big of tubing should the sides be,give me as many ideas and pics as you can,after all the pricing,i can do these for about 600-700 before freight.and also,on the ones w/ sunroof,does it pop up,any clearance issues,should that part just be left blank.thanx

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/24/2007 6:00:06 PM

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i think i might have put this in the wrong area,if the moderators think it needs to be in the h3 section,please feel free to move it

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 10:06:53 AM

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That is awesome that you have the tools to make make them, only hings I've made are rock rails and undercarriage protection.
I would make one like the Gobi stealth.

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 10:37:35 AM

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so im guessing i should incorporate lights into it

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 11:05:12 AM

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I like Gobi's Stealth (low profile) design as far as a basic concept. I don't like the prominent Gobi logo wind deflector on the front. I would like to see a short rack one that does not extend over the Sun Roof -- which would also eliminate any need for off-road light bar.

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 11:13:57 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: TexH3

I like Gobi's Stealth (low profile) design as far as a basic concept. I don't like the prominent Gobi logo wind deflector on the front.

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if you add the wind deflector, you could always buy a "HUMMER" winsheild decal off of ebay and have that on the deflector. Thats what I would do if I had the Gobi.
hilljob26:
I think the lights look awesome esp the small rectangle ones.

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 4:48:34 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: hilljob26

hey guys,i am going to venture into making a couple roof racks,what i need is some input on how high,what should the bottom be made of,how big of tubing should the sides be,give me as many ideas and pics as you can,after all the pricing,i can do these for about 600-700 before freight.and also,on the ones w/ sunroof,does it pop up,any clearance issues,should that part just be left blank.thanx

Can you make it like the SMA brushguard? About 2" dia. tubing, 5" high, full size like the Gobi rack.

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 5:11:13 PM

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the sma is 1 1/2 tubing,and i was thinking 4-5 inches high,and on the front put 4 rectangle lights which i would include in the rack

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 5:42:40 PM

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I used expanded metal for the flooring on my roof rack. I think 2" from the bottom of the rack to the top of the truck will give clearance for the sunroof. but you can always leave the area around the sundroof open if you want the rack to sit 1" from the top of the truck for a lower profile.

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 9:00:33 PM

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I'd like to see a set of simple rails in 1 1/2" to match the SMA guard. Attached image should give you an idea. There should be a flange along the inside edges to mount a rack or cross rails. Make it compatible with Thule accessories and it would be perfect!

I've been looking for a long time and no one has something out there like this.

What do you think?

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 10:28:55 PM

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Mike,

Here are a few different examples (some good, some bad):

http://www.zoneworx.net/productTMR01.html

Real Wheels

Gobi

SMA Roof Rack

ORU Defender

Surco Safari

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 10:36:32 PM

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NOW THIS ONE IS THE **** and my personal favorite.....Kind of reminds me of something else....

http://www.boulderaccessory.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=38

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 10:42:12 PM

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Those are just some examples of what's out there.....Food for thought so to speak.

I took some rough measurements today and it looks like 50X60 is a magic number...even out to 72.

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/25/2007 11:11:58 PM

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Here is the rack I put together with "Speed Rail" made byhttp://www.hollaender.com/.
You can configure it in hundreds of configurations. This set up cost me about $250.
http://i22.tinypic.com/293ikwo.jpg
http://i22.tinypic.com/20m3k3.jpg
http://i21.tinypic.com/28m1xdl.jpg

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RE: h3 roof rack ideas - 10/26/2007 3:10:02 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Gunner_45

NOW THIS ONE IS THE **** and my personal favorite.....Kind of reminds me of something else....

http://www.boulderaccessory.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=38

i really like something like this,only bring out the front and leave it open,but bring it out for lights,.....i wonder what size tubing that is.do you guys think that the bottom of that is suffiecient,or should it be expanded metal

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