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New roof rack!
Posted: 21 Jun 2012, 20:55
by LeeME3
Not sure if this should be in General, Technical, or Camping...so apologies to mods if I've got it wrong!
Anyway, after watching several roof racks on eBay I found a chap in Derby who makes them and the price was very fair...less than £100. Looks like a good job as well - he can certainly weld better than me (then again my dog can weld better than me!). Heatshrink rubber over the gutter clamps as well and good grade metal. Mine is left unfinished as I can't decide if i want to paint it or let it get a little bit of surface rust to age it, will oil or varnish the wood though to protect it. A few pics - sorry for quality/orientation, just taken on phone in failing light (outer part of clamp not fitted in the pics before someone points out it'll fall off!).
Anyway if anyone else wants one (and he can do them for Splits and Bays and in other sizes if you've got special requirements) I'm happy to pass on his details via a PM. He also said he'd be able to give a bit of discount for a group buy if there's enough interest.
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 08:40
by LeeME3
What's the general consensus on where to mount these - over the cab, in the middle, over the back? Does it really make any difference?
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 08:41
by paul66beetle
I got an email from a company recently that have started to make retro roof racks for T25's. Will have to search back now, may have been Just Kampers.
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 08:56
by Ian Hulley
Just for info ... your's isn't the original 'Snowdrop', that was Calamity Cate's Syncro
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 08:59
by LeeME3
Ian Hulley wrote:Just for info ... your's isn't the original 'Snowdrop', that was Calamity Cate's Syncro
Perhaps I need to go around and put a '2' after the name!!! To be fair I wanted to call her Mae West ("I used to be Snow White but then I drifted") but the kids decided Snowdrop so that was that!
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 09:02
by Ian Hulley
Nah, don't bother .... I'll wager Cate's is long gone now anyway
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 09:02
by jamesc76
very nice tho needs either powder coating or paint asap!
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 09:09
by LeeME3
jamesc76 wrote:very nice tho needs either powder coating or paint asap!
Oh it's safely under cover awaiting paint already (silver hammerite I think).
Surely you're not suggesting it may rain sometime soon?!?!?!?
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 11:40
by paul66beetle
heritage ones ....
http://www.vwheritage.com/blog/2012/05/ ... s-for-t25/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
With camping season upon us, you might be needing extra space for umbrella’s, wellies, raincoats or even a dinghy. If you drive a T25 then look no further than these great rooftop storage solutions.
Now available are these rather lovely wood slat racks for the third generation Type 2, a pleasant change to boring black roof bars, which lack a little style to say the least. Manufactured for us in 2, 3 and 4 bow sizes and made from
polished stainless and treated hardwood they are built to last. Speaking of which.. you will need to build it, they come supplied as a flat pack (sending a built 4 bow roof rack is a little tricky!) don’t panic though, it’s pretty simple and instructions are supplied.
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 11:54
by paul66beetle
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 16:11
by thebobster
Ian Hulley wrote:Just for info ... your's isn't the original 'Snowdrop', that was Calamity Cate's Syncro
I shouldn't worry about the originality of van names in this club. There are around 100 or so vans called "Colin"
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 22 Jun 2012, 18:26
by Thorgills
thebobster wrote:Ian Hulley wrote:Just for info ... your's isn't the original 'Snowdrop', that was Calamity Cate's Syncro
I shouldn't worry about the originality of van names in this club. There are around 100 or so vans called "Colin"
My 10 year old son named our Viking conversion "Thorgills" after the Viking invader who's nickname was Skarthi and named our home town Skarthi's-borg which became Scarborough! I bet there's not hundreds with that name!!
As an aside, his brother Kormack had the nickname Flam, and started Flam's-borg a little further down the coast!
And they say you don't learn anything on the Internet!
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 20:42
by jocko
LeeME3 wrote:Not sure if this should be in General, Technical, or Camping...so apologies to mods if I've got it wrong!
Anyway, after watching several roof racks on eBay I found a chap in Derby who makes them and the price was very fair...less than £100. Looks like a good job as well - he can certainly weld better than me (then again my dog can weld better than me!). Heatshrink rubber over the gutter clamps as well and good grade metal. Mine is left unfinished as I can't decide if i want to paint it or let it get a little bit of surface rust to age it, will oil or varnish the wood though to protect it. A few pics - sorry for quality/orientation, just taken on phone in failing light (outer part of clamp not fitted in the pics before someone points out it'll fall off!).
Anyway if anyone else wants one (and he can do them for Splits and Bays and in other sizes if you've got special requirements) I'm happy to pass on his details via a PM. He also said he'd be able to give a bit of discount for a group buy if there's enough interest.
does he sell them painted, or are they all for buyer to finish?
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 20:52
by LeeME3
Pretty sure they can be finished in your choice of colour. I'm still trying to decide between white or silver...
Re: New roof rack!
Posted: 06 Aug 2012, 19:11
by deano765
just checking out your roof rack after looking for hours,looks pretty good to me,wonderded if you could pass on details of the person who makes them.ta deano765
