In what way does it look tortured. I think it’s been well tested and at least being the Rhino Rack you get a warranty plus
Therein lies the rub! Caveat emptor other racks
I guess in the way one might liken it to the Cresta Run.
But several Front Runner racks have been used in official Ineos marketing photos, and Ineos have talked so much about open source info for aftermarket suppliers that to imply that warranty could be voided by using a reputable third party would be rather two faced.
Two faced maybe but I’d rather have a dealer fit Rhino Rack than a front runner rack in the event of a warranty claim personally. Some racks are just not up to it and I don’t know whether Rhino Rack are! but I had an Eeziawn on my defender and bolts just ripped out of the extrusion slots slots under e hard conditions so I consider a dealer fit and Ineos supplied roof rack the safer option for me. I’ll let you all know after my my tour including a few thousand K of corrugated roads how the Rhino rack stands up.I guess in the way one might liken it to the Cresta Run.
But several Front Runner racks have been used in official Ineos marketing photos, and Ineos have talked so much about open source info for aftermarket suppliers that to imply that warranty could be voided by using a reputable third party would be rather two faced.
Come September I’ll be testing it sure enough for six months and fully loaded. Let’s seeYes, I can see the position you want to be in if the gutters prove to be a weak point and it may be idealistic to assume Ineos would accept that as readily with a third party rack.
Do you mean a metal rod connecting all legs as they sit in the roof gutter?
Yes, I had a V-spine on the 2.2m rack on my Troopy.
Yes - it is just missing the plastic cover that is covering the two screws that are fastening the roof rack to the gutter -
The weight is a bit limiting and cleaning the roof might be tricky with those outer plates that join the legs.
The roof load is still pretty usable, and I prefer the rack be over-built rather than under-built. I have witnessed more than one occasion where the rack came in contact with a tree - sort of blending the line between static and dynamic! Poorly built racks need not apply!
When I suggested that the Rhino rack was well built the owner of Black Sheep said that it was unsuitable for the weight, this I find interesting as dynamically there is just under 20kgs on each "foot"plus the backbone distributing the weight around the vehicle gutter. while I haven't seen it in the flesh, it certainly looks robust enough to almost disprove his comment.I've posted in a couple threads that I see the IG rain gutter no different than my repeatedly overloaded Series/RRC/Discovery rain gutters, and therefore have no concerns mounting a rack. Then questions were posed about the IG rain gutter width, resulting rack foot (in)compatibility, and even potential work-arounds. Since I am likely 9-months from my Gren and now thoroughly confused, I took a deep look at all the various rack pictures others have posted. What did I find? Well, the perfect solution...
Take a look at the two Rhino rack photos below. You may have to zoom in, but look how upper and lower "clamps" are designed to clamp the center of the gutter and not against the outermost lip.
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Next, look at the (hidden when mounted) leg reinforcement, and the fact all four legs form one outer plate running the full length of the rack.
All of these design features help distribute loads along the gutter, preventing high loads to a single leg as the platform flexes (yes, they all flex). Genius, right?
I'm really happy with the Rhino design and very glad it's included in my order.
Wonder on cost without lights as I'd get my own light bar, but damn, 5500 USD is pricey.
Ridiculous price.
