Roof rack from Leitner Designs coming soon

[RobS]

@Jeffrey That’s great that you have yours. Hope it’s everything you expect it to be.

 

[Jeffrey]

Strange request: can we get a picture of the boxes it comes in (before you rip them open with much enthusiasm)? The Leitner site does not give shipping options for Australia and I would like to work out a rough cost.

Sure. The long box is 221 cm long and weighs over 23 kg. That's the rack. The shorter one is 127 cm long and is the roof POD.

 

[anand]

Sure. The long box is 221 cm long and weighs over 23 kg. That's the rack. The shorter one is 127 cm long and is the roof POD.

I love to see members unit-converting measurements for the RoW

 

[Jeffrey]

I love to see members unit-converting measurements for the RoW

You got it! When I saw he was from down under, I got out my calculator!!

 

[grnamin]

You got it! When I saw he was from down under, I got out my calculator!!

Cool attention to detail.

 

[Shopkeep]

Sure. The long box is 221 cm long and weighs over 23 kg. That's the rack. The shorter one is 127 cm long and is the roof POD.
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Thanks Jeffrey, love your work! I will be near Corona in late March and was wondering if I could pickup and check it in as oversize baggage on the flight home, but maybe not. Will use your handy metric measurements for a shipping quote.

 

[MMICHAELS]

Sure. The long box is 221 cm long and weighs over 23 kg. That's the rack. The shorter one is 127 cm long and is the roof POD.
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pictures once it's mounted and pros and cons . . . I am keen on this design.

 

[RobS]

My roof rack arrived yesterday. I won’t have time until next week to put it together and install.

 

[Bobbo28]

Picked up & assembled/installed my Leitner rack this past Tuesday... from the perspective of someone who also owns a Defender w/ a Frontrunner Slimline II, the Leitner rack is FAR superior. Absolutely solid as a rock, low profile, no wind noise. The power coating is exceptional. It was very easy to install and the build quality is second to none.

The Leitner guys are awesome... Bernhard is currently prototyping some front/rear exterior lighting that I will definitely be ordering.

 

[Colorado]

Picked up & assembled/installed my Leitner rack this past Tuesday... from the perspective of someone who also owns a Defender w/ a Frontrunner Slimline II, the Leitner rack is FAR superior. Absolutely solid as a rock, low profile, no wind noise. The power coating is exceptional. It was very easy to install and the build quality is second to none.

The Leitner guys are awesome... Bernhard is currently prototyping some front/rear exterior lighting that I will definitely be ordering.
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That looks really great. Thanks for posting the picture. I have that roof rack as well in my garage. I’m just waiting for my vehicle. Haha. Glad to hear all the positives about it.

 

[[ Adam ]]

Picked up & assembled/installed my Leitner rack this past Tuesday... from the perspective of someone who also owns a Defender w/ a Frontrunner Slimline II, the Leitner rack is FAR superior. Absolutely solid as a rock, low profile, no wind noise. The power coating is exceptional. It was very easy to install and the build quality is second to none.

The Leitner guys are awesome... Bernhard is currently prototyping some front/rear exterior lighting that I will definitely be ordering.
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Love seeing me some porn with a nice rack

 

[Jeffrey]

I'm assembling mine right now. Must say, the engineering and quality is excellent!

 

[JGM]

I received by rack yesterday via UPS and will install it this weekend. It seems rock solid and very well engineered. They sent me a couple of pictures of the rack on their IG. Attached.

 

[MarkIGTM]

This rack looks almost exactly what I've been holding out for. Would anyone happen to have a close-up picture of the final production mounting brackets? Also, what does the Torx bolt in the recessed area above the vehicle bolts do?

 

[MTNDOG]

This rack looks almost exactly what I've been holding out for. Would anyone happen to have a close-up picture of the final production mounting brackets? Also, what does the Torx bolt in the recessed area above the vehicle bolts do?

Post one of this thread has a video that gives a bit better view of the brackets. The torx bolt almost looks like it's cosmetic.

https://www.theineosforum.com/data/video/7818/7818622-d7b7e7873ed28666f0aeb46e1fe39cae.mov

 

[Tom109]

No interest in that style rack, but those boxes have certainly caught my attention.

 

[MarkIGTM]

Post one of this thread has a video that gives a bit better view of the brackets. The torx bolt almost looks like it's cosmetic.

https://www.theineosforum.com/data/video/7818/7818622-d7b7e7873ed28666f0aeb46e1fe39cae.mov

Perfect, thanks, I missed that video. Agreed, the bolt doesn't appear to function yet. Maybe future light mounts or something???

 

[GrenADV]

I received by rack yesterday via UPS and will install it this weekend. It seems rock solid and very well engineered. They sent me a couple of pictures of the rack on their IG. Attached.View attachment 7844303View attachment 7844304View attachment 7844305

How soon did the rack ship from when you placed the order? Just curious on lead times if it’s actually 4 weeks (as shown on their site) or if it’s faster than that.

 

[DaBull]

This rack looks almost exactly what I've been holding out for. Would anyone happen to have a close-up picture of the final production mounting brackets? Also, what does the Torx bolt in the recessed area above the vehicle bolts do?

Hi MarkIGTM, I drove to Corona last week to Leitner designs and met with Bernard to view the brackets in person.

Although I saw the extra screw, I forgot to ask Bernard what function it provides. Knowing Bernard, I cannot imagine it is just for cosmetic purposes. I will ponder that is has something to do with tightening or holding the bracket in place in addition to the other two screws that attach to the Ineos brackets holding the aluminum roof tubes or perhaps is there to allow the attachment of other accessories like a light. When anyone finds out, please post.

The brackets are made out of solid billet aluminum and each is CNC machined and then power coated black. In my opinion, incredibly over engineered and I mean that in a great way.

Per Bernard, the top of the brackets set level with or are not more than 1/4" above the 4 plastic roof strips on the Grenadier roof depending where you measure them along the roof line. This provides the basis of the overall low profile design of his rack. His rack per his website diagram, is 2" tall, thereby giving a total height with brackets of not more than 2 1/4" over and above the 4 roof strips.

The perimeter frame fo the rack is designed with a wiring chase that runs along and inside the perimeter frame to help keep wiring and even connectors tidy and out of the elements. The aluminum cross bars are stout with T-Slots and have a profile of 1 1/8" thick by 4" wide. I like that you can easily remove, add or adjust any of the cross load bars without taking the rack apart.

I could not be more impressed with the overall design and the incredible build quality.

It's got DaBull's stamp of approval and I am ordering one.

I also saw his prototype lighting for the front of the Grenadier, which is something I will be ordering too.

His storage boxes are a very innovative design that provides easy side access with a spring flip up door and has keyed locks. The storage box locks onto the rack from the inside to help prevent theft. You can stack 100 pounds of extra gear on top of each storage box.
DaBull

 

[Jeffrey]

That bolt in the recess of the mounting bracket has no purpose, at this time. Could mount side lights or an awning, perhaps, or shovel mount brackets. It's available!

BTW, I originally thought that the side support brackets in discussion were mounted to the four 'grab bars'. Not really the case. The eight brackets are bolted directly to the vehicles threaded holes, and then the brackets support the stock tubes. The rack's weight is NOT on those tubes at all. Genius idea, for extra connectivity and better load management. You really can't tell by looking at pictures, but it is apparent when installing.