Roof racks, Head up displays and dash cams etc. Any after market accessory.

[Tazzieman]

Only in cheap common folk beer or wine
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You can have my Porsche club membership they like fancy posh stuff

 

[MrMike]

For a simple work light these are hard to beat, I have them on one of the tractors. Very consistent wide beam pattern. I had one on the back of my 110 too.

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edit, i have the Scene beam pattern.

I've never used roof mounted lights in the bush, I know plenty that have them but for the outlay it seems to be (IMO) expensive for for the amount of use they get, different if your farming in the UK in winter, but for general camping/overlanding I don't see the point when we have great head torches with us.

 

[Tom D]

I've never used roof mounted lights in the bush, I know plenty that have them but for the outlay it seems to be (IMO) expensive for for the amount of use they get, different if your farming in the UK in winter, but for general camping/overlanding I don't see the point when we have great head torches with us.

Here in winter its dark at 4 and light at about 8-8:30, so I’m often unloading / loading in the dark, reversing the trailer too was a big reason for a high level light. I had the flush mounted one on the defender. I don't like a roof mounted driving light as it reflects off the bonnet / bull bar..

 

[MrMike]

Here in winter its dark at 4 and light at about 8-8:30, so I’m often unloading / loading in the dark, reversing the trailer too was a big reason for a high level light. I had the flush mounted one on the defender. I don't like a roof mounted driving light as it reflects off the bonnet / bull bar..

Yes @Tom D I can fully appreciate the need for your business in the depths of winter

 

[DCPU]

I don't see the point when we have great head torches with us.

I came late to head torches, but a good quality head torch is the absolute business.

 

[DCPU]

I thought draught was where it was at now?

 

[globalgregors]

On the subject of head-up displays… came across this one:

OBD2 & GPS Head-Up Displays [HUD]

Keep your eyes on the road with Codebreaker OBD2 and GPS Head-Up Displays (also known as HUDs) by Ultimate9.

www.ultimate9.co

Australian retailer:

Ultimate9 | Codebreaker | HUD | OBD2 | Heads Up Display | Stage 1 Customs

Ultimate9 Codebreaker OBD2 HUD

stage1customs.com

 

[trobex]

On the subject of head-up displays… came across this one:

OBD2 & GPS Head-Up Displays [HUD]

Keep your eyes on the road with Codebreaker OBD2 and GPS Head-Up Displays (also known as HUDs) by Ultimate9.

www.ultimate9.co

Australian retailer:

Ultimate9 | Codebreaker | HUD | OBD2 | Heads Up Display | Stage 1 Customs

Ultimate9 Codebreaker OBD2 HUD

stage1customs.com

This is what I'm thinking now - just a basic on-screen HUD with speed, temp, fuel. Thats about all I want. If we can get Tacho on their that would be great!

 

[grenadierboy]

I came late to head torches, but a good quality head torch is the absolute business.

one of the best - never in the bush without it:

Headlamps - Petzl United Kingdom | Sport

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www.petzl.com

 

[Tom D]

I use Petzl too, the reactive technology is very good.

 

[MilesD]

agree Tom, Petzl reactive tech good, unfortunately I found output too low and battery life not so good for extended use. Discovered Exposure lights for night time MTB biking - can take serious abuse, be handheld/head mounted etc, fantastic build quality and light throw. sadly make all other lights look vv cheap @-)

 

[Del]

Does anyone know the overall height with roof bars. Normal clean height is shown as 2036mm.

 

[Tom D]

agree Tom, Petzl reactive tech good, unfortunately I found output too low and battery life not so good for extended use. Discovered Exposure lights for night time MTB biking - can take serious abuse, be handheld/head mounted etc, fantastic build quality and light throw. sadly make all other lights look vv cheap @-)

The petzl’s come in a wide range of outputs, the NAO that I have is very bright.

 

[Phillips]

https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.com/en/au/vehicle/2023-ineos-grenadier-show-all-78886

Front runner now have a full length available and a 3/4 it would seem.

I’d like to install a rooftop tent directly on the roof. It appears that the 4 rubber strips are all in the same plane so am brainstorming how to secure it to gutters and/or existing cylindrical roof handles. If this were possible the overall height might solve parking clearance problems for members. Thoughts??

 

[Lollo050968]

I’d like to install a rooftop tent directly on the roof. It appears that the 4 rubber strips are all in the same plane so am brainstorming how to secure it to gutters and/or existing cylindrical roof handles. If this were possible the overall height might solve parking clearance problems for members. Thoughts??

If I remember right, are the cylindrical roof handles not strong enough to fix roof tents etc.

 

[Logsplitter]

I’d like to install a rooftop tent directly on the roof. It appears that the 4 rubber strips are all in the same plane so am brainstorming how to secure it to gutters and/or existing cylindrical roof handles. If this were possible the overall height might solve parking clearance problems for members. Thoughts??

I would be comfortable using the roof to carry occasional loads but never to have something like a roof tent fixed directly to it Permanently. The sound of the movement between tent and roof would be unbearable offroad and there would be wearing of tent base or roof strips I think. Even when using a roof rack with a tent on things can go wrong. Fixings working loose or breaking free from my own experience

. I attach a photo of what happened to us in 2019 after some heavy off road use in Mauritania. Some fixings had worked loose even with thread lock and lock nuts and the remaining fixings ripped out of the slots in the slats of the roof rack.

 

[DaveB]

I would be comfortable using the roof to carry occasional loads but never to have something like a roof tent fixed directly to it Permanently. The sound of the movement between tent and roof would be unbearable offroad and there would be wearing of tent base or roof strips I think. Even when using a roof rack with a tent on things can go wrong. Fixings working loose or breaking free from my own experienceView attachment 7807699. I attach a photo of what happened to us in 2019 after some heavy off road use in Mauritania. Some fixings had worked loose even with thread lock and lock nuts and the remaining fixings ripped out of the slots in the slats of the roof rack.

You wouldn't be covered by insurance or warranty in Australia I could guarantee that

 

[OzWatto]

Hey JG - have you figured out yet how you will mount the ARB Base rack to the IG? I really like the utility of the new rack!

Had a Slimline II rack on the Disco for the RTW expedition (pictured below).

Pluses:

• Robust design, with some options wrt assembly (although your description is inaccurate - the cross rails cannot be slid back and forth without driling new holes, you can simply opt to delete some when assembling the rack
• Excellent range of accessories
• Looks good on the vehicle

Negatives:

• Not great quality of powder coating, with delamination occuring in several locations
• Fasteners prone to corrosion
• Had mechanical failure (due to fatigue) of both roof attachment beams - noting typical load shown below, with jerry cans usually empty. So not much weight up there.

To be fair to Frontrunner, there might be a bit more E-W flex in my vehicle (it has the panorama roof) than the rack design conceives.

I do like the system but at this stage am planning on an ARB Base Rack for the IG.

 

[AnD3rew]

Does anyone know the overall height with roof bars. Normal clean height is shown as 2036mm.

I thought height without bars was 2050. But would need at a very minimum an additional 100mm for bars I would think.

 

[globalgregors]

Hey JG - have you figured out yet how you will mount the ARB Base rack to the IG? I really like the utility of the new rack!

Yes, they have a gutter mounting kit available (see link). I don’t see it on their website or on the wall at St Peters but they were kicking around at the last Sydney 4WD show. Their steel racks are probably a more durable option but they lack the nifty engineering of the modular system.

ARB BASE Rack Gutter 6-leg H1 fitting kit | Britpart

ARB BASE Rack gutter mount leg kits are based on ARB’s traditional roof rack fit kits but now finished in Integrit textured black and with...

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