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[Hacky21]

Has anyone got any pictures of their minis with roof racks on? I'm particularly looking at the monte carlo style racks - how do they fix onto the roof? and has anyone got any close-ups of the brackets?



just to show you what I mean, cheers

[giacomo]

there we go mate, theres my 2 cars,





there just strapped down on either side with like a hook and bolt type thing

[tadleysimon]

mines the same but ive cut the legs down so it sits closer to the roof, looks much sleeker in my opinion

[Hacky21]

Nice, so how do you fit them? do they lock or bolt in place or do the brackets just hook on?

[tadleysimon]

the rubber feet sit on the roof,

there are 2 clips, one either side,

the top just hooks over the roof rack, the bottom sits round the rain gutter with with another little peice to clamp it in place,
ill get some cloe up photos tomorrow if u like

[connor.weeks]

are these easy to take on and off because i wouldent want one on my car 24/7 but it would be usefull for shows and hoildays also how strong are that coild they take a load of camping gear or would the rubber feet just put dents in the roof under the wait ?

[zelliott]

Ill have to get me one of these, would be epic festivals.

any websites, anyone?

[analogue_radio]

Where can you buy replacement rubber feet?

I've got an old rack of a moggy minor, but it came with a few odd fitting feet.

[vini]

Where can you buy replacement rubber feet?

I've got an old rack of a moggy minor, but it came with a few odd fitting feet.

ive used the rubber bottoms of walking sticks on my rack and fit perfect u can get them from most ironmongers or markets.Dean

[crispdust]

I've got 4 dents on the roof of the min where a roof rack was fitted before I had it.

What stops the roof from denting? Or could it be that is was just a badly fitted roof rack?

I've not fitted one since because I've been worried about doing more damage.

Dan.

[Hacky21]

Thanks guys, I was thinking about making my own, because used monte carlo style racks are pretty rare and are a fortune on ebay!

Just need to get the fixing sorted out, I wouldn't want to waste all that time and effort making a roof rack for it to fall off doing 70mph on the motorway haha

[dmdangermouse]

id love one of these roof racks.

alot of money though

[E.L.M.O]

[Carlien]

[minisilverbullet]

There should be plenty of mini suitable roof rack out there (ebay, markets etc). Anything which has brackets which fit a roof gutter.

I think I bought mine for 25 quid , it was originally fitted to some old Volvo!

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