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[minimanjay]

Hi was just wondering what I could get for my rally roof rack look I have a tin petrol can I'm after a mud/snow tyre to go on it what else can you think of ?

[giner88]

thats what i'm going for two spare wheels :/ hope theres room and a jerry can

[sprite1275]

i want a roof rack but they seem to sell on ebay for a pretty penny, cheapest i have seen go was £65 and it was in a sorry state, how much did you guys pic yours up from and where?

and i think two tyres and a petrol can is all that i would have on mine and mayb 1 of those 15" little monte carlo rally badge/plates on the from of it

[giner88]

ahhh i know what you mean, any idea where you can get them from? the Monte Carlo plates? i didnt even think of this till you wrote it thanx. sorry minimanjay stealing ideas that are meant to be for you lol

[Dolly 89]

you can't beat an old leather suitcase for the roofrack, not really a rally look thing though

[giner88]

yeah i was thinking about that but like you said its not really rally. mayb i could invent i new bread of mini called, thats half rat half rally look and call it the Rat Rally look.

[minimanjay]

Ha it's ok more the ideas the better and I have two both old English white I required the one as a deal from a friend and the one I paid 80 for I might sell one soon so keep your eyes out I was thinking petrol can a mud/snow spare wheel I have a monte Carlo plate on it and probs some old rope Then some 2 up 2 down on. The formt will give it a good rally look . Currently making some lights brackets will sell some powder coated black or silver

[oscat]

A shovel, in case you get stuck in the mud!!

[giner88]

shovel is a good 1, i got rope but i have tied it around my front spots looks kind of cool, although i do seem to think things are cool, that are probably not.

[Cooperman]

Spare petrol cans full of petrol - you'll need the petrol as the roof rack will knock your mpg right way down.
When I had a 998 Cooper as my everyday road car I had a roof rack and every time I fitted and used it with any sort of load my consumption would go down from about 38 mpg to about 25 mpg. It really was that bad. Even empty is was not good, but I could fit it or remove it in about 5 minutes and I fortunately didn't need it very often.
It was a very useful bit of kit though.

[giner88]

MPG is a big issue with me as i am rather poor but on the plus i can fit and remove it very quickly. problem is i keep thinkng theives could do the same :/

[TfcIan]

i want a roof rack but they seem to sell on ebay for a pretty penny, cheapest i have seen go was £65 and it was in a sorry state, how much did you guys pic yours up from and where?

and i think two tyres and a petrol can is all that i would have on mine and mayb 1 of those 15" little monte carlo rally badge/plates on the from of it

I bought mine on ebay at the weekend for £85. It needs a lick of paint, but that won't cost too much and I already have a spray gun and stuff - Does anybody know a paint code which is a close match to the monte carlo roof rack?

You could get something like this if you're not after a monte carlo rack. http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_1135wt_1163
Similar ones go cheap on ebay, I've seen not sell at £5 but looking at the dimensions, I would have guessed it would have been too big for a mini. If you do a search in ebay, do something like 'gutter classic roof rack -bar -bars'. This will exclude the items with bars as a tag, so that you aren't trawling through pages of roof bars


I haven't got anything on mine yet, I'm tempted to buy a stuffed toy and cable tie it to it, just so there's something on it. I like the idea of spade and other stuff for winter, that could be useful (hopefully not) but I'd be worried about somebody stealing it.

[MaxAndPaddy]

If its the rally look your after..... nothing better than a spectator attached to the roof!

Just an idea

[Cooperman]

MPG is a big issue with me as i am rather poor but on the plus i can fit and remove it very quickly. problem is i keep thinkng theives could do the same :/

Yes, both the rack and, more especially anything on it, is very vulnerable.
But I guess you'll only be using it when the load won't fit inside the car or in the boot so you can load and unload it safely.
The biggest thing I ever transported on mine was a complete single bed! complete with frame, matress and head-board.
With the additional fuel consumption it certainly encourages you to take it off when it's not needed.

[minimanjay]

Cooperman that's well funny I'm well tempted to beat your single bed might have to try a kingsize one and I'm not planning on running around with the stuff on all the time might put them on for a how but put them in the car and put them on top at the show lol but my list is spare tyre a old esso tin fuel can and hmm maybe a old water Kerry can :s and a old looking shovel and some
Rope may be some
Big rusty spanners for the good looks or instead maybe a wheel brace in the middle of the wheel