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rbaguio
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Can anyone direct me to a true off-road safari roofrack for my g500 that actually looks like it fits the g500, ie, covers the entire roof? |
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DUTCH
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Date registered: Apr 2006
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| RE: g500 roof racks
rbaguio - 4/21/2007 3:22 PM
Can anyone direct me to a true off-road safari roofrack for my g500 that actually looks like it fits the g500, ie, covers the entire roof?
Hannibal Roof Rack. Google it. |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| RE: g500 roof racks
get an aluminum roof rack - the more you save in weight on the roof rack, the more weight you can put on the rack
Only leight weight stuff (sleeping bags etc.) should be on the rack anyway. Changing the center of gravity with a lot of weight on top will make you prone to roll overs. See http://www.pointedthree.com/disc/forums/showthread.php?tid=6931&pos...
If you plan on using this rack for any travel beyond pavement, the rack should have as many legs as possible, better even a rack that has solid aluminum channels along the entire gutter. The combination of bad roads and legs will make the legs break sooner than you wish. Everyone who has been on an expedition will tell you long stories about roof racks flying off after a few days on washboard. Someone had pictures posted of a legless rack on a long wheel base G some time ago.
But again, legs or not - keep the weight to an absolute minimum. MBUSA advises against roof racks all together.
Edited by 4x4abc 4/21/2007 4:07 PM
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| RE: g500 roof racks
the factory rack that DUTCH snapped some time ago seems sturdy: http://www.pbase.com/flydutch/image/49781921
made in Austria I believe - they are the same the Canadian IFAV have in use.
Found the legless rack:
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rbaguio
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| Re: g500 roof racks
This is very helpful. In the last thread "4x4abc" gave the following website, http://www.pbase.com/flydutch/image/49781921, which had a photo of some G's being transported with white roof racks. Would anyone be able to direct me to the website of those racks? |
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DUTCH
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Date registered: Apr 2006
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| RE: g500 roof racks
4x4abc - 4/21/2007 4:35 PM
the factory rack that DUTCH snapped some time ago seems sturdy: http://www.pbase.com/flydutch/image/49781921
made in Austria I believe - they are the same the Canadian IFAV have in use.
Found the legless rack:
The rack in that photo is by Voegele, who has - sadly - gone out of business. |
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DUTCH
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| Re: g500 roof racks
rbaguio - 4/21/2007 9:15 PM
This is very helpful. In the last thread "4x4abc" gave the following website, http://www.pbase.com/flydutch/image/49781921, which had a photo of some G's being transported with white roof racks. Would anyone be able to direct me to the website of those racks?
That company does not, apparently, have a website. I've looked, and couldn't find one.
Go with Hannibal. They are probably the next best to Voegele. |
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rbaguio
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: g500 roof racks
thank you for you help. i will make inquiries into hannibal tomorrow. unfortunately they don't seem to have a photo online. does anyone know if they sell a corresponding ladder to the roof rack? its a long way to the roof on a g-wagen. |
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rbaguio
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on a side note, Dutch, are you ex-military? Your churchill quotes come right out of OCS in the Army. I'm a veteran of the first Gulf war, Army Medic 91A |
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W5YK
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Date registered: May 2006
Location: San Diego
Vehicle(s): 2002 G500, Unimog U2450,
Posts: 543
| Re: g500 roof racks
They don't have a ladder for the G. You can adapt the landrover one to fit (one of the users on the other forum did that, Fernweh).
Or you can just step on the rear bumper, then the top of the spare wheel, then the roof. Even my five-year old could do it.
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Maxwell Smart
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| Re: g500 roof racks
W5YK - 4/23/2007 4:36 AM
They don't have a ladder for the G. You can adapt the landrover one to fit (one of the users on the other forum did that, Fernweh).
There is a ladder for the G in my MB Accessories catalogue - B6 684 8305 £230.04 It hooks onto the rain gutter and uses the rubber stripping along the body to keep it away from the paint.
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
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| Re: g500 roof racks
rbaguio - 4/22/2007 12:11 PM
on a side note, Dutch, are you ex-military? Your churchill quotes come right out of OCS in the Army. I'm a veteran of the first Gulf war, Army Medic 91A
No, but I have two sons in the US military even as we "speak". |
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
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| Re: g500 roof racks
rbaguio - 4/22/2007 12:08 PM
thank you for you help. i will make inquiries into hannibal tomorrow. unfortunately they don't seem to have a photo online. does anyone know if they sell a corresponding ladder to the roof rack? its a long way to the roof on a g-wagen.
See here:
http://www.hannibal.co.za/default.asp?pageid=561 |
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keychi
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Date registered: Jun 2006
Location: detroit michigan
Vehicle(s): 290gd,G550,
Posts: 158
| RE: g500 roof racks
christo slee has a great roof rack christo@sleeoffroad.com i have one and i like it better |
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fredecosse
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Date registered: Jun 2006
Location: Edinburgh
Vehicle(s): G500,G230,G300gd,citroen h van
Posts: 29
| RE: g500 roof racks
below are the contact for the roof rack as I have on my 500, but i am finding it difficult to put pictures on line...
G. Preining
Office@Karosserie-Preining.at
A-8020 Graz, Korngasse 16
Tel. +43 /316/ 711596
Fax +43 /316/ 711596 4 :
Edited by fredecosse 4/23/2007 5:43 PM
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