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Author:  travop [ Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:37 pm ]
Post subject:  New Jimny owner, wanting to talk about big racks

Hi there

long time lurker, first time poster

After wanting one for a while i finally purchased a 2008 Suzuki Jimny JLX, which i am absolutely chuffed with!

My goal is to turn it into camping/adventure rig without pouring every cent into it.

Firstly i would like to mount a roof rack/basket, however my jimny did not come with roof racks from the factory and therefore doesn't have any mounting bolts.

My question is what is the best way to mount a roof rack on top of a jimny that does not have roof rail mounts in place?

Thank you

Author:  Scrawny [ Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Jimny owner, wanting to talk about big racks

Should still have the mounting points in the roof channel?

Have a look at ZN's Jim for some ideas

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16751&start=1770

Author:  travop [ Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Jimny owner, wanting to talk about big racks

Scrawn aka Skinny wrote:
Should still have the mounting points in the roof channel?

Have a look at ZN's Jim for some ideas

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16751&start=1770


I thought that as well but there are no holes, studs or anything else in the roof channel.
Are there brackets that can clip into the channel somehow?

Author:  pete_79 [ Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Jimny owner, wanting to talk about big racks

I thought all JLX models had roof racks. Do you have carpet, central locking, electric windows, etc?

Anyway, if you don't have any mounting point for roof racks this is the best way to go about getting them.
http://auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=35389

Author:  Jezza86 [ Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Jimny owner, wanting to talk about big racks

i had rhino racks on mine, used the bolt points under the rubber seal in the roof rail

Author:  jdk81 [ Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Jimny owner, wanting to talk about big racks

Regarding the title, the big racks are in this thread (NSFW)
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9465

Author:  travop [ Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Jimny owner, wanting to talk about big racks

pete_79 wrote:
I thought all JLX models had roof racks. Do you have carpet, central locking, electric windows, etc?

Anyway, if you don't have any mounting point for roof racks this is the best way to go about getting them.
http://auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=35389


No it doesnt have those, i may have the model mixed up

Author:  greenzook89 [ Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Jimny owner, wanting to talk about big racks

pete_79 wrote:
I thought all JLX models had roof racks. Do you have carpet, central locking, electric windows, etc?

Anyway, if you don't have any mounting point for roof racks this is the best way to go about getting them.
http://auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=35389


Pending OP location, QLD jimnys got a mixed bag of options. For example Skippy's 2011 had carpet, yet no power steer or roof racks. Apparently it was only QLD that had these oddball ones.

You could always nutsert and run the OEM rails?

Author:  J--A--C--K [ Sun May 08, 2016 11:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Jimny owner, wanting to talk about big racks

Rihno have a mount system that involves riveting a track to the roof and then mourning the bars ect to that. I had it in my old Subaru

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