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travop

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Joined: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:03 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:37 pm

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

Scrawny

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Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 pm
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Location: Brissie
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:05 pm

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

travop

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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:10 pm

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?

pete_79

Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:24 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:03 pm

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

Jezza86

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Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:30 am
Posts: 2155
Location: Nhulunbuy 0880
Vehicle: 2010 jimny

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:28 pm

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

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jdk81

Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:30 pm
Posts: 2372
Location: Ballarat, VIC

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:52 am

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

travop

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Joined: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:03 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:58 pm

pete_79 wrote:

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

greenzook89

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Joined: Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:30 pm
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Location: Ipswich
Vehicle: LJ80V-II, SJ40, SJ40T, RS415

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:06 pm

pete_79 wrote:

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?

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Makes me want something similar

J--A--C--K

Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:48 am
Posts: 253
Location: melbourne

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 11:13 am

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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