Roof Basket - Source and Type

I'm seeking a good roof basket for my Jimny for a long distance trek. I've seen some good ones in pictures on the 4x4 Forum South Africa. However in the UK I've only been able to find Thule's offering, which seems good, but a bit pricey for me just now.

Any suggestions? Thank's in advance!

Get some cheap unistrut from City electrical factors, its galvanised and very strong, and can be made and cut up into all sorts of configurations.

Just an idea.

can't get much cheaper than this ladder roof-rack :blink:
£15.00 + fixings ( x4 P bolts, washers, wing nuts) + optional - sandpaper & decking oil

5 off 4"x1"x6' fence boards - 1 off 3"x1.5"x12' fence rail - 1 box 2" decking screws

the transverse rails sit inside the roof bars - so no forward or back movement



as a clamp - used P bolts bent over


works a treat, bulky heavy items simply slide into position without the risk of body damage - well pleased.


supergaz wrote:

Get some cheap unistrut

like it - I feel a new project coming on - Univolt Steel Channel

i just made my own out of 20x20x1.2mm box & made 1 for my bro,s jimny too as well as a couple for the vits ive had

all the factory made ones that are for sale are silly prices

Be careful with the suzuki roof rails, they are only plastic brackets inside the plastic covers. Id worry about putting any weight up there. I have recently removed mine in place of the roll cage.

good point supergaz,
will wait till the missus is in a good mood and tell her we need a roll cage
....... could be a while :dry:
................. wonder if I could make one from unistrut :silly:

heres the one i made for my jimny

Thanks, Seems a good strong solution.

I was also thinking of Unistrut to hold my extra spare wheel with on the side by the windows. Problem is the curvature of the side panels and the glass curve.

Heres mine:





I swapped it with A18SUF (was on here - now has Jeep :ohmy: ) for my standard rear shocks. I believe it is made by Galeria however I can find no info/suppliers on the net

The name of the rack is a Galeria ,the make is team terzo of Japan.
In the UK l think they go under the name Thule.
www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servl...-1_categoryId_165500
hope this helps.

Uni strut is gret stuff but you also need some shallow (stainless steel food quality) mesh trolleys from somewhere near your local supermarket which will give a very pro look to any efforts. I have seen a couple on various jeeps - no pics unfortunately but they seem to do the job very efficiently
atb
Mike