AndrewS
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Its easy you just add the height of the rack to the height of the car and hey presto .....
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10forcash
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Thanks Chris, I was only joking about the nearest mm ...but you've done me proud. I have the body of an eighteen year old. ...........................................I keep it in the fridge.
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| Mon Jul 24 2006 3:51pm |
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Chris200100
Member Since: 22 Mar 2006
Location: Nr Cardiff
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Just checked the fitting instruction and what a guess I was spot on
normal road height TFC
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| Mon Jul 24 2006 3:53pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
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It's slow but does come up eventually You must be this high intelligent to play in here...
    
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| Mon Jul 24 2006 4:06pm |
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Jamo
Member Since: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Esperance, Western Australia
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I've got a frontrunner on. (marketed here as rackmaster). Fantastic piece of kit. Have a nice day!
2010 Cayenne Diesel with PASM & Off Road Pkg
2005 HSE D3 (Sold)
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| Mon Jul 24 2006 4:37pm |
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DrLex
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Ciderspace [Oi be in Zummerset]
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10forcash wrote:Working here OK
http://www.frontrunner.co.za/Default.aspx?tabid=1583
despite the network nazi's best efforts 
If anyone is up for a group purchase, it might be best through Euro/UK distributors, as the response from frontrunner to an enquiry on the racks (specs, pictures) received a fairly basic response - the picture is the one on their website:
frontunner wrote:
Good day Alex
We have agents up in your area you can try Scorpion Racing or Frog's
Island I unfortunately do not have contact numbers for them.
Please see attached picture.
If you do not come right please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards
I guess the comment about 'come right' is something to take up with the editors of the Afrikaans:English dictionary, rather than my Uro-genital specialist... Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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| Tue Jul 25 2006 7:17am |
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Baben
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Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
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Yes, "come right" is a very interesting local phrase, isn't it? It's not quite Afrikaans, we would probably say it's Safrican.
Kinda like "howzit", "bru", "dop" etc.
By the way, I broke my roof rack brackets due to too much flexibility in the rails (the Landy part) during our recent trip, as I mentioned somewhere earlier in this thread. Got them welded by a real bush mechanic. When I got back home, went to FrontRunner to discuss a remedy, and they replaced the Landy rails with their own, as well as some of the brackets which had failed, at no cost, and without a question. These are guys who really back up their product! They also have their own rear-door ladder now available, as well as awesome drawer systems for the boot.
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| Wed Jul 26 2006 3:30pm |
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DrLex
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Ciderspace [Oi be in Zummerset]
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Ah, thanks for explaining that, Baben.
Whilst their construction and after-sales service sounds excellent, my experience of their pre-sales leaves quite a bit to be desired. I'd have thought they could have rustled up a pdf on their products at least - or is that Safrican too?
I'll make a note to get on to Frog's island and perhaps ask Penguin for translation skills in contacting Trekk in Belgium. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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| Wed Jul 26 2006 7:32pm |
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Baben
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Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
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You need a PDF for a roof-rack?
Maybe you should buy from a more sophisticated, English-speaking company then.
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| Thu Jul 27 2006 7:01am |
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DrLex
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Ciderspace [Oi be in Zummerset]
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Sorry, Baben, it's easy to be misunderstood with text postings, lacking as they are any intonation and emphasis.
I think the front runner racks sound excellent and your experience shows that they are a company that takes pride in producing a practical product. It's also very good that they should produce a set of items for a car that is still quite new and not ubiquitous like defenders or discovery I & IIs (or 1 & 2s).
I'm interested, but when spending a good few hundred pounds (or thousand rand), I'd like to know some details about the product. In my case, it's whether it would foul the PTI 'upturned hull' on the roof.
Often, when contacting a distributor, the response to detailed questions concerning a product is to refer to a fact sheet (pdf is popular) provided by the manufacturer. I'm happy to get the tape measure out and work out if it's going to fit.
I'm just a little disappointed that a manufacturer hasn't either got information to send or at least a 'we're working on it' response. I'm not 'having a go' at them and don't mean to upset you with a dig at local phrasing. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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| Thu Jul 27 2006 8:15am |
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Baben
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Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
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Howzit Bru, don't sweat, I was just kappin' you right back. Hope you come right with Front Runner.
Seriously, though, I don't think the rack is low enough to the roof or far enough back to foul the "mouse", if this is what you are worried about. Have a look at 
Although I don't have the rodent, you can see how much space is between the rack and the roof. Unfortunately our rack is off at the moment, otherwise I could measure for you.
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