ute canopys
Submitted: Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 09:39
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I am putting a full length full height canopy on my tray back triton ute, with light duty roof rack. Was going to go full alluminium but was wondering how fiberglass would hold up strength wise, if any one has a fiberglass canopy on a trayback would appreciate any
feedback on fors and againsts on alloy of glass. Winny
Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 13:32
Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 13:32
I can't answer your question, but guess you're referring to the AWLC canopies
I looked at them before getting
mine, but shared your concern. Particularly if you want to put stuff on the roof - say a couple of spare tyres. I ended up getting an aluminium canopy built for just a little more money. The main structure of
mine is 3mm aluminium, and they did a good job. Its withstood all the bad corrugations you can get out west, so I'm happy with it. The roofrack is simply a mesh rack bolted to the flat roof, so height is only increased by 30mm.
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Reply By: crwinn - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 14:14
Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 14:14
Thanks Phil for your reply, yes it was the AWLC I was looking at. I agree ,I probably will end up with the ally , yours is exactly what I had in mind with the spare wheel mount on the back, I live on the
gold coast and am having a little difficulty in sourceing someone who specialises in canopy's and have been quoted around the 6,000k . Have seen a couple of
places down south but too far away, anyway thanks for your reply and love your rig. Winny
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 20:13
Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 20:13
Winny,
The other reason I didn't go with the fibreglass was that I wanted to bolt stuff to it - so my interior fitout, spare tyre, HF aerial bracket, roof rack etc etc all got bolted to the canopy.
I also didn't want a rear door because the dust gets in, and I thought it would be stronger. It also allows the spare tyre to simply bolt through to the canopy, which is way more secure than a bracket or swingaway.
$6k is pretty reasonable - most people in
Adelaide have been quoted $8k+ just for a big aluminium box. So a steel one for $5k sounds good.
Yeah, I like my rig too :-)). Its been a lot more fun than any wagon I've had. Heaps more opportunity to custom make stuff to suit your style of camping.
Cheers
Phil
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Reply By: arbe - Monday, May 07, 2007 at 14:00
Monday, May 07, 2007 at 14:00
Am also looking at a canopy more or less as you describe in either steel or Al.Have you managed to find someone on the GC who makes them, I would be very interested to find out.
Cheers
Richard.
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Reply By: crwinn - Monday, May 07, 2007 at 16:37
Monday, May 07, 2007 at 16:37
Hi Richard,
I am tracking down a few leads at the moment and once I have made contact with
them and checked out their ability and pricing I will let you know what I find.
Winny
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