roof rack cover
Submitted: Monday, May 30, 2011 at 09:48
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Has anyone got a roof rack cover??? something to stream line the air passing over the items on top... if so, can you name a supplier etc...
Reply By: Member - Tony (ACT) - Monday, May 30, 2011 at 11:57
Monday, May 30, 2011 at 11:57
I use a large piece of canvas tarp. Put it on the rack first and hang it over the windscreen. Load rack then fold back over load, tuck the sides under, then weave a strap over the lot and tighten down.
Ends up water proof and if loaded with the higher part to the back it ends up wedge shapped.
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Reply By: Ozhumvee - Monday, May 30, 2011 at 13:14
Monday, May 30, 2011 at 13:14
On the troopies I made a thin aluminium deflector that hung off the front of the roof rack and kept the same angle as the roof in front of the rack. The rack started above the B pillars where the roof flattened out.
Then we just used a canvas rack bag to put everything in, worked
well.
fitting the wind deflector to the front made a huge difference to the noise so I assumed it made a difference to wind resistance as
well.
Keeping the taller items to the rear also helped the slipstreaming.
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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Monday, May 30, 2011 at 16:04
Monday, May 30, 2011 at 16:04
What about a deflector??? Without the deflector and at highway speeds, i lose about 1.5 LPH.. With the deflector, im back to my 900 ks per tank (115litres).. Click on my
pic below for my deflector!!! Michael
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Follow Up By: tommo05 - Thursday, Jun 02, 2011 at 22:42
Thursday, Jun 02, 2011 at 22:42
Michael, never seen that before. I'm
well sick of having my fuel economy plummet every time I load up the roof rack. Where do you get one of these whizzbang deflectors?
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Monday, Jun 06, 2011 at 18:09
Monday, Jun 06, 2011 at 18:09
Tommo!! I made the bars myself and added the deflector. It is just a piece of 6mm Polycarbonate, bolted at the bottom, works
well! Michael
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