Never being afraid to give something a crack
myself, I found the installation to be easier than
I expected. (The hardest part was overcoming
my anxiety about drilling rivet holes into my new
vehicle’s roof.)
With the leg mounts fitted to the tracks, it was just a
matter of aligning the legs themselves – which I pre-
fitted to the rack – with the leg mounts in the tracks.
Then, a mate and I simply lifted it onto the roof of the
car and locked the legs into the leg mounts.
I was very surprised how easy the rack was to lift.
The two of us could lift it comfortably – previous
roof racks I have installed required the assistance
of three or four friends.
I’ve owned two other aluminium tray-style roof
racks but so far I’m happiest with the Rhino-Rack
Pioneer Tray. It looks well-engineered, strong
and reliable. And using the leg-mount system, it
can be readily removed – the tracks, though, are
there to stay.
Finally, the Pioneer Tray is available in a range
of sizes and mounting configurations to suit
different 4WDs. Highly recommended.
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The channel nut system made it easy to
clamp a solar panel to the roof rack.