Fitted the boot mounted rack today.

[Briodyjl01]

Today I fitted the boot mounted luggage rack, not for the faint hearted.

I recently purchased this from forum member Rufas. - thank you what a pleasure to deal with!

I decided to for it to S544 AOX. As technically she can’t have a set of roof bars fitted.

It takes some nerve drilling 4 large holes in the boot lid of your nice prototype that you restored….

I know it’s not to a lot of people’s taste as I’ve had some hate already. So please if you don’t like it keep it to yourself please.

Thanks Josh.



















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[daveo138]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen one.

I wonder how many they sold.

[suzublu]

And you've fitted it the right way round 👍 seen them the other way before. Nice one

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[Briodyjl01]

Originally Posted by suzublu

And you've fitted it the right way round 👍 seen them the other way before. Nice one

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According to the instructions you could have it the other way…. But I’ve always seen that as wrong.


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[FLYING BANANA]

Looks ok to me.

[BRG75]

I've always liked the idea of the boot rack, but for a long time thought that they maybe existed only in the early brochures. That was until I found an advert for one, and bought it.

Mine is still in it's original packaging, and my intention was to buy a second boot lid for it. Once I'm back in harness, as far as my garage and workshop are concerned, this will happen.

As to how many sold, I'd also be interested; of note, I realised that my rack (and yours) is slightly different to the brochure image, in that on ours the rack proper fits directly to the bars - making it lower. Possible market feedback about rear view mirror obstruction?

The brochure version sold for circa £300, whilst the second version was a more reasonable £60 odd.

Regards

Mike

[Briodyjl01]

The only think now looking it I’ve noticed different is the clamps for the rack is in a different position… the date of mine was stamped for the quality control was November 1999 so I would have thought this one is pretty early.this one was new unopened.

Originally Posted by BRG75

I've always liked the idea of the boot rack, but for a long time thought that they maybe existed only in the early brochures. That was until I found an advert for one, and bought it.

Mine is still in it's original packaging, and my intention was to buy a second boot lid for it. Once I'm back in harness, as far as my garage and workshop are concerned, this will happen.

As to how many sold, I'd also be interested; of note, I realised that my rack (and yours) is slightly different to the brochure image, in that on ours the rack proper fits directly to the bars - making it lower. Possible market feedback about rear view mirror obstruction?

The brochure version sold for circa £300, whilst the second version was a more reasonable £60 odd.

Regards

Mike

[BRG75]

Talking of fitting it the other way round, has triggered my memory.

There were (on this forum?) a year or two back some photos of a rack fitted such that the shorter lid bar was nearest to the rear screen. To my mind, that did look wrong, and of course the holes were spaced accordingly.

The rack itself, I think, can be fitted with the raised lip either fore or aft; as required for any particular load. i.e. as per the instructions it certainly can, but I think that's then also reversible, after the initial assembly.

Mike

[Briodyjl01]

If you follow the instructions I’m not sure how that would happen…but I was told about someone doing that a few years ago..

Originally Posted by BRG75

Talking of fitting it the other way round, has triggered my memory.

There was (on this forum?) a year or two back some photos of a rack fitted such that the shorter lid bar was nearest to the rear screen. To my mind, that did look wrong, and of course the holes were spaced accordingly.

The rack itself, I think, can be fitted with the raised lip either fore or aft; as required for any particular load.

Mike

[daveo138]

Originally Posted by BRG75

Mine is still in its original packaging, and my intention was to buy a second boot lid for it.

That’s what I did with my MGB. I didn’t want to drill the original one.

The first bootlid that I bought was in really good condition. I then found another one that had already had holes drilled in it. I still haven’t got round to fitting it, though 😀