AndyCook
Well-Known Member
Since I got my previously owned maggiolina RTT, I found i wouldnt be able to fit my foxwing anymore very easily on the roof bars.
I also wanted to add some rooflights lights at front and camping lights for side and rear.
Ordered some steel and dusted the welder and chopsaw off.
and made up a frame - to sit at same level as base as RTT and go around it and have mounts for the foxwing
some tabs for spotlights
then remembered the front and rear catches/clasps on the RTT....
two of my front spot light tabs were perfectly in way of these...
and one of back bars was in way of the rear clasp..
wiring for spots goes into vehicle above passenger door, thus door closes onto the wires and I have a multi-block connector to unplug them. since the rack is only going to be on roof for trips away.
so modeifed rack to MK2
modded back so that clasp would clear the bar
fitted the spots and some LED daytime lights, some mount points on side for camping LED to illuminate under the foxwing, and a hook to hang water bladder off (changed this to point inwards now)
lights
no spots on
spots on
found illumination of dashboard by the spots annoying
so MK3 version in progress, I have now mounted the Hella spots below bar and a few inches further back (Xeng spots fine as pencil beam sheilded) and spaced the outer pair further out, almost below the Xeng pencil beams, so they dont get in way of RTT clasps
this has solved the dash illumination!
next stage
and strenghening rear part so it can hold 2 jerrycans in jerrycan holders behind the RTT
and need to make a carrier for waffleboards
I also wanted to add some rooflights lights at front and camping lights for side and rear.
Ordered some steel and dusted the welder and chopsaw off.
and made up a frame - to sit at same level as base as RTT and go around it and have mounts for the foxwing
some tabs for spotlights
then remembered the front and rear catches/clasps on the RTT....
two of my front spot light tabs were perfectly in way of these...
and one of back bars was in way of the rear clasp..
wiring for spots goes into vehicle above passenger door, thus door closes onto the wires and I have a multi-block connector to unplug them. since the rack is only going to be on roof for trips away.
so modeifed rack to MK2
modded back so that clasp would clear the bar
fitted the spots and some LED daytime lights, some mount points on side for camping LED to illuminate under the foxwing, and a hook to hang water bladder off (changed this to point inwards now)
lights
no spots on
spots on
found illumination of dashboard by the spots annoying
so MK3 version in progress, I have now mounted the Hella spots below bar and a few inches further back (Xeng spots fine as pencil beam sheilded) and spaced the outer pair further out, almost below the Xeng pencil beams, so they dont get in way of RTT clasps
this has solved the dash illumination!
next stage
and strenghening rear part so it can hold 2 jerrycans in jerrycan holders behind the RTT
and need to make a carrier for waffleboards