Roof racks - Where from?

[froggy]

Been out today and bought some more camping equipment for the van but no think that without a roof rack then either the wife or the daughter will have to get left at home :lol: , unfrtunately i dont think this will happen so i need a roof rack, ideally a 3 bow (or larger) but where is the best place to get 1 from?
Any companies to avoid?
Also how much am i looking at?

 

[slammedresto]

volksworld if your going, loadsa traders to compare, i know JK and KK do them, and both will be there, plus show discounts

 

[froggy]

Not going to Volksworld, going to bus types but hoping to get an awning from there. Really need the roof rack before we go to bus types though!

 

[slammedresto]

well justkamper, karmann konnection, SSp off the top of my head

theres a guy on here that makes them too, cant remember his name tho

 

[61 stu]

KK are selling 3 bows for £200+vat

 

[froggy]

Yeah just found that £230 INCL VAT (£253 with P&P), not as bad as i thought, JustKampers sell 1 for £150 plus P&P which according to there checkout is £5 so.....

 

[slammedresto]

KK are selling 3 bows for £200+vat

if u have a mate going to volksworld, they normally have pretty good deals on em too

 

[froggy]

Might email them see if they can do me a special......
Was planning on going to Volksworld but work is getting in the way (again)

 

[robins]

this is him http://www.design-21.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[ant]

creative sell a beautiful looking 6 bow westie rack for £650.

i bought one and within days the colour fell out of the wooden slats and the stainless steel bows started to rust!!!! stainless steel my arse

 

[Araon]

Design 21 web site is still functioning but neither Slim nor andy are responding to emails...

there prices are good for a custom built rack or one of there standard racks...

 

[dagboyblue]

Design 21 web site is still functioning but neither Slim nor andy are responding to emails...

there prices are good for a custom built rack or one of there standard racks...

cant go wrong with a design21 :lol:

 

[froggy]

Cheers, have emailed design-21 will wait to see what they can offer before doing anything else

 

[Araon]

Try phoning them as they arent responding to emails...andy isnt particularly PC friendly

 

[Simon Hall]

creative sell a beautiful looking 6 bow westie rack for £650.

i bought one and within days the colour fell out of the wooden slats and the stainless steel bows started to rust!!!! stainless steel my arse

Really?
i know at least 5 of these racks locally and they are all still gorgeous, some are 5 years old, did you call Dave and let him know, i am sure he would want to if there is a problem with his product, i would choose one of his over a far eastern made one any day.

 

[strongy]

i went for the cheepest option(not out of choice)and bought a jk one,ive been very happy with it,i think the key is in the build ive seen the same rack at shows looking like a piece of ****.all tho i have to say its garaged so cant say how long it would last if sat out it the british weather for a year or 2.a good rack for the money i recon but not the best available

 

[easy]

Ive got a creative 2 bow one and have had it for 5+ years and still loojks as good as the day i bought it 8)

 

[ant]

creative sell a beautiful looking 6 bow westie rack for £650.

i bought one and within days the colour fell out of the wooden slats and the stainless steel bows started to rust!!!! stainless steel my arse

Really?
i know at least 5 of these racks locally and they are all still gorgeous, some are 5 years old, did you call Dave and let him know, i am sure he would want to if there is a problem with his product, i would choose one of his over a far eastern made one any day.

Yes really!

I emailed them after it had been on the van for about 2/3 days expressing my concern over the fact the colour drained out of the wood and it was rusting.

The reply i received from Mandy, said that she had spoken to dave and he said that it was contaminants from the polishing mop and to give it a little clean with some autosol and all would be well.

So this is what i did......but next time the rack got wet, back came the rust, bit more autosol, back came the rust, you get the idea.

I then emailed them again telling them what had happened and received no reply, so i waited a few weeks and then sent the same email, no reply again. Then i gave up.

 

[easy]

Give em a call dood, im sure they will sort you out 8)

 

[ant]

I had a lot of contact with them i the lead up to all this as i spent well over £1000 with them and then to have two emails ignored , mix that together with the all problems i had with my weedeater beam and the fact we had all the wedding stuff going on i never got round to it.

Just wish they told me there was a chance the colour would fall out the slats so quickly and i would of treated them before building the rack, it takes a while to build a 6 bow rack you know, it needed dismantling, wood treating and rebuilding after about Hmmmm... all of 2 weeks.

as you might of guessed all this left a nasty taste.