Canopies and roof racks

[sevenmile7]

Hey there guys, been a lovely wet weekend here on Yorkes. I'm getting ready for a trip to arkaroola in a fortnight and frantically getting everything the way I want it.. My query today is I have a flexiglass premier canopy on the d40. I've already made a set of racks and mounted them on the roof. I made them with a large footprint and full size plates inside to pull up against the fibreglass. Now have I been led in the wrong direction when reading unsupported racks on the flexiglass had a rating of 75kg per rack??? Now I will be happy with a spare tyre, shovel and jack so it's not going to be too heavy. WEIGHT DOWN LOW IS THE GO!!
Any help on canopy roof rating would be good.

 

[sevenmile7]

Cost me 30 bucks to make and that was for the paint and clamps. Cheap and slightly nasty

 

[steve1961]

LOL i wouldn't be trusting a spare to 6 hose clamps , first emergency stop it will take the heads off the kids in the back of the crappadore you near rear end

 

[sevenmile7]

Yeah I'm getting some u-bolts but the hardware store had a lack of.

 

[sparra04]

spare tyre, shovel and jack

thats a lot of weight on an unsupported piece of fibreglass

 

[TigerST]

Agree with Sparra, Get the supports safer. You put much more the 20kgs on them you'll be up for a new once once you hit you 1st out back road.