DIY Porsche Roof Transport System (making my own bars and mounts)
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11-04-2012, 08:26 PM
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DIY Porsche Roof Transport System (making my own bars and mounts)
Note: I never followed through with this project. Instead, i just bought an OEM Roof Rack.
Ive searched the far corners of the world (wide web), traveled through many pages of useless information, and battled popups unbeknownst to the average man to finally end up here.
And so begins the second leg of my journey. To make my own roof rack!
My car should be back from the shop this week and this shall be my journal on making my own roof rack bars! I plan on taking the car snowboarding in the far reaches of the Laurentian mountains in Quebec so i need something to transport my gear.
Ive done some research already and it seems that the OEM porsche roof transport system (which costs like 500 bucks + tax for two pieces of aluminum!; what a ripoff) mounts to each roof point by a simple screw. I plan on having a piece of foam under my custom "feet" to prevent paint from getting scratched and then somehow screwing a mounting bracket to the factory mount holes. Then ill attach cross bars; drill into a cargo snowboard carrier (can get a used one for like 200 bucks) or whatnot and wala!
Now i dont want the box to be mounted too far forward or it'll look more like a beetle. I want it offset towards the rear of the car, where the roof slopes down so its more sleek. I may add support points on my aftermarket GT2 spoiler; kind of like Jon olsson
This should be simple. Ill update this thread as i make progress. I expect to have this project done within a month.
Now, some additional motivation:
Any tips or advice from owners of the OEM system?
Ive searched the far corners of the world (wide web), traveled through many pages of useless information, and battled popups unbeknownst to the average man to finally end up here.
And so begins the second leg of my journey. To make my own roof rack!
My car should be back from the shop this week and this shall be my journal on making my own roof rack bars! I plan on taking the car snowboarding in the far reaches of the Laurentian mountains in Quebec so i need something to transport my gear.
Ive done some research already and it seems that the OEM porsche roof transport system (which costs like 500 bucks + tax for two pieces of aluminum!; what a ripoff) mounts to each roof point by a simple screw. I plan on having a piece of foam under my custom "feet" to prevent paint from getting scratched and then somehow screwing a mounting bracket to the factory mount holes. Then ill attach cross bars; drill into a cargo snowboard carrier (can get a used one for like 200 bucks) or whatnot and wala!
Now i dont want the box to be mounted too far forward or it'll look more like a beetle. I want it offset towards the rear of the car, where the roof slopes down so its more sleek. I may add support points on my aftermarket GT2 spoiler; kind of like Jon olsson
This should be simple. Ill update this thread as i make progress. I expect to have this project done within a month.
Now, some additional motivation:
Any tips or advice from owners of the OEM system?
Last edited by Saibot; 10-16-2015 at 01:00 PM.
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08-29-2014, 05:29 PM
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What Dan has looks great. The others - not so much. Most of the time a cheap out, looks like a cheap out - and is generally less safe. Go with OEM.
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08-29-2014, 05:33 PM
DenverSteve: I agree. But it looks like Dan has attached some sort of basket onto the OEM Roof Transport System. I'm looking for a way to carry two tires on the roof using the OEM RTS as a start. I've looked in the Porsche catalog and don't see any type of system to actually hold the tires though, just ski, bike, etc. types of racks.
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08-29-2014, 05:37 PM
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Rep Power: 114 DenverSteve: I agree. But it looks like Dan has attached some sort of basket onto the OEM Roof Transport System. I'm looking for a way to carry two tires on the roof using the OEM RTS as a start. I've looked in the Porsche catalog and don't see any type of system to actually hold the tires though, just ski, bike, etc. types of racks.
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08-30-2014, 08:17 AM
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This is the Basket on my roof guys http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104421
Its a OEM VW Part Number, unfortunately it has been discontinued...
Its a OEM VW Part Number, unfortunately it has been discontinued...
Last edited by Zookie; 08-30-2014 at 08:22 AM.
