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Originally Posted by JusyApples
I have been looking at various roof racks, I like the look of the rhino rack back bone system. Has anyone installed this system themselves? drilling into the hard top makes me a little nervous. Can anyone give me an idea of the difficulty in doing this myself?
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I fitted my rhino rack pioneer platform on to my 4 door JK. STATIC load is 360 KG so unless you are having a weight watchers party camp out on top you should be right for a rooftop tent.
You do not need to remove your hard top, but you will need to slide it back 30 cms or so.
I sikaflexed the holes I drilled as well as using the gaskets.
It took about 3 hours but it would have been 30 mins. less if I actually read all the instros the first time.
Doing it yourself.. depends on your skill with tools. Are you a barista? pay someone. Do you own quality tools and know how to use them? go for it. If you are in SE suburbs melbourne come have a look.. I did the job with no assistance ( the platform is not that lightweight, watch your back when u lift it onto the roof!!)
AND.. most importantly, you can still easily remove/replace the freedom panel things.
Cheers, Mick