Anyone seen this Roof Rack on an E30?

[GlassBreaker]

Can you provide any update on this rack?
Has it started rusting yet?
Carry any loads with it?
Try a bike rack on it?

Can you provide the bar width and thickness so I can compare to a thule to see if my Rocky Mounts trays will attach?

Sorry for the questions, but still skeptical of a $60 rack...

[worangejuice]

Appreciate it man!!! I will be looking into to this also as a future project. Again GREAT JOB!!!

[rmd photography]

One question, can you pop up your sunroof with the rack?
Just Wondering..

Anyway Damn... Looks awesome, props:hitler:

Thanks! And ya, sunroof is fully operational!

[thebutcher37]

Good one!

One question, can you pop up your sunroof with the rack?
Just Wondering..

Anyway Damn... Looks awesome, props:hitler:

[E30_Pare]

Nice I've been looking for a basket like that for a while. Def a must have for me. Op Nice find!

[rmd photography]

Can you mount a fairing to this?

I will find a way, thats for sure!

[noE30]

Can you mount a fairing to this?

[rmd photography]

Great job on idea,purchase,wooden planks, then actual pics!!!
I've been looking for something like this for a while now.
Can you post some info on the wooden planks i.e. dimensions,home depot, weather proofing,etc.
Either way,great job on this and SUPER PROPS!!!

Thanks man, I really appreciate the kind words!

The planks were some 60+ year old native oak I had laying around from when we tore down an outhouse on our vacation home property years back. It has a really great rustic look with dents, knots and a few termite holes and such here and there(long since dead!). I cut them to 41" long. There are a total of seven of them, six of which are 2 1/2" wide and the one in the middle is only 2" wide. They are about 3/4" thick or so.

For finishing I smoothed all the corners and edges and went with a thick layer of Miniwax's Jacobean stain and then after it was dry took a rag with mineral spirits and rubbed on the face of the boards to take some stain away from the centers and high spots. After it was dry I coated them with about 5 coats of satin spray on varnish.

Then I measured and spaced them out evenly and mounted them with carriage bolts and these little metal plates underneath that I found at the local hardware store.

[worangejuice]

Great job on idea,purchase,wooden planks, then actual pics!!!
I've been looking for something like this for a while now.
Can you post some info on the wooden planks i.e. dimensions,home depot, weather proofing,etc.
Either way,great job on this and SUPER PROPS!!!

[rmd photography]

That looks a lot better with the wood on there.

Thanks, I agree! It does have a pretty loud wind noise, so for daily driving I am going to have to make a fairing of some sorts.

[noE30]

That looks a lot better with the wood on there.

[rmd photography]

This thing is going to be popping up on every damn car now, lol

That sucks, but I claim first! ..lol

[Van Westervelt]

This thing is going to be popping up on every damn car now, lol

[rmd photography]

Here are the pics guys!





The car will be getting paint and lowered soon, picked these up tonight.

[einstein57]

subscribed for pics. I'm thinking of getting one to hack up and modify my vw rack to fit the e30 and then make the basket slide in like a safari rack.