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As an aside, here is the xtrail with roofrack and spare wheel.

I drove with the wheel for a weekend to feel the stability and see if the rack seems stable, and indeed it is very much so. Wheel did...

Hi, and thanks!

So first question - those are plastic t-slot covers, also bought from Modular Assembly. They have them in various colours, too.

Secondly, yes threading will work perfectly fine,...

Thank you very much - the whole built-not-bought thing you mention above added some fire under my behind to get my roofrack sorted too 😁

Hi all,

Just a quick post regarding a DIY roofrack we (my father and I) constructed for my 2012 Xtrail.

(For those interested, I also have a post detailing my drawer system here:...

Dagsê Tolbos!

Jy het 'n punt daar beet, maar ek moet sê die stuk hout waarop die wasbak tans rus ( Sondag die gat uitgesny) is maklik vervangbaar en is in elk geval nie heeltemal die regte wydte...

The "slides within slides" still remains to be load-tested in my case, but I have seen them on quite a few Youtube videos so they can definitely add a lot of functionality.

Thanks for the...

Thank you!

For anyone interested in a DIY SUV drawer system, suitable for a few days' worth camping, here is my recent build detailed, in the hope that it might help others, as various drawer-system threads on...

Hi all,

Some pics to show packing with actual camping gear to give an idea of the frate layout. Lots of empty spaces in between. Driving with all of it was problem-free (no currugated roads,...

Thanks to the kind replies!

I have attached some pics of aluminium frames and some wooden bases/shelving I made recently, to try and provide a lightweight packing structure.

The system is...

Hi all,


This is my first post, I registered mainly to give back a bit from all the good advice I read here, shamefully unregistered, before I purchased my 4x4 2012 Xtrail a while back.


So...