I agree... I think this is a great idea. See guys that is how to be constructive.

 

I concur. Necessity is the mother of invention. I hope i did t come across sarcastic. My intent was applaude acheivement.

 

i helped a buddy make a rack out of pvc its awesome he has had it for about 3 years and he keeps his spare up there. we filled it with anti freeze to regulate the temperature and to keep it from cracking its still in great shape and shows no sing of cracking or wear.

 

would have never thought of pvc

 

next up... pvc bumpers, rock guards, and doors. Just kidding

i get your guys comments and criticism. you need criticism, but this roof rack works for me and has worked for the past month. IM happy with it, doesnt mean you have to be.

 

Looks cool, and so long as you don't plan on beating it up it should work just fine. Did you look into some of the other cheap-out options out there too or just decide to go cheaper and make something more your style?

I picked up mine for $55


Found this one on Walmarts website too haha, not bad for $179. Just look how happy the guy in the pics looks with it on his XJ.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/SportRack-...asket/15611263

 

Wow, this thread has been an eye-full.

First off, kudos to the OP. Great idea for what you are using it for!

For all the critics out there, look at the big picture before you start spewing assumptions. lol. I can see from the pictures and the way the OP described attaching it that it's NOT really holding any weight. There are only two cross bars which are secured to the top of the OEM cross bars. In other words the factory rack is holding what ever weight gets put in the rack. The perimeter is simply holding the stuff to keep it from falling off the side of the roof! It's not supporting the weight, just containing it (like a fence). I can see it working great to keep sleeping bags or backpacks or what ever from falling off the roof; stuff that would normally be very difficult to secure only using the two OEM cross bars.

 

Kewl. That was so 2 weeks ago.

I'm fairly certain he should build a house next. Looks pretty strong!

 

PVC steering and track bar sound nice

 

Thats freaking cool!!

 

that was kinda my reason for making it. acts as a fence in a way

 

I do know one thing. You can make a lot of useful thing with PVC and your imagination. I would make one of those roof rack for my XJ but I live in south Texas and I don't think it would last to long with all the heat and I don't have a garage to park it in.

 

As for the shower idea for it that is great but how are you going to get the water out? It will sit there unless the rack is angled towards the hole but that would be impractical. Now say you had oba and you put a air hose connection on the rack on the opposite side of the shower head and set the air to a low setting then you'd have an awesome set up! Like that would be sweet lol.

 

The shower would last 21 seconds. Scrub fast.

If you want a shower buy a holding tank, water pump and a shower head.

 

I applaud the inginuity here, personally I would use conduit pipe , but regardless pvc seems like it would meet and needs you may encounter and easily could be reinforces with a peace of wood to sustain more weight! Bravo Sir!