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Taubenreuther BACKBONE KIT INEOS GRENADIER with RHINO RACK CROSSBAR

Christian

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After some research, I decided to purchase a modified RHINO RACK PIONEER PLATTFORM INEOS GRENADIER from Taubenreuther.

But I'm starting small and only have bought the BACKBONE KIT INEOS GRENADIER and 3 RECONN-DECK QUERTRÄGER 1650 MM,
to transport my roof tent, bike rack or canoes. With these first 3 Reconn Crossbars, I can flexibly build my own platform in the future.

My favorite was actually the solution from Black Sheep Innovations.
As my garage is too low, I need to be able to easily mount the roof rack myself if necessary. The BSI solution seems too complicated for that.

The backbone kit from Taubenreuther in combination with the Rhino Rack cross braces convinced me with:

-Price
- Flexibility for the future
-stability
- Mountability
- No mounting on rain gutter
- many accessories available.

Installation was really easy. Undo the top 12 INEOS screws on the grab rails and fit the back rails with 12 Taubenreuther screws. I am really impressed with these mounting points as they are firmly attached to the car frame. The backbones are powder coated steel and have 4 holes each, but I only used 3 of them for the crossbars.

I have not yet driven with the roof rack as I first had to find a solution for storing and mounting it on the Grenadier. I have described my solution
HERE
 

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Pat-Ard

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@Christian Hm, the Taubenreuther backbone is No. 1 on my list, as I have nearly the same situation... But I'll have a look at the rack of Offroad Tec...
 

grnamin

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Very nice and low profile. Lots of accessories from Rhino Rack, too. What's not to like?
 

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I emailed Taubenreuther and at least for now they are not willing to ship to the United States. That’s unfortunate. I think it’s one of the best looking racks out there for the Grenadier.
 

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Looks nice @Christian and I understand your setup and need however could you not have achieved the same with the Ineos OEM setup ? How is this different exactly ? I am not familiar with the mounting but am also looking for a roof rack (no roof tent requirement just storage for me) however am a little unsure as to the apparent wind noise the OEM Rhino Rack creates. Does the Taubenreuther design improve on this ?
 
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