The Utility Belt

[AnD3rew]

It was a LOT bigger when I saw it in person compared to pictures.
A bit off topic but how much weight can those flat wings hold?

Have seen some numbers but I can’t remember where, but it was a lot, something like 120kg?

 

[AnD3rew]

Taken from a Facebook group. Love these

 

[Tazzieman]

Wasn't it 60kg/door?

 

[AnD3rew]

Wasn't it 60kg/door?

Have heard several numbers, 40, 60, 100. No idea which is correct for doors.

 

[Jean Mercier]

Taken from a Facebook group. Love these
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Hmmm ... on the beer bottle the label is "Hedin", that's the same group as my dealer in Benelux (Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg), Switzerland?

 

[Deepblue]

Hmmm ... on the beer bottle the label is "Hedin", that's the same group as my dealer in Benelux (Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg), Switzerland?

yes - Hedin's opening of showroom today.

 

[Deepblue]

Some first ideas of aftermarket providers. Nothing official yet - I guess the same deadline as the media.
We might see some very interesting applications from the following two companies very soon.

www.CapriCornTrucks.ch
www.BlackSheep-Innovations.com

 

[Deepblue]

On the picture above the burgers are not the only thing very beefy...

 

[Deepblue]

Seems there will be some very interesting options using Mercedes Sprinter wheel rims.

 

[Krabby]

Those Mickey Ts look sweet.

 

[Logsplitter]

Those Mickey Ts look sweet.

Yes they look real good. 33” also.

 

[AZGrenadier]

looking forward to mounting a vertical ski rack on the side

 

[jamesfielding]

Wasn't it 60kg/door?

I thought I saw 100/150kg earlier in this post?

 

[Tazzieman]

I thought I saw 100/150kg earlier in this post?

Surely not per door? Unless you hung one of @Bushguide s peasants off them.

 

[jamesfielding]

Surely not per door? Unless you hung one of @Bushguide s peasants off them.

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As I said, i'm interested in the potential utility here...

... but i predict that, say, i'll put a table on the rear door, then kid A/ the dog/ wind will open the door, causing untold damage

I wonder how stiff those door skins/ structures are?
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I haven't seen them except in pictures/videos.
they are removable because you can buy the external utility belts as an accessory.
The rails are bolted through to the frame of the door and are rated at either 100 or 150kg
The aluminium door skin is not load bearing


This was earlier in the thread

 

[bemax]

looking forward to mounting a vertical ski rack on the side

I have never seen a vertical ski rack. Do you have a picture of such a solution?

 

[Caladan]

I have never seen a vertical ski rack. Do you have a picture of such a solution?

More common on the rear of vehicles. But, hey, if the side-mounted L-track is strong enough, don't see why a decently engineered rack wouldn't work there for short-trips.

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[Halliwell Jones Chester]

Figures for load ratings,
Upper front door 60KG
Lower front door 15KG

Upper rear door 50KG
Lower rear door 10KG

Awaiting figures on the rear quarter panel

 

[AWo]

I found these rails on the doors, except the ones in the back under the windows useless (I also never saw anyone who build such thing on his car and if someone would found that usefull, it had sure been done already).

It might look like "Camel Trophy" but...

... it makes it more likeliy to damage the doors in narrow sitiuations, as the "extension" of the door comes more close to the walls, rocks, trees, etc. That's why rock and treesliders are used, to keep the side of the car away from obstacles. Hanging stuff onto the door while driving is the opposite.
... using it with a net (to put recovery gear in, for example) will just pick up everything you come by and will leed to more scratches and tree branches entangled there...
... using it in a camp...to mount a table for example....at least with my familiy on tour, these doors are opened and closed every 5 miutes. No way to mount somethuing there.
... using it with a solid load, like a can, can lead to something get trapped between can and door and damage, scratshes etc. again....
... dirt trap and humidity trap

Carrying more load on tracks (or maybe streets if legal) could be a point where it might be usefull, water tanks for example (I don't think fuel is not the best idea in case of someone crashing into the side of the car).

And, mountung these rails with minor practically needs special tools to create the door profile, rust protection, additional work für mountung, weight...etc. And the door hinges must proof to be able to handle additional load here.

Cheers
AWo

 

[Cheshire cat]

Thanks guys. I don't want roof windows and N1 class therefore my only option was Trialmaster in my country. I still think about replace them by original rubber bumpers but this looks promisingly to save some money

Some things don’t seem to make sense at the time, but when you start using it, you will likely be quite happy. A bit like WhatsApp in preference to texting. Hard to explain why it’s more useful, it just is.