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Roof Racks
L. R. Bits in the UK makes a selection of roof racks specifically for Dormobiles.
In 1998 I designed a Dormobile roof rack based upon the overall dimensions of the Brownchurch roof rack but much stronger and with diagonal bracing to stand up to torsional forces. The Rack was briefly put into production by British Pacific before their roof rack fabrication company ceased business.
The inside rail load space is slightly over 40 inches by 57 inches. It is made from 3/4 inch rectangular galvanized steel tubing, so tie down straps can be attached anywhere . The rack as six mounting points. Two at the rear, two at the middle and two on the front at the base of the windscreen. Properly mounted, the weight rests primarily on the front and rear legs with the center to take up extra weight and torsional forces. The rear and center legs are diagonally braced in two directions for torsional strength. Since any roof rack adds wind resistance it was important to me that it be easily removable. The rear and middle legs are attached with gutter clamps (No holes in the body). The front mount features a quick release. The mount base stays attached to your windscreen's bottom bolts. You just pull a pin from the base of each leg to separate the front legs from the car. This eliminates half the work to mounting and unmounting the rack.
Front Gerry Can Mounts
Night parking warning lamp
This photo shows a L.E.P. night parking lamp. It is mounted on the driver's side behind the front door about 2 inches below the front external roof latch and is used as a warning lamp for relevant traffic when camped alongside a road during the night. The clear lens faces forward, the red towards the rear. It is illuminated by a single low wattage lamp. I believe this was an option to meet a UK regulation in effect sometime during the 1960's and '70's.
Insect Screens
The side window screens were made from rectangular steel bars welded together then galvanized. The metal insect screen runs over the top and folds under the screen. It is held in place by being pressed between the body and frame. The screen frame for the rear side window is held in place by four bolts attached to rivnuts added to the sides of the top. The screen frame for the rear side doors have top hooks that hang the frame from the door and a pair of bolts through rivnuts to hold the screen bottom in place.
Problem areas with the optional screens are that air flowing past them at highway speeds tends to make noise and their weight can sometimes cause the rivnuts to come loose. This is especially true for Dormobiles that drive through high brush that strikes the flat edges of the frames.
Auxiliary LightingBelow is a scan from a Lucas parts book, dated 1967. It shows the Road lamp and fog lamp that are listed in the Martin Walter options list. Road Lamp, Lucas 6LR Ranger and Fog lamp, Lucas 6 FT Ranger. Unfortunately, the Lucas lamps with the number 6 in the description are called Pathfinder, and the lamps that are called Ranger have the number 7 in the description. Go figure.
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