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Title: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: MarkVS on July 30, 2013, 07:45:46 PM
Opposite lock sell a brand of low profile roof tray called Slimline from Dolium pty ltd in W.A.

Wondering if anyone has this on their car, and if so, what do you think of it ?

They look really good, especially their low profile setup.


Mark.
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: fuji on July 30, 2013, 08:10:48 PM
I have a Dolium Wind Cheetah and I love it!
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: evolution on July 30, 2013, 08:15:40 PM
I have one in my shed..... does that count?  >:D ;D

Cheers
Evo
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: MarkVS on July 30, 2013, 08:21:39 PM
I have one in my shed..... does that count?  >:D ;D

Cheers
Evo

Evo,
Is it in your shed because you don't like it or not using it ?
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: evolution on July 30, 2013, 08:25:01 PM
Eco,
Is it in your shed because you don't like it or not using it ?

Not quite...  ;D
Its actually Fuji's. I have to modify it to take some LED light bars.
Its a pretty well made bit of kit to be honest.
But I don't think it would go down to well if I swapped it for mine haha

Cheers
Evo
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: fuji on July 30, 2013, 08:59:28 PM
Not quite...  ;D
Its actually Fuji's. I have to modify it to take some LED light bars.
Its a pretty well made bit of kit to be honest.
But I don't think it would go down to well if I swapped it for mine haha

Cheers
Evo



More than welcome to use it anytime! :cheers:
Title: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: weso on July 30, 2013, 09:03:33 PM
Evo and Fuji if one needs led light bars for said rack one should contact me


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Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: blue2u on July 30, 2013, 09:10:10 PM
I've also got the Dolium Wind Cheetah. It is lightweight, strong and very flexible for ways to mount stuff. I use a combination of tie down traps across the horizontal panels, collared M8 eye bolts in the slots where applicable, quickfists for axe and spade plus I have a rod holder bolted onto one side as well as a shade awning on the other.
 
When I want to carry two Hobie kayaks I use the M8 bolt slides to affix two 1.8m Rhino heavy duty bars.
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: chisel on July 30, 2013, 10:20:02 PM
Slimline ones seem to be almost exactly, but maybe not quite the same?? as the windcheetah racks. 

http://www.dolium.com.au/Retail_Catalogue/SLRT10022_item.html?ref_cat_id=Slimline (http://www.dolium.com.au/Retail_Catalogue/SLRT10022_item.html?ref_cat_id=Slimline)

Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: achjimmy on July 31, 2013, 12:25:58 AM
Great looking racks.
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: MarkVS on July 31, 2013, 06:08:52 AM
Slimline ones seem to be almost exactly, but maybe not quite the same?? as the windcheetah racks. 

http://www.dolium.com.au/Retail_Catalogue/SLRT10022_item.html?ref_cat_id=Slimline (http://www.dolium.com.au/Retail_Catalogue/SLRT10022_item.html?ref_cat_id=Slimline)


Dolium are the WA importer. I think Slimline is the brand name, windcheeta the product. It's the windcheeta that I am looking at.
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: Woodsie on July 31, 2013, 10:09:50 AM
Ive had the windcheeta rack for a couple of years now, excellent rack with plenty of accessories, nice and low so i can still park under the roller doors of the shed and are quiet and look good.
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: chisel on July 31, 2013, 10:25:37 AM
Dolium are the WA importer. I think Slimline is the brand name, windcheeta the product. It's the windcheeta that I am looking at.
Dolium still list the windcheetah racks separately.  I've had one for a few years.
I can't really see the difference between the two, but would be interested to find out.

I think Front Runner might be the manufacturers.

Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: fuji on August 01, 2013, 07:46:13 PM
Do not take the wind deflector off as you will go through an agonising pain in your ears. Other than that I love it!!!!
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: Squalo on August 05, 2013, 03:21:19 PM
Not a Dolium tray, but along the same lines. I picked this up through ebay last week, apparently it was custom made by a fabricator who works for the guy I bought it from. It's all aluminium and very solid; the slats are 12mm x 65mm and are welded all the way around at each end.

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag78/v4racer1/Nicerack1_zps60498f1b.jpg)

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag78/v4racer1/Nicerack2_zps7b229610.jpg)


It's just bolted to the ROLA racks that I use for my Thule roof pod (using the pod brackets, although it came with custom steel brackets), but it will either end up on my Rhino heavy duty cross-bars, or on a bespoke mounting system - which is the most likely, because I want to have it as close to the roof as possible. The pics don't show it, but there's two 50x50mm angle brackets welded across the slats at each of the two places where the ROLA racks are, so plenty of additional strength there.

I also have a Chinese ARB copy full length steel rack but that's exactly what motivated the search for a basket like this - just too hard to manage given that I like to switch rooftop storage systems to suit whatever I'm doing at the time. The big rack has its place, though, so I am not selling it just yet.

This tray weighs nothing! When I picked it up, the seller's 14 year old son got it from the garage and walked it to my car with no effort at all.
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: Woodsie on August 05, 2013, 05:35:53 PM
Not a Dolium tray, but along the same lines.
Thats a big rack for only 2 legs....I would be putting a third one as we all like to overload our racks
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: MarkVS on August 05, 2013, 05:36:10 PM
Do not take the wind deflector off as you will go through an agonising pain in your ears. Other than that I love it!!!!
Fuji,
so the wind deflector is a must !


Mark
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: Woodsie on August 05, 2013, 06:03:01 PM
Fuji,
so the wind deflector is a must !


Mark
Yes, bit it is only a flat plate under the front of the Rack, not in the way
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: areyonga on August 05, 2013, 08:18:31 PM
Here is the thread I did when I installed mine, and its been great.  Got a good deal through Kulkayne Kampers

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=18327.0 (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=18327.0)

Trevor
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: Squalo on August 05, 2013, 09:31:24 PM
Thats a big rack for only 2 legs....

Funny, that's what I said to your mum ;)

I would be putting a third one as we all like to overload our racks

Agreed :) As I said it's just mounted to my light duty aero bars that are only used when I fit the roof pod - they were already on the roof after a weekend away so I just used them to get the rack home. I have triple Rhino heavy duty bars to use with it.
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: fuji on August 05, 2013, 09:36:53 PM
Fuji,
so the wind deflector is a must !


Mark



Mate
I will never ever take the wind deflector off again. ;D
Title: Re: Anyone got a Dolium slimline roof tray?
Post by: Woodsie on August 05, 2013, 09:38:09 PM
Funny, that's what I said to your mum ;)


P.S. Mum said to say hello ;D :-*