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This Front Runner Roof Rack Has CHANGED Our Sprinter Van! 

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Our front runner roof rack has transformed our van into an adventure mobile!
We've dreamed of having a useable space on the roof of our van for so long, it's incredibly exciting to now have the space to store a number of items up there.
- MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER (2006-CURRENT) SLIMLINE II ROOF RACK KIT: bit.ly/2EbZD2B
- EXPEDITION RAIL KIT - FULL PERIMETER : bit.ly/2NAOqbi
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- RATCHETING SPADE/SHOVEL MOUNT: bit.ly/2pTJANf
- ALUMINIUM TELESCOPIC LADDER: bit.ly/2PvtAMB
- WOLF PACK: bit.ly/2QGohKg
- WOLF PACK RACK BRACKET: bit.ly/2OhRuhH
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Комментарии : 115   
@maggiefriedrichs777
@maggiefriedrichs777 5 лет назад
I enjoy you two like old friends. Thanks for sharing.
@davidmorris8267
@davidmorris8267 5 лет назад
Wow what a well made quality roof rack system. We don't get to see much of the outside and it's looking really purposeful...love it!
@MotorbikeJunkie644
@MotorbikeJunkie644 5 лет назад
Love the rack and accessories, looking awesome 😎
@tarifapirateyork
@tarifapirateyork 5 лет назад
I use the same ladder system guys as I don't want peeps getting onto my rack....just remember to make a cushion or something to rest the ladder into the bodywork or it'll scratch the hell out of the van sides ...
@OMGWTFLOLSMH
@OMGWTFLOLSMH 4 года назад
Pretty sure any thief could get up there in 30 seconds by going up the front of the van and over the windshield.
@thekitowl
@thekitowl 5 лет назад
Love the roof rack, it looks a quality bit of kit.
@cathrynbagley8005
@cathrynbagley8005 5 лет назад
Love those extending ladders. Anyone else notice the continuity error (glitter nails / no glitter nails) ? Love you really guys - keep on doing what you're doing. Oh yeah - the roof rack looks great too.
@simonking5863
@simonking5863 5 лет назад
Very impressive. Looking great guys.
@SunscreenDreams
@SunscreenDreams 5 лет назад
Another great job guys looks awesome :) Be careful with your ladder, we have one similar and have noticed after repeated use that it has started to dent the side of the van where we have been leaning it up against the side. We have applied some foam pads to top so that when its leaning it spreads the load. a bit more.
@susanamberg3960
@susanamberg3960 5 лет назад
That roof rack is the bomb. You guys are very thorough with this build. Love It. So have you named the van yet??? "Bits & Bobs" lol
@willellwood9632
@willellwood9632 3 года назад
Looks super cool super job guys super rack 👌
@sylviapage8572
@sylviapage8572 5 лет назад
I love that ladder. Thanks.
@Memyselfandvan
@Memyselfandvan 5 лет назад
Don't forget to add some rear lights to the rear of the rack, you could even add some additional reversing lights up there too.
@clairedaniell4399
@clairedaniell4399 5 лет назад
Thought Theo was going to say runaway forever lol xx
@montychurchill726
@montychurchill726 5 лет назад
Looks fantastic guys
@cazza1643
@cazza1643 5 лет назад
Just saw you guys on Netflix on the show "How to live mortgage free" episode one, about your long boat! You came on and I yelled, "Oh my God! That's Bee and Theo!!" My Daughter says, " Who??? " I said, "Bee! And Theo!! The Indie Project??!!” She looked at me like I'd lost my mind. She isn't a RU-vid junky like me LOL! Definitely a huge fan of y'alls 💗
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 5 лет назад
🤗🤗🤗
@brownbunny2513
@brownbunny2513 5 лет назад
Yep, you are not the only one, Cazza...🤣😂 I too am a RU-vid junky, and I feel like Bea and Theo, are old friends...
@thomasmarliere2505
@thomasmarliere2505 5 лет назад
I love the axe rack 👍 thank you guys
@joshsgamingchannel4637
@joshsgamingchannel4637 5 лет назад
Great video well done
@badfairy9554
@badfairy9554 5 лет назад
Watched you two on Netflix, Brilliant.
@gkuk
@gkuk 5 лет назад
Hey Theo. Bit and bobs that’s Bee’s line 🤣 ATB Glen
@AndyOutdoors
@AndyOutdoors 5 лет назад
Looks great. Using the pre-drilled holes must make it a lot easier (and less stressful) than drilling your own roof! Speaking of which, did I miss the skylight/fan being fitted?
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 5 лет назад
Cheers Andy! Yes we didn’t film the skylight getting fitted, we also had snail vans do that as they fabricated a metal frame for the skylight so it’s fitted incredibly well!
@BigVanSmallWorld
@BigVanSmallWorld 5 лет назад
I want one they look super . Keep up the good work you are an inspiration to so many
@chrisandsamlivingthedream
@chrisandsamlivingthedream 5 лет назад
Looks awesome
@estherkalkbrenner5222
@estherkalkbrenner5222 5 лет назад
Roof top tent from FrontRunner is also a nice gadget. Especially in summer
@ElectedOfficial1
@ElectedOfficial1 5 лет назад
No full-length shot of the van with rack?? 😳
@bornfreefreedom4900
@bornfreefreedom4900 5 лет назад
Hi you lovely two great film :-) Looks ace :-) I need some stuff for my overlander So I will go shopping at your friends shop Best wishes :-)
@pvclassic
@pvclassic 5 лет назад
You were so excited to show off the installed rack you forgot to give us an over-all view of the finished product. No worries, I still love the thing, great vid, going to order today.
@clairedaniell4399
@clairedaniell4399 5 лет назад
Ready set go
@Memyselfandvan
@Memyselfandvan 5 лет назад
Just saved myself over €2k as I'm building a similar rack DIY style, 2 189,00 € for a roof rank is crazy, yes I know its well made, not custom, made for your van, and considering all the work you had to have done, drilling holes, countersinking, etc etc, I bet you have €5k in it with everything, thats mental, sorry guys, but way OTT, but of course, you probably were given it to review, promote?
@ou6037
@ou6037 5 лет назад
It looks like a sturdy piece of kit
@invisiblevan6734
@invisiblevan6734 5 лет назад
Very nice.
@ericsulen1499
@ericsulen1499 5 лет назад
I luv the roof rack, "Front Runner ". Have you mounted ur off-road light, if you did I don't remember the mounting video? Thanks again for videos, plz, keep them coming? Eric Sulen, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
@ernestoquintero747
@ernestoquintero747 5 лет назад
I might be late mentioning this, but I would've used a tread locking liquid on all the bolts to keeps them from shaking loose.
@lindabrand6167
@lindabrand6167 5 лет назад
"wow" Theo, nice to drive a head turner
@johnlong3214
@johnlong3214 5 лет назад
Where's the long shot? can we see it from a distance please? ...........................super excited
@JamiesRaptors
@JamiesRaptors 2 года назад
Nice! Wish they did it for a vauxhall vivaro
@colthenrie1631
@colthenrie1631 5 лет назад
How is the sound coming from the roof rack while driving? Thanks!
@4legsfitness
@4legsfitness 2 года назад
Hey guys, thanks for sharing this super helpful video. I am currently also checking the best options for a modular roof rack for my Sprinter. You said you mounted the FrontRunner Universal Tracks to the roof of your Sprinter. Is the shape of these tracks standardized? Meaning, can I use other brands or models of load bars or roof racks to fit into these tracks? Thanks, Manfred
@andrewpedley9570
@andrewpedley9570 5 лет назад
"These little jobbies" :)
@josephpgarrido
@josephpgarrido 4 года назад
So have you guys added an awning to your rack yet? wondering how this could be set up.
@andygarner8477
@andygarner8477 5 лет назад
The problem is normal people don’t have £1800 + to spend on a roof rack you need to keep it real .
@thevanwithoutaplan3988
@thevanwithoutaplan3988 5 лет назад
I wonder if instead of a petrol can you could have a water container which could also be a solar shower permanently fixed and ready to go??
@PresidentBust
@PresidentBust 2 года назад
Loved this video, and i have decided to buy a front runner rack based on it. Having trouble finding one for the transit 2019 L4H3. Does anyone know if they are made for my van? I see L3H3 are available.
@cocobunjee6676
@cocobunjee6676 5 лет назад
How heavy are those containers when full that you have on the roof of your van? I ask because they look as though they are much too heavy to put up and take down when full.
@58Kym
@58Kym 5 лет назад
20 litres would be 20kg, well within capability.
@ytkb8401
@ytkb8401 5 лет назад
You just now need a canoe on that rack too!
@sampayne6318
@sampayne6318 5 лет назад
Mate that axe looks sick! Bit gutted that front runner don't seem to do stuff for fiat ducatos 😢
@in-the-vanpeter5157
@in-the-vanpeter5157 5 лет назад
Crafty one at the old place , great rack you have !
@brentoatfield3607
@brentoatfield3607 5 лет назад
Make sure of course to save those premanufacted hole covers. Might have to disassemble the rack if you ever have ship you van in a container
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 5 лет назад
The tracks don’t make the van any higher so wouldn’t need to do that.
@goodbyerawlings
@goodbyerawlings 4 года назад
Front Runner. Clever product name!
@darrenmeears4667
@darrenmeears4667 5 лет назад
Is that the new tyres in background they wil give you some ground clearance monster sprinter bring it on
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 5 лет назад
😂😂😂
@ianmason8713
@ianmason8713 5 лет назад
Perhaps they have changed the law in the UK since I left (I live in Belgium now) but the legal maximum for petrol in a can used to be 10 litres in a metal can or 5 litres in a plastic can. Has this changed? What are the new regulations, if it has changed?
@nickdavies2012
@nickdavies2012 5 лет назад
A maximum of 10 litres in a single plastic container; or. A maximum of 20 litres in a metal container.
@alabastardmasterson
@alabastardmasterson 4 года назад
That's ridiculous
@jitaamesuluma9730
@jitaamesuluma9730 5 лет назад
just thought you should make the solar panels tops for stoage boxes, i know its more work but long term trips need more supplies , just think u never regret having to much storage , make it from light weight mettle, will be light and make stealing ur solar panels harder
@rvboondocker2559
@rvboondocker2559 5 лет назад
Nice Rack!!
@isabelxavier6890
@isabelxavier6890 3 года назад
"nick nacks" go along with "bits and bobs" and eventually with "odds and ends" :D :D :D
@VanBooter
@VanBooter 5 лет назад
That's another 50kg of incredibly super stoked unnecessary weight added before the super excited important stuff is finished
@Martinnc30
@Martinnc30 5 лет назад
Adventure rig just need 4 all terrain tyres now and save the old ones for back ups and your good.
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 5 лет назад
You know! :)
@rainbowsontheroad
@rainbowsontheroad 5 лет назад
Awesome rook rack :-) We're off to snailvans next week to get them to replace our side door, they've been so helpful so far, cannot wait to have a door which doesn't have about 198762436876324 problems :-)
@malcolmrowe5031
@malcolmrowe5031 5 лет назад
Hmm, they don't do roof systems for fiat ducato based vehicles. A big problem I can see for the Merc van is if it gets damaged you have to strip out the interior to get to the fixings. The advantage of the fiat van is the bolts screw into pre-installed fixings from outside the van so you just undo the bolt on the roof and remove it. Looks a great bit of kit too, would have loved one in my van, hopefully they'll expand the range.
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 5 лет назад
You can take the roof rack off easily. It’s all done from the outside.
@carold8308
@carold8308 5 лет назад
Hi, on seeing this video I realised that although I may not want a roof rack just now, unless I instal the tracks before I finish the insulation I won't ever be able to have a roof rack, so I sent to First Four to get the tracks. They arrived very promptly. However installing them wasn't too easy. What anyone thinking of getting them needs to check is : what length of track is being supplied and how long your van is, so that you can see how much of your roof will be covered by the tracks. I have a MWB Sprinter. This means there are 8 potential holes down each side of my roof to take the 2200mm tracks. The tracks are only 6 holes long. I thought of cutting each track in two so as to make the track area longer but this wouldn't work. In the end I have put one whole track on each side and have laid them toward the back of the van - part of the front area is occupied by the roof fan. I had quite fancied the idea of having a light bar across the front of the roof but with nowhere to attach it to, that won't be possible but hey 1 they are very expensive and 2 do I really need one - No! When you mark and match up where you need to drill the holes in your track to match where the holes are in your van roof, you will find that the holes in the soft cushion strip which lies between the track and your roof don't match up so you need to enlarge a couple with your Stanley knife. I have managed to fit these tracks but it wasn't particularly easy. I sounds easy and theoretically it is but I'd just say if you're going to do this, allow yourself plenty of time. I must admit however that all this is very new to me so I will be slower than most of you, perhaps, and I am enjoying it - being dead chuffed when it works out.
@RobinH8869
@RobinH8869 5 лет назад
So, did you buy the rack, or get a discount, or were given it - i.e. sponsored? Please be clearer as this is not an inexpensive piece of kit (£1926 for just the rack)
@RMEmtb
@RMEmtb 2 года назад
@theindieproject a reply would be good…
@KOL630
@KOL630 2 месяца назад
Are these made of aluminium? Does it says where they are manufactured btw? Nice video thanks.
@lindylindybasicoceangirl
@lindylindybasicoceangirl 5 лет назад
....k, Bea and Theo where have you been when clear/concise directions are missing...seriously y’all could fill a very needed place in the niche market of diy...love the can-do spirit...and prof knee pads natch✨💯😉
@ivecamperbuild_thomas4084
@ivecamperbuild_thomas4084 4 года назад
They don’t do them for a Iveco , I can not find one on there web site
@brentoatfield3607
@brentoatfield3607 5 лет назад
Interesting, believe your model of Sprinter just fits in most shipping containers. Solar cells depending on type are about the limit. The rail around the rack looks a little high
@brentoatfield3607
@brentoatfield3607 5 лет назад
Of course thinking about it you might take some air out the tires
@MugiwaraWeb3
@MugiwaraWeb3 3 года назад
Would that roof rack fit a 1999 dodge van maybe ?
@jimbob9618
@jimbob9618 3 года назад
Is that a wolf pack box you have?
@antla3043
@antla3043 4 года назад
no sunroof ?
@cathylarsen7967
@cathylarsen7967 5 лет назад
Telescoping ladder is nice. However, I would like it more if it had a hook or something to put over roof rack to keep it from falling over.
@omokaroalbert9780
@omokaroalbert9780 2 года назад
Good job guys, we don't have these materials here we would have love to have them in our vehicles
@kevb948
@kevb948 5 лет назад
Theo are you going to do the "show us your steak challenge"
@martinboouk5053
@martinboouk5053 5 лет назад
Is there a maximum weight you put on the roof rack for safety and vehicle handling? Safe travels to Portugal 🇵🇹
@edwinkrikhaar7223
@edwinkrikhaar7223 5 лет назад
From all manufactures there is a max weight to put on the roof from 150kg, i know it because my dayjob is place almost daily roofracks.
@simonrichardson5533
@simonrichardson5533 5 лет назад
Have I missed something? Old Barn? Bulkhead not fitted......?
@sebbejohansson
@sebbejohansson 5 лет назад
Project was probebly finished recently so they posted it now. They probebly should have explained the time line a bit better at the start of the video.
@Didewro
@Didewro 4 года назад
What is the total length and total width?
@geert0202
@geert0202 5 лет назад
Hi Guys - A little tip - Mark your Jerrycans on the roof with "Potable Water" - even that you know it's gasoline ;-)
@Hurkelas
@Hurkelas 2 года назад
Dear friends! Do you know if the same roof rack its valid to Man Tge? We want to buy one :)
@grahamhardyvanlife5704
@grahamhardyvanlife5704 5 лет назад
Ha I resisted the urge to put 1st lol
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 5 лет назад
You missed out Graham!
@gavinyeates1427
@gavinyeates1427 3 года назад
Guys I've bought the same rack but for the full length of the van . Am I right in thinking that you don't use the factory holes in the roof but drill new holes in line with the holes in the rails?
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 3 года назад
We used the factory holes but had to use a file to make them bigger. Bit of a process
@gavinyeates1427
@gavinyeates1427 3 года назад
Thanks guys 👍
@thetrendroad-fulltimechefl4393
@thetrendroad-fulltimechefl4393 4 года назад
hey, does your van roof rack has windy noise?
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 4 года назад
No
@realasmr538
@realasmr538 5 лет назад
Need some sand ladders or the ultimate max tracks
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 5 лет назад
Got some 😜
@grim-upnorth
@grim-upnorth 5 лет назад
Lol, to be fair mate... I don't think anyone goes "woahh!" when a white van with a roof rack goes past. That being said, as someone who actually does appreciate van conversions, I would definitely notice the rack. Nice :-)
@solarbuduk
@solarbuduk 5 лет назад
Won’t your axe go rusty outside?
@woolenhat5796
@woolenhat5796 5 лет назад
So im going to need a new video stat
@jimbobojim4634
@jimbobojim4634 5 лет назад
I like racks, but they take away from roof top solar space.
@itsadamoc
@itsadamoc 5 лет назад
30 mins turned into three days.
@theindieprojects
@theindieprojects 5 лет назад
we actually moved out of our workshop after we put together the rack and went to the USA for a month.
@grahamhardyvanlife5704
@grahamhardyvanlife5704 5 лет назад
Yow.
@irnbruo3
@irnbruo3 5 лет назад
20 litres of petrol on the roof in a metal can .....what super idea ........not !
@tituspullo9210
@tituspullo9210 4 года назад
Clueless
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