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Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby Shrek on Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:49 pm

hi Guys

Does any one how much weight a standard Mitsubishi canopy can safely carry

Ive seen a few guys with roof racks attached to the side rails on factory canopies

I was wondering how much weight i could put on a roof basket

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Re: Factory Canopy

Postby Cowboy Dave on Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:58 pm

From Mitsubishi's Australian website:

These Genuine Mitsubishi Canopies are made of strong ABS plastic and are body coloured to match your Triton’s paint for a perfectly integrated fit.

Featuring a lockable, gas lift rear window, sliding side windows and a front window, the Genuine Mitsubishi Canopy is secure and lightweight. Fixed with 4 brackets, it can be easily unbolted and removed to provide a flexible and versatile loading solution.

Note: The Roof Rails on these Canopies have a 50kg carrying capacity.


http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/vehicles/4wd/triton/specs-and-features/accessories/exterior

You'll have to scroll across at the bottom to get to the canopies.
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Re: Factory Canopy

Postby Shrek on Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:10 pm

Thanks Cowboy Dave :D

I spent hours trying to find this on the net... i should have asked here first

I need to find the roof racks to suit now
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Re: Factory Canopy

Postby Cowboy Dave on Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:44 pm

You'll probably end up with a fairly generic rail mount. Here's a link to the instructions for what Rhino Rack calls the CXB rail mount:http://www.rhinorack.com.au/rhinoweb/rhinodata/instructions/parts/legs/cxb.pdf

I used to have these on a Subaru outback that has a similar longitudinal rail setup on the roof. I'm not saying they'll definitely fit, but it will be something like that that you're after.

If you go through the canopy thread you'll probably be able to find the people who have those canopies and if you then click on their sheds you may find details of any racks people are using on them.

With most manufacturers you choose your feet and then its up to you to choose your rail profile, be it heavy duty, sports or what have you. Not sure where you are located but in Sydney ARB at St Peters have the biggest range of Rhino Rack and Thule gear that I've seen anywhere. Or there's roof rack city on the north side and there's some big place up near Newcastle where Daryn bought some roof rack gear. All depends where you're at I guess.
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Re: Factory Canopy

Postby gregned on Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:07 pm

Torpedo 7 have them on special at the moment $59 for steel $79 for alloy both rated to 75 kg
Im ordering alloy tonight.
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Re: Factory Canopy

Postby Cowboy Dave on Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:18 pm

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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby daryn on Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:26 pm

Edited title to better describe topic.

Guys, please start thinking about the titles to describe your topic better.
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Re: Factory Canopy

Postby gregned on Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:10 am


They are indeed
I think shipping is fixed too at $9.95
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby Bennys on Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:54 am

Sold out now it seems.

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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby gregned on Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:32 am

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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby gregned on Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:37 am

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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby Bennys on Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:05 am

I like the torpedo alloy ones as they almost match the Mitsubishi/thule ones I have.

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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby gregned on Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:13 am

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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby godzilla_rising on Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:26 am

So are these just the weight limits on the rails, or the actual canopy itself? How do people then put roof top tents and the like above the canopies, especially factoring in weights of 2 people and the tent itself, amongst other things?
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby Homer on Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:44 am

I've see one or two that have reinforced the inside of the canopy with a steel sub frame to allow them to carry larger loads like roof top tents, but the short answer is they don't take heavy loads like that std.

At least Triton's don't and I can't see how any fibreglass/plastic product would?
It is the travelling sideways/back and forward loads more than the static loads that would do the most damage I think. For static loads they would probably rate double what they do....but on a car they wont be static unfortunately.
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby Mitsu0069 on Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:47 pm

I was looking at my factory canopy today to try and work out how to remove the rails and fit an internal frame to support the extra weight of a rack etc, when I removed the led light to look in the roof lining to check out how the rails remove, I found that there is a 1" steel frame system under the canopy roof lining which runs down to the tub rails. So I should be able to just unbolt the rails and fit a rack straight to the canopy using the existing holes. The load sticker says 50 kgs, but seeing the rail system It would take a lot more load then that easily. :lol:
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby big_bob_thefirst on Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:31 pm

Oh very nice find. Is it an mn or ml oem canopy?
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby Mitsu0069 on Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:31 pm

Bob,
Yeah a good find, Ive been trying to work out how to fit a frame for ages I should have taken a better look earlier :oops: Its a MN oem canopy with a grey carpet type lining.
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby big_bob_thefirst on Fri Sep 06, 2013 11:22 pm

Hmm, must look at mine. As I said in my build thread, I have a RTT on my canopy for over a year now and no dramas so it must hold the static weight ok.
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby Triton newbie on Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:00 pm

Does anyone know how much the canopy on the dual cab Mn can take? Just got myself a roof rack and want to know how much I can load her up
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby viking shippy on Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:24 pm

Three or four posts up is your answer
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby Triton newbie on Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:01 pm

Sorry I should say the cab it self.. I don't have a canopy over he tray and the rack just attached to the can itself.. Surely the can can take
More than 50kg?
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby viking shippy on Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:28 pm

Triton newbie wrote:Sorry I should say the cab it self.. I don't have a canopy over he tray and the rack just attached to the can itself.. Surely the can can take
More than 50kg?

Do some searching it's been covered extensively here...I don't recomend the clamp on type with rubber feet...for anything other than a surf board...some guys with kayaks have had they're roof dented as a result so 50 kg would be the upper limit..
The next are rail mount and 200 kg is the upper limit...I had a roof top tent with two adults and found with 180 kg the roof flexed..
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby Cowboy Dave on Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:40 pm

I'm sure 200 is well over what Mitsubishi would specify. The proper figure is in the handbook thing that came with the car.
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Re: Factory Canopy weight limits

Postby viking shippy on Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:48 pm

Cowboy Dave wrote:I'm sure 200 is well over what Mitsubishi would specify. The proper figure is in the handbook thing that came with the car.

Sorry Dave that's combined for the rtt....100kg per bar...
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