Westcott Roof Rack

[calokie]

Anyone have a Westcott roof rack installed? Curious if the wind noise is less than the factory roof bars, and of course MPG before and after? The claim is their design should reduce wind noise and not reduce MPG *image taken from Westcott web page* (round eyes yuk)

 

[Catching Neutral]

I have one. Most of my driving is around town so I don’t notice wind noise. MPG haven’t changed.

 

[calokie]

nice rack, looks nice and tight

 

[GaryA]

They all make noise. If your gas mileage changes they make noise.

 

[cruiserguysc]

I can do this all day. But not being a child, I won’t. We get it. You prefer the square lights. Congratulations. There is a choice.

get one of each! Problems solved.

 

[GaryA]

I'v got one of each. I must say the square look more modern.

 

[surfishjoe]

I installed the Wescott on my wife's 1958 and have not noticed any additional wind noise. She just got from a 6 hour road trip and said no additional noise. I can't say anything about mpg change because when my wife drives it gets s*** milage (14-15) when I drive it gets great mileage (21-22).

 

[surfishjoe]

pics from after installing rack.

 

[surfishjoe]

 

[surfishjoe]

 

[Catching Neutral]

Square eyes. Yuk.

square eyes no lookie like defender

 

[calokie]

I can do this all day. But not being a child, I won’t. We get it. You prefer the square lights. Congratulations. There is a choice.

• Enters a thread about roof racks....
• Starts a "spirited" debate on LC250 round verse square headlights.... (in a roof rack thread)
• Passively aggressively calls out Thread Starter (of roof rack thread) for "being a child"
• Childishly starts arguing with other member on same off topic subject of round vr square headlight

  • If you think round head lights make the 1958 look like a Defender, you need to get YOUR eyes checked.

@Catching Neutral: Awesome comment by the way
@joseywales: Yes Im a child. at least I'm not a hypocrite.

 

[calokie]

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very nice, looks awesome!

 

[calokie]

get one of each! Problems solved.

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Iv owned 3 square headlights but sold the FZJ80 and the 82. if I were to get another old Yota it would be an FJ62 rectangle headlight

 

[Catching Neutral]

The 250 forum in general reminds me of my daughters middle school years.

 

[calokie]

The 250 forum in general reminds me of my daughters middle school years.

Seriously....
Its quite the shock coming from the 80 series group. The 80 Series gang is a friendly community full of brotherly help, a knowledge based community of sharing. No fragile egos, hypocrites or egocentric gatekeepers.

 

[Noctilucent]

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Those tires/wheels combo look sick.

 

[surfishjoe]

Those tires/wheels combo look

Thanks - 34s sliders and next skid plates and it’s ready for the mall.

 

[calokie]

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Thanks - 34s sliders and next skid plates and it’s ready for the mall.

Everyone loves a good mall crawling , besides that lc250 can never live up to the luxuriousness and off-road prowess of the supreme leader of land cruisers the 200 series.

Nice build Joe thanks for the pics!
The WD roof rack looks like the way to go, are these WD sliders also? I’m leaning more towards the Slee step sliders

 

[lcgeek]

I installed a WD rack recently and I did not notice any wind increase in any wind noise. I came from no rack to begin with.