The NEW GECKO VAN Komodo Carrier our multi use carrier for Sprinters bolts to the hinges and installs in minutes with only one holed to drill Used by the industry's top outfitters, this carrier is rock solid. The carrier bolts to the Mercdes OEM 180 deg hinges and attached using a small hole drilled through the door and frame to minimise damage and any change of damaging the skin of the door . Installs in just a few minutes.
Fits Sprinters 2019+
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will require you to fit 180 degree hinges that can also be purchased from Rhodes Vans
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Lifetime Warranty for original owner
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Steel with a four stage process powder-coat for warrantied for 5 years against rust and years of protection
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TIG welded fro ultimate strength.
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Custom Colors available (£100 extra powder coated)
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Colour match with two pack OEM paint, price on application , minimum 3 week leadtime.
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*Custom colours not returnable*
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Supplied with all the installation hardware
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Bike rack forks included with the rack
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the top plate is designed to work with Rotopax
Product Detail
Gecko Vs. Bumper Mounted Box and bike rack Carrier - The majority of tire carriers on the market today are bumper mounted systems. These systems are complex and have a number of drawbacks compared to our simple bolt-on system.
Simplicity and Weight - Our rack is just over 18kg. By eliminating a massive bumper, you eliminate a lot of bulk and weight.
Price - While we are not a budget product, the cost of just a tire carrier or just a box carrier is always going to be substantially less then the cost of a bumper AND a tire/box combo.
Innovation
The Gecko Van Camel Carrier is the first structurally mounted carrier to open with the door. Many long hours of engineering went into making our carriers easy to install .
Departure Angle
The last thing you want to do is limit the abilities of your van by adding a huge bumper. Gecko Van's maintain the factory departure angle while almost all bumper mounts will decrease it substantially. When a bumper hangs low off the back of the vehicle it limits the grade your overlanding van can go up or down.
Quality
We use huge mandrel bent steel tubing to achieve lightweight and strength.
Coming in at just over 18kgs, our carriers are incredibly lightweight while also offering superior durability. Aluminium is great in the right application but for road products that face a lot of vibration, steel can be a better choice. Aluminium although light, can catastrophically fail in a high vibration environments.
Paintbond 310
A Liquid chemical which when diluted in warm water will simultaneously degrease and form a thin, protective phosphate conversion coating on steel, zinc and aluminium surfaces.
This process complies with defence standard 03-11 class 1V
Shot Blasting
Shot blasting is the process of removing surface corrosion by applying an abrasive media under pressure it is an excellent pre-treatment for steel as it cleans and roughens the surface.
By lowering the pressure and replacing the blasting media to a non-ferrous grit for example glass bead or aluminium oxide it is also a good technique for removing machine marks left after turning.
All parts at are blasted to sa2.5
Hinge requirements
To install the wheel carrier you need to be sure you have the correct hinges on your vans. Mercedes Offer two kinds. Most vans are supplied from their factory with 270 degree hinges . they fit flat back against the side of the van. However a factory supplied option for 180 degree hinge. this is what is required to install our wheel carrier. this are standard fit on the Hymer and Adria vans and many other Camper Van builders. here is is an image to help you indentify which hinges you have.
