And I love the one they replaced yours with lol.
And I love the one they replaced yours with lol.
2007 Commander 4.7L, QTII, OEM Towing Option, tow hooks, 2"OME + 1/4" rusty's leveling spacer, Bilstein 5150 Rear Shks, Rear sway bar removed, 4xguard front skid, Offroad Unlimited Defender Roof Rack, Hella 500FF lights, 265/70/R17 BFG KM2 M/Ts 1.5" Rough Country Wheel Spacers
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Yup & you beat me to it ..Lol..
Update.. I called ORU and they said a week or so... So I called 4Wheelparts... Had a longer talk with them and .... They got back to me and I learned that ORU and 4Wheel Parts are now "sister" company's ( 4wheel bought/bailed them out?).
The new racks are on a ship at sea.......
Should be in the states at the end of Febuary.....
Then sent to Texas to a warehouse and in my hands by mid March....
My first big off road Jeep Jamboree is Mid March.. Hoping it arrives and I have time to mount it and my lights by then...but I'll believe it when I see it..
Last edited by 1USMC; 03-13-2013 at 07:39 PM.
Wasn't there a movie called “The never ending story “ ?
I think it was about a Defender roof rack.. ya ya that’s it !!!
Called 4 Wheel Parts today, for an update….they said they would check with the manufacture on the status of my Defender roof rack.. after a long wait they said the new racks did not meet quality control and was not shipped to the USA.. ???
I had been told previously they had been already shipped .
So now the mid to the end of summer for the next expected delivery date. Again…???
Called ORU.. this time I was told they had them in stock and could be sent out tomorrow ???
Called back to 4WP’s , the operator said the only order they have for me is with Smittybilt ????
Gave them my parts #ORU45505 & ORUDS24-6 , from last Feb 2012.. she said the part #’s were recently changed to S/B45505 & S/BDS24-6 . A Smittybilt part number ????
Called Smittybilt, at least I got the same story from them about the status of the racks.. ...
So I now have a supervisor from 4WP’s working with me .. I know a little late… He said that 4WP’s relationship had soured and they did not like working with ORU and stopped using them,( OK what about the sister company stuff ?) or using them for some of their products ( the defender roof rack). He said the SB Defender roof rack should even be better… ?...
The supervisor said he would check on the exact status of this order and get back to me very soon.
If I trusted ( and I don’t) that ORU had a rack in stock..and ordered one from them, my cost would be $240 more than when (if) I get one through 4WP’s.
With the stories I heard about ORU in reference to their rack/ quality/ customer support and now the cost difference, what is a few more months ??
Ouch.. This was to be my last major mod (rack&lights) … I was really wanting to finish her up and take some final photos…
So back to the movie… I guess I’ll be the Guinea pig ( or sucker Lol) for the “ new and possibly improved” Defender Roof rack.
I wonder how many more sequels I will have to make ….. ??
Stayed tuned …. But please don’t hold your breath !!
Last edited by 1USMC; 03-13-2013 at 08:43 PM.
You could have had one custom built by now with the time and money you got in this "unicorn" defender rack.
SOLD - 2005 | WK | Khaki | 3.7 | QT1 | OME HD Front Struts | Rusty's 2" lift in Rear w/ Monroe load levelers (F150 version) | 265/70 Nitto Terra Grapplers | 17" Moabs | 1.5" wheel spacers | Pinch weld mod | Rear fender trim mod | 4xG Matrix w/ reciever hitch | 4xG Belly guard | SOLID Diff cover | Cobra CB radio | 4xG CB radio antenna mount
OM G .... I just received an e-mail that my rack should be here by next week. Of course I could be just dreaming.
I'm busy again now.. so IF i receive it and IF it is the correct one and IF.. ( you get the idea ) > it may be a month or so before I can finish the wiring and install the rack and rack lights .
Who Knows....
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