Member Since: 11 Jan 2006
Location: Goulburn, NSW
Posts: 161
Roof Rack Recommendations
I am looking to do a bit of outback touring and investigating roof racks that are light but will last the distance.
I have had a Tradesman Oval for some years that I got for an ARB Roof Top Tent that I never bought. It is on the heavy side and therefore a challenge to get on and off so I am looking for something lighter and hence easier to put on and off. As I am only planning to put light stuff on the roof, a high load bearing capacity is not important. The system on my D3 is the bolt on variety with four bolts down each side. From what I can see Thule do not make a rack that fits the above system.Disco 3 TDV6 HSE, Auto, White, Rear Diff Lock. ARB BB, Traxide DBS, GME TX3540S, Safari Snorkel, IIDTool-BT, Doran TPMS, Rijidij Spare Wheel Carrier, Two side by side Drifta drawers, cargo barrier and drop down fridge slide, ARB 47l Fridge, Yokohama A/Ts and out of date 17" Cooper STTs.
5th Feb 2015 7:09 am
SHARKYSHARKS
Member Since: 20 Dec 2008
Location: Saddleworth Oldham
Posts: 1954
Go for a prospeed
And they now have a dealer in Oz they are a site sponsor on here have a look MY18 D5 HSE LUX😎
MY12 Freelander SD4 HSE
44 Tonne 12 Litre 6x2 Scania T cab (Current)
Freelander 1 (Wrote off 😫)
Ex D1
Ex D2 GS
Ex V8 D2 GS
Ex D3 S
Ex D4 GS
Club skip ya lockers !!!
Club BAS remote heater !!
Club Duratrac
Club Phillips DRL
Club Prospeed Rack Mk 1
Club Prospeed Rack Mk 2
Club Sankey
Club RLD spare wheel protector
5th Feb 2015 8:40 am
rsp
Member Since: 11 Jan 2006
Location: Goulburn, NSW
Posts: 161
Roof Rack Options
Thanks for the recommendation. I did see a thread on the topic not long ago, so will revisit it.Disco 3 TDV6 HSE, Auto, White, Rear Diff Lock. ARB BB, Traxide DBS, GME TX3540S, Safari Snorkel, IIDTool-BT, Doran TPMS, Rijidij Spare Wheel Carrier, Two side by side Drifta drawers, cargo barrier and drop down fridge slide, ARB 47l Fridge, Yokohama A/Ts and out of date 17" Cooper STTs.
5th Feb 2015 8:44 am
SHARKYSHARKS
Member Since: 20 Dec 2008
Location: Saddleworth Oldham
Posts: 1954
No probs I have a prospeed great bit of kit and the mark 2 is even better comes on and off really easy,
But I tend to keep mine on to keep SWMBO out of the multi storey car parks MY18 D5 HSE LUX😎
MY12 Freelander SD4 HSE
44 Tonne 12 Litre 6x2 Scania T cab (Current)
Freelander 1 (Wrote off 😫)
Ex D1
Ex D2 GS
Ex V8 D2 GS
Ex D3 S
Ex D4 GS
Club skip ya lockers !!!
Club BAS remote heater !!
Club Duratrac
Club Phillips DRL
Club Prospeed Rack Mk 1
Club Prospeed Rack Mk 2
Club Sankey
Club RLD spare wheel protector
5th Feb 2015 9:00 am
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9424
+1 for Prospeed, mine is on all the time as well....the wind delector at the fron really makes any wind noise hardly nticable and no realimpact on MPG
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cheersIggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
5th Feb 2015 10:24 am
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
LR Expo rack on mine.
Cheers
AndyD4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
5th Feb 2015 5:03 pm
therealboss
Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Co Carlow
Posts: 1958
+1 for Prospeed
Their after sales service is second to none and you can't buy a stronger rack.Dale
Member Since: 11 Jan 2006
Location: Goulburn, NSW
Posts: 161
Roof Rack
Hi All, many thanks for your recommendations and great photos! It certainly looks the goods, which is, of course, the most important attribute.
Andy, I am interested to know how you have attached the Lightforce lights to/through your bumper, as I am tossing up whether to but a bulbar or not and trying to work out where to put lights and an ariel without a BB. I am just starting to look into this issue.Disco 3 TDV6 HSE, Auto, White, Rear Diff Lock. ARB BB, Traxide DBS, GME TX3540S, Safari Snorkel, IIDTool-BT, Doran TPMS, Rijidij Spare Wheel Carrier, Two side by side Drifta drawers, cargo barrier and drop down fridge slide, ARB 47l Fridge, Yokohama A/Ts and out of date 17" Cooper STTs.
6th Feb 2015 5:20 am
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
Member Since: 11 Jan 2006
Location: Goulburn, NSW
Posts: 161
Hi Andy, thanks. Looks a bit advanced for me so I might go down the path of the bullbar.Disco 3 TDV6 HSE, Auto, White, Rear Diff Lock. ARB BB, Traxide DBS, GME TX3540S, Safari Snorkel, IIDTool-BT, Doran TPMS, Rijidij Spare Wheel Carrier, Two side by side Drifta drawers, cargo barrier and drop down fridge slide, ARB 47l Fridge, Yokohama A/Ts and out of date 17" Cooper STTs.
8th Feb 2015 5:04 am
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
No worries.
To be honest if it was legal to put one on over here I'd probably go down that route myself
Cheers
AndyD4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
8th Feb 2015 7:53 am
rsp
Member Since: 11 Jan 2006
Location: Goulburn, NSW
Posts: 161
Bullbar
Will post one to you together with some (kanga) roos that are trained to jump out in front of the car with the intent of sitting beside you or on your lap. That might provide a justification for you fitting one.Disco 3 TDV6 HSE, Auto, White, Rear Diff Lock. ARB BB, Traxide DBS, GME TX3540S, Safari Snorkel, IIDTool-BT, Doran TPMS, Rijidij Spare Wheel Carrier, Two side by side Drifta drawers, cargo barrier and drop down fridge slide, ARB 47l Fridge, Yokohama A/Ts and out of date 17" Cooper STTs.
11th Feb 2015 11:49 pm
Reddahaydn
Member Since: 02 Mar 2015
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 38
I just ordered a front runner slimline2 from expeditioncentre.com.au
will put up pics of it next week once it's installed
it's the one below
2007 Disco 3 2.7 TDV6
LLAMS / 265/65/18 BFG ATs / Safari Snorkel / Spare wheel carrier / 100L Long range tank / Traxide SC40 dual battery isolator / Optima Yellow Top / Autologic Remap / Front Runner Slimline II Roof Rack / Cross drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic pads / Front Runner drawers / UHF / Rasta front skid plate / Waeco CF50 / Mitch Hitch / Tint / Parrot MKi9200 Bluetooth Phone & Audio
22nd May 2015 12:18 am
besser
Member Since: 12 May 2015
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 8
Flea bay'd
just found a reasonably priced arb unit on fleabay. Think it was for a Toyota.... Chopped up some sections on 50x25 SHS tube and made the roof channel mounts, worked a treat. Now for a ladder
10th Jun 2015 8:49 pm
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
Site rules besser no photos and it didn't happen D4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
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