Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 297
Roofbox Newbie
I'm looking for some guidance on adding a roofbox to the Disco 4.
The vehicle is a Landmark so comes with the full length roof rails but I'm not sure what the best roof bars would be?
The vehicle wont fit into the garage with the roof bars or roofbox fitted so they will need to come on and off quite frequently. So I would like roof bars and a box that are easy to fit without too much adjustment if possible.
I dont know whether to stick to OEM or go for aftermarket.
Confusingly Land Rover seem to have 3 different boxes depending on which brochure you look at. Part number VPLVR0062 (410 litres) is featured in the main Disco 4 brochure and part number VPLWR0100 (430 litres) and VPLVR0061 (320 litres) are featured in the Disco Accessory brochure.
To be honest I'm not looking forward to the prospect of damaging or scratching the roof along the way so any general advice or top tips would be much appreciated.
18th Oct 2016 8:42 pm
LaserTam
Member Since: 31 Aug 2015
Location: Essex
Posts: 828
Ive no experience of the LR roof boxes but suspect they are probably just re-badged models from Thule or one of the other big manufacturers and sold with a premium.
Take a look on roofbox.co.uk - I bought from them, cheapest I found and they is lots of buying advice on there. Could compare similar boxes to the LR models in terms of price. Decision to make is the width, depends if you may want to something alongside the box, bike rack etc.
In terms of bars, I have Thule aerobars and feet. Only used once on Disco but didnt suffer from wind noise too much on previous car. Reasonable easy to fit on the Disco and move into position along the rails. I am yet to position them ready to put the roof box on, might take a bit of faffing, certainly a 2 person job. My box is fitted with the T track brackets, which slide into a gutter on the roof box.MY2012 D4 HSE Nara Bronze with some extra stuff
18th Oct 2016 9:40 pm
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
I have a box pretty much permanently on mine. Had a OEM box which i got as part of a deal on a previous disco the quality was ok but not worth the RRP in my opinion. I now have a Halfords exodus which was dirt cheap in the sales and is proving very good value its the largest they do and is huge.
Getting the box on and off is a doddle with a bit of practice.
Lower car
lower bottom tailgate and then close upper tailgate
place towl or coat over rear roof and stop lamp
lift box onto lower tailgate
then slide it up vertical until it drops over onto roof
then open doors and stand on seats to reach inside and clamp it down
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18th Oct 2016 9:49 pm
Mr.Tom
Member Since: 01 Jun 2014
Location: St Neots
Posts: 1641
I've got LR bars and box, got second hand but they are just rebadged Thule
Easy to fit on your own, bars just pop in and slide along, just try to push from the middle, otherwise they stick.
Box is light enough to do as RDR does, or I can just lift it up from the side on my own.
They come on and off easy enough as they live in the garage, takes 10 to 15m to fitSill protection - LED internal lights - LED reverse lights - boot liner - Dog Guard - Rock sliders
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18th Oct 2016 10:00 pm
Froogle-Yorkshireman
Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 297
Thanks for the information guys - much appreciated! Especially the towel on the roof during fitting!!
In terms of roofbox I am liking the look of KAMEI Corvara S 475 on roofbox.co.uk
I just need to decide on the best bars. I'm keen to find an easy fitting one that I can fit on my own each time.
18th Oct 2016 11:05 pm
sycove
Member Since: 25 Mar 2015
Location: Burntisland
Posts: 396
I have put it on and off myself but would recommend 2 person, takes probably 10 mins.
As mentioned the LR boxes are Thule ones, but I think they are way over priced. Thule do have a simpler locking system than most others so are slightly easier to fit.
For roof bars I have the genuine LR ones and again very happy, they can be tricky to fit, but i would imagine they are all the same.
18th Oct 2016 11:26 pm
Froogle-Yorkshireman
Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 297
Thanks Sycove - do you have your OEM bars permanently fitted?
If so, how high do they sit compared to the antennae unit on the roof?
I'm wondering if I might be able to leave them on and get the vehicle into the garage.
18th Oct 2016 11:47 pm
sycove
Member Since: 25 Mar 2015
Location: Burntisland
Posts: 396
I take box and bars off after use.
They do sit higher than the antennae, perhaps you can fit in the garage in access mode
but once you have done it a few times and got into a method it is pretty quick and easy
18th Oct 2016 11:58 pm
Froogle-Yorkshireman
Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 297
Cheers! Step ordered!!
19th Oct 2016 12:23 am
Barber
Member Since: 21 Sep 2016
Location: Bolton
Posts: 22
The Kamei Corvara's are fantastic boxes... I have the 390.
20th Oct 2016 10:52 pm
Froogle-Yorkshireman
Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 297
Thanks Barber - which bars do you use?
20th Oct 2016 11:08 pm
Barber
Member Since: 21 Sep 2016
Location: Bolton
Posts: 22
The Whisper bars.
21st Oct 2016 8:14 am
Froogle-Yorkshireman
Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 297
Wow! Thought I best check roof load stats before committing to the roof box choice.
Pretty disappointed to see max roof load is 75kg for D4. So assumining the rails, bars and box come in at 25kg (depending on which box) the net available capacity will be sub 50kg.
A box trailer is so tempting but for the 60mph limit on the motorway.
27th Oct 2016 12:40 am
Froogle-Yorkshireman
Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 297
A big thanks to Barber who let me see the Covara 390 up close. Nice bit of kit
I am just finalising the roof bar choice and I gather that if you go with the Whispbars you actually have to leave 4 track pads (feet) attached to the vehicle unless you want to go to the trouble of removing and then refitting the feet each time.
However, the OEM bars appear to drop into the track on the Disco and lock in place in one piece and don't need a separate track fitting. Equally you appear to just lock them in place through the key on the bar. This seems preferable as when you unlock them and take them off the whole bar and fixings comes away.
Can someone who has the OEM bars tell me whether they have a T Track running the length of the bar? As The Covara S 390 has a clickfix system that sits in the T Track?
Am I also right to assume that the OEM bars are Aluminium?
4th Nov 2016 5:19 pm
Discogaz
Member Since: 17 Mar 2014
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 1399
I've got Whispbars and agree, they are a faff compared to the standard bars. If I was taking off and putting on often, I would choose standard as they simply drop in, slide along and lock in place when you close the "key door".
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