Deondef
Member Since: 08 May 2007
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Ok - with the bitter taste still in my mouth (no - not all the beers after the boks loss !!) of the engine failure.
Quite easy to remove frontrunner roofrack with air suspension. 1) select off road height 2) attach four ropes to the four corners of rack and attach to roof trussles of garage.3) undo the 8 attachment points 4) select access height and - voila the rack is suspended in the air ! 5) drive vehicle out of garage and lift rack higher in case of accidental collision when wife drives Defender in the spot where Disco is suppose to live !
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caverD3
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| Re: Easy removal of roof rack with air suspension |
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Deondef wrote:Ok - with the bitter taste still in my mouth (no - not all the beers after the boks loss !!) of the engine failure.
Don't think the Wallabees have anything to be proud of, the boks were a second string side and they were up against us 14 to zip in the first ten minutes.  another graet escape! “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 8th Jul 2007 11:24 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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Deon
How long did it take to do ?
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| 9th Jul 2007 6:55 am |
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| 9th Jul 2007 7:09 am |
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Deondef
Member Since: 08 May 2007
Location: Randburg
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Heine
I fitted a nr 13 socket to a cordless power drill - so undoing the bolts is very quick.
The entire removal probably took about 15 minutes.
I do not think fitting it again will be that easy as one will have to line-up all the brackets - starting with the two front ones which are fixed and then the rest which slides along the rail. Once it has been aligned one first has to tighten the bolts of the brackets and then the ones that fix the rack to the brackets.
I now understand what Anthony tried to tell us at one of our meetings !!
BTW - where is Anthony ??
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| 9th Jul 2007 9:07 am |
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coala
Member Since: 06 Jul 2007
Location: Pretoria
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Hi, you did not say what rails you have. Just a word of caution, if you are using the standard LR roof rail, rather replace it with frontrunner. The standard rail capacity is something ridiculous. You stand to loose your roof rack while going through a river bed - with disastrous consequences for that nice glass roof.
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| 9th Jul 2007 11:50 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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coala wrote:Hi, you did not say what rails you have. Just a word of caution, if you are using the standard LR roof rail, rather replace it with frontrunner. The standard rail capacity is something ridiculous. You stand to loose your roof rack while going through a river bed - with disastrous consequences for that nice glass roof.
Agree - I have the FR one and it is much better
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| 9th Jul 2007 1:11 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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Deondef wrote:Heine
I fitted a nr 13 socket to a cordless power drill - so undoing the bolts is very quick.
The entire removal probably took about 15 minutes.
I do not think fitting it again will be that easy as one will have to line-up all the brackets - starting with the two front ones which are fixed and then the rest which slides along the rail. Once it has been aligned one first has to tighten the bolts of the brackets and then the ones that fix the rack to the brackets.
I now understand what Anthony tried to tell us at one of our meetings !!
BTW - where is Anthony ??
OK let me know once you have tried to refit it
I think Anthony is up North again
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| 9th Jul 2007 1:13 pm |
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Gareth
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Make sure you don't get distracted whilst removing the bolts!!
The image of the garage collapsing around the D3 as you lower to access height.......................... 
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| 9th Jul 2007 1:52 pm |
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Deondef
Member Since: 08 May 2007
Location: Randburg
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The S model does not have rails - so I had to get the Frontrunners fitted (blessing in disguise?).
BTW how do they waterproof the system ? ie will water not penetrate into roof where the rails are attached ?
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| 9th Jul 2007 3:54 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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The real issue is whether the roof rack will fit onto your Patrol 
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| 9th Jul 2007 6:48 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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Yup that's what I was planning to use - just waiting to hear from Deon how much hassle it is to put the rack back
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| 10th Jul 2007 6:48 am |
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Deondef
Member Since: 08 May 2007
Location: Randburg
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Heine - don't wait for me , my next trip is to Moz in September, but will take trailer and not roofrack. Probably will only re-fit rack in December. If I still have the D3 I will need to get the improved tow hitch, though.
These Frontrunner guys know a thing or two - I can use the same rack for a number of vehicles - only need to get different support brackets !!!!
Everything very quiet on LR Sandton front - I guess this is a case of "no news is BAD news"
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| 10th Jul 2007 8:49 am |
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