Thread: Designing a tray for a 130

I would use flat rubber (or even plastic garden edging) for flares with a tray.

Also many trays fitted to 130's suffer broken mounts. This problem can be due to mounting the tray inappropriately.

Land Rover put out a guide in pdf format for adding trays, or whatever to their cab chassis models. It was posted on aulro some time back. You should read that and understand what is required. It also gives the dimensions for the mount locations.

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Here is a pic of Brendans 130 on portals with tray fitted,that I think looks the goods


I too have just purchased a 130HCPU albeit a 2001 model, and am thinking about a tray back.

Im pretty sure Chris's tray on his county dual cab would be around 1800-1900 wide, it covers his 285s on neg 25 rims ok. You should go take a look at that, in the mean time do you still have the flares off the county? put the rears on this for now.

Hi. Nice looking 130. What rims are they and what load rating? TIA.

My next vehicle may be a dual cab if not a late model RR. I intend to go cab chassis with a tradesmans back unit from someone like Roscos Trademate.
I would get this with the twin spare wheel mount, under tray drawer, water tanks and tool boxes.
However it is getting less and less likely it will be a 130, this day and age no ABS or traction control and a lot less options it will probablly be a VW Amorak (often 0% interest and I can get corporate discount of about $9k on top of any other deal I can negotiate before telling them about corporate discount, just had a friend do this and the salesman went white when he brought this up). I can do this at VW, Ford and Holden and will investigate others.
I would genuinely love a 130 but LR are just not competitive at the moment, every other dual cab supplier atm offering low to zero finance LR stiil some of the highest finance.

Just saw a picture of my 130. I am glad Wayne was able to post it for you. It would easily cover the 1900 you need. I welded up the side rails (mandrel bends & tube) and attached them to the tray this gives wider protection for sliding along deep washouts. Extending just outside this is the alloy guards. Legally (NSW) you need to cover the tread of the tyre not to the outer wall. These guards remove in a couple of minutes to hammer back straight and keep the vehicle looking respectable. They have been beaten back straight a few times. The rails also support the guards. The tray is 1800x1800. The head board is 75mm tube. Again mandrel bends are available in this size.

Originally Posted by CraigE

My next vehicle may be a dual cab if not a late model RR. I intend to go cab chassis with a tradesmans back unit from someone like Roscos Trademate.
I would get this with the twin spare wheel mount, under tray drawer, water tanks and tool boxes.
However it is getting less and less likely it will be a 130, this day and age no ABS or traction control and a lot less options it will probablly be a VW Amorak (often 0% interest and I can get corporate discount of about $9k on top of any other deal I can negotiate before telling them about corporate discount, just had a friend do this and the salesman went white when he brought this up). I can do this at VW, Ford and Holden and will investigate others.
I would genuinely love a 130 but LR are just not competitive at the moment, every other dual cab supplier atm offering low to zero finance LR stiil some of the highest finance.

Craig, not sure if LR were ever competitive, or listened to the market. But 0% finance means they can't move them. So like Detroit city, ford, or even GM perhaps the brand might just vanish.
I do find however I don't need ABS, Traction Control, Stability Control, and bells to tell me the door is open, or that the seat belt unlatched. My old looking new 130 just doesn't go like the clappers so I don't need all the other stuff to save my life. I just use me, and it's 4 disc brakes.
I also find some comfort when all the other brands are plummeting in value, the trusty Defender just slowly drops to a very good second hand value. That is if it ever gets put on the market. Maybe that is worth a few % on the finance through LR.

Mines 1950 wide means I can sleep side ways and have storage forward its 2700 long 130 single cab but but I did have to fit extra width mirrors its all a compromise but ...ps I love the look of the dual cab but