90 tropical roof.

[juddy]

I have found a 90 that's go a tropical roof. Would this be a after market conversion. It's a very early one, 200 tdi.

[manic]

200tdi is not a very early 90 if the tdi is factory install.

What year is it? It could be a series converted to look like a defender or a defender with a series roof.

[Horatioau]

Hello,

Are you able to share the link?

[juddy]

No link its near where I live, I will get some pictures, when it stops raining.

[jimr1]

juddy . The way to tell if it's a factory , Tropical Roof , is to look inside . Tropical Roofs were common on series wagons . They had vents that opened from the inside , also the roofs had small domes on them , to allow the vents to open . They were quite well made , and well fitted , they do a good job of keeping the heat out . I don't think 90 or 110s had them fitted as standard . Land Rover thought that the improved head lining offerd better insulation . It is possable a few crept through . It could be the one you sore was from an earlier model and had been re fitted ....:) regards...jimr1

[Lotz-A-Landies]

the very early 110 could have the original series tropical roof retro fitted. The tropical roofs for 88" actually had 2 vents in the sloping forward part of the roof, so if the roof on the 90 has 4 vent domes in the flat area after the front, then the tropical roof is a cut down 109.

Army Perentie 110, Senior Commander, Topographical Survey and Command Post FFR all had hard tops with fibreglass tropical roofs, very much heavier than the original aluminium ones.

In the second series of 90/110 before the Defender, had the changed roof without the large ribs and therefore won't easily fit any of the tropical roofs.

[KarlB]

I had a Game with a tropical roof. No vents though.

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Tropical roofs were never fitted to UK spec or ROW spec Defenders, only Series vehicles.

No reason however why it cant be a LR Tropical roof thats made its way from a Series to a Defender though:)

R
J

[jimr1]

Tropical roofs were never fitted to UK spec or ROW spec Defenders, only Series vehicles.

No reason however why it cant be a LR Tropical roof thats made its way from a Series to a Defender though:)

R
J
Hi jon ,I read a while back about an expat working in Saudi , who fitted a tropical roof on his 110 . Daily temps can reach 45 plus . I don't think they were evan offerd as an option , on 90 or 110s . Land Rover must have stoped making them , maybe someone can ad to this ...regards jimr1 ...;)

[goingbush]

I always thought they were called a Safari Roof ???

I was going to make one for my 110 until I installed the new minibus AC .

[jimr1]

I always thought they were called a Safari Roof ???

I was going to make one for my 110 until I installed the new minibus AC .
, ,Hi , comming from the UK i've only known them as tropical roofs , however here in OZ they could well be called Safari . A bit like you call it a panel , and the poms call it a wing ....:wasntme:

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Rover Part Number 334192 - Tropical Roof panel.

Safari roof is a nickname a bit like calling the dash panel a bulkhead.

[juddy]

Or a wing a fender?

[jimr1]

Rover Part Number 334192 - Tropical Roof panel.

Safari roof is a nickname a bit like calling the dash panel a bulkhead.
Never to old to learn .... Can you still buy them new ,and can they be orderd to be fitted to a new defender ....

[juddy]

Few pictures of the said 90. However I think its a Series 3 converted, Have alook at the lower grill section, blanking plate hiding the larger hole for a series 3 grill, not shown are the series 3 door handles, but early 90/110s had these.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/02/967.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/02/968.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/02/969.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/02/970.jpg

[manic]

Nice pics Juddy, do you often lurk in bushes taking pictures of land rovers ?:)

The windscreen frame and fuel filler also suggests this is a series with a face lift.

Put the camo back on, get back into the bush, up the tree, whatever you gotta do but this time throw a dive and roll under the rover to see if it has leaf or coils :cool:

[PAT303]

Never to old to learn .... Can you still buy them new ,and can they be orderd to be fitted to a new defender ....

Same here,I want one for my X-Tech. Pat

[juddy]

Nice pics Juddy, do you often lurk in bushes taking pictures of land rovers ?:)

The windscreen frame and fuel filler also suggests this is a series with a face lift.

Put the camo back on, get back into the bush, up the tree, whatever you gotta do but this time throw a dive and roll under the rover to see if it has leaf or coils :cool:

Almost everyday, however the wife took these... and its on someones property so not wise to go trespassing.

[jimr1]

Hi to all you roosters , I used to have a Stage 1 V8 109 Station Wagon , it's still in the family now owned by my cousin . It's got a tropical roof , for those that have never had one they do a good job , with Land Rovers flat windows , you notice the differance when it's been in the sun all day . Also you can open the little internal vents , they help let the heat out . The photos look like a mix and match series Land Rover with a face lift .;) cheers jimr1 ..

[goingbush]

Notice the badge above the grill "OFFENDER" :o