D2 full length roof rails

[blink]

Hi everyone,

I am new to this forum, this is my first post! I own a '00 Disco II, have had it for about 18 months now and love it - will get some pictures onto "show us your disco" soon!

Just a quick question for you Disco II owners: I am interested in putting a full length roof rail onto my disco. I have seen one on a disco 2 driving around locally, unfortunately I don't know who owns it to ask them about it! I already have the standard set of roof rails and these full length ones seem to be an extension of those, with two cross bars attached. Does anyone have some or know how much $$$ the extra two rails, plus the cross bars would set me back? Also, how much weight they can carry?

I would only ever have a couple of surf fishing rods or a surfboard attached too them - not interested in proper full blown roof racks or baskets for this reason, but the rods and surfboard are too big to fit in the car comfortably!

Thanks very much for your help.

[sniegy]

Hello Blink

I had a set on my D2 & brought them from Triumph Rover Spares in Adelaide. A lot cheaper than new. New they are approx $550, 2nd hand about 200delivered. All that needs to be done is the hole in the roof at the rear for the bolts to come through.
If u are in Melbourne i have the special tool for this. PM if req.
Cross bars can be bought from anyone who sells this requirement. Roof Carrier Systems in Camberwell stock the same units without the LR brand & without the extra cost.
Weight on roof to carry is from memory 50Kg.

[Spenboyd]

I am about to head down this path I understand you have to drill holes in the roof and drop the hood lining to bolt them in, what is this special tool you speak of? and does anyone know if you can just drop the hood lining a bit or do you have to drop the whole lot?

[boss]

try Rovercraft as i to was looking at these here in perth and they quoted me $300 for the extenion rails and a further $300 for the gen cross bar i hope that helps plus look at the wreckers i picked up a pair of roller cross bars for just $50 at LINN wreckers here in perth its worth looking ay and i to have a 00 d2 v8;)

[Spenboyd]

cheers boss they have em but it is the fitting bit I'm concerned about I have been told that dropping the hood lining is a major stuff around and even the pros take about three hours with all the right gear

[Rosscoe68]

i had to drop the hood lining to seal up one of my factory roof rails, was leaking water in through the rubber grommet, just took off the grab rail and dropped it down on 1 side got it down about 6 or 7 inches, was enough to get in and remove the fixing boltsw and reseal the grommet with some non acid silastic.
wasnt a major job, although taking the whole lining out may well be a biggy. my feeling is you wouldnt need to drop the whole thing though.

that being said, i now have a set of aluminium roof racks full lenght that do a lot better job than the factory rails. better load carrying as they have a rail full length that sits into the rain gutter and spreads the load across the full length of the roof. and the only weighed about 25kgs, so not excessive. has a boat roller as well which is good for loading my car topper :)

[Spenboyd]

Sounds good but I think I am going down the scalloped defender 210mm Rhino rack leg with aero bar path at the moment, seems the only way to support two sea kayaks at a height that makes it vaguely feasible to load and unload without doing permanent damage to key parts of the anatomy.

[boss]

thought about a 6x4 trailer with a rack on it ,its a lot safer on the back and more versatile for camping and stuff:D

[sniegy]

I am about to head down this path I understand you have to drill holes in the roof and drop the hood lining to bolt them in, what is this special tool you speak of? and does anyone know if you can just drop the hood lining a bit or do you have to drop the whole lot?
You can get away with just dropping the rear headlining not the whole thing.
The tool is just an alignment tool that u fit to the roof from the inside(lines up with pre-pressed hole in roof) u drill a small pilot hole from inside, this then allows u to drill a much bigger hole that is required from the top.
Cheers

[blink]

I picked up a pair of roof rail extension and fittings from Triumph Rover Spares for $140, along with two Rola crossbars for $140 - all 2nd hand and in perfect condition.

You only need to drop the roof lining at the back - the special tool is highly useful. I was lucky enough to be able to borrow one from my friendly local Land Rover dealer.

Have just purchased an Open Sky awning and am in the process of fitting this to the bars.

[sniegy]

Excellent, Well done:clap2::clap2:
Let the trips begin...