Thread: Show us ya roof racks for a D2

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Gday Stevo,

I've got an ARB Defender 3/4 (1850x1350) rack sitting on Discovery legs.

I like the bar because the aesthetics suit the D2, it is steel, strong, larger than the ARB D2 rack. It is a multi person task taking it on/off, though I can do it by myself by swinging it from the carport roof using ratchet straps and truckies hitches - it is heavy. These days I just leave it on.

They also match with the Discovery rear door ladder

Hi all,

I am after a roof cage for my Disco 2a and was hoping to get something similar to Slunnie's setup (except alloy).
I have found a site on ebay that sells these and I believe they can supply mounting brackets that are tall enough.
HD-powder-coated-ALUMINUM-Roof-Rack-Cage-Nissan-Patror-GQ-GU-1800-x-1250-mm

My only concern is whether the rack will be wide enough. Slunnie's is 1350 wide and this is only 1250. Anyone got any advice?

I have a fairly large canoe that we take camping and so I need a roof cage because I could chuck bulky stuff in the cage and then throw the canoe on top.

As a last resort I am also considering getting 3 HD gutter mount rhino racks and fixing this cage to the top. This would sit higher than I would like though (as well as costing more).

Cheers
Mick

Originally Posted by mcc

Hi all,

I am after a roof cage for my Disco 2a and was hoping to get something similar to Slunnie's setup (except alloy).
I have found a site on ebay that sells these and I believe they can supply mounting brackets that are tall enough.
HD-powder-coated-ALUMINUM-Roof-Rack-Cage-Nissan-Patror-GQ-GU-1800-x-1250-mm

My only concern is whether the rack will be wide enough. Slunnie's is 1350 wide and this is only 1250. Anyone got any advice?

I have a fairly large canoe that we take camping and so I need a roof cage because I could chuck bulky stuff in the cage and then throw the canoe on top.

As a last resort I am also considering getting 3 HD gutter mount rhino racks and fixing this cage to the top. This would sit higher than I would like though (as well as costing more).

Cheers
Mick

Hi Mick,

Both are bad ideas unfortunately.
The 1250 won't be wide enough to attach legs to.
Attaching it to Rhino HD bars or similar, will be a nightmare, and not very stable either.

Bugger.

Any suggestions?

I'm going to be using it to carry a tent, table, chairs, etc as well as the canoe. The canoe is quite wide (97cm at its widest) so it will need to sit on top. The canoe is also 4.4m long, so the rack cant be shorter than about 1.6m (from front to back top bar).

Cheers
Mick

You could also look at the Hannibal racks. These are all alloy and at 30kgs all up for the 1.8mtr it's a beauty ! I've climbed up there many times and it's way sturdy. It's the easiest way to wash the roof of the disco and has an almost endless way to configure mounting points. Worth the the few extra pennies.

Cheers

George

Just got this on my doorstep yesterday morning.

It`s one of those cheap ally racks of ebay.

I was sceptical on what the quality would be like but I`m quite pleased now.

How they can sell such a good quality product so cheap I don`t know.

Takes genuine rhino jack & shovel holder

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That looks good discotek, what length did you go for, 1600mm?

Cheers,

Yes I think its 1600 x 1100, if I could choose again I would probably go a bit longer next time, but I suppose you dont want too much weight up there anyway.

Hey discotek,
I bought one of those same roof racks although I think mine might be a bit shorter. The product is identical to Rhino products just a different sticker, the only problem I had was the cross bars were too short for my liking as they were only half sitting on the legs, so I ordered some rhino cross bars and used the cheap legs, all works great.
Cheers Matt