Thread: Show us ya roof racks for a D2

I have the Rhino Rack, it's fine, no wind noise, it's light, attaching things is easy.

I also have the Rhino shovel holder, awning brackets and Hilift jack brackets that i made to attach to with the bracket holders (things that slide in the rail of the bar)





Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

Baz.

Is that a three legged dog in the background?!

Thanks for the pics and feedback. At this stage looks like Rhino will get the nod as I like the set up of having just the racks or adding/ taking off the luggage carrier part. What would be max length one would have....I was thinking about 2-2.1m long? Also Baz what type of strap etc is holding the whatsamacallit on the side of your rack there. If I get the Oztent, I assume that is similiar as to how one would attach if only using the racks? Thanks,

regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by sniegy

Stevo68,
Another thought is do what i did & fit the factory extended roof rails. U can then buy another cross bar (singular) from roof carrier systems & then fit the rhino cage/aluminium rack. its all not that heavy & when u finish u have the original low roof rails if u want to store the cage/rack.
Just another thought for you to consider

Stevo - I've got the same set-up as sniegy has described on mine. I find that with the three cross bars, can easily support the rhino cage, and I still have the three cross rails up there when I take the cage off. Has come in handy for collecting lengths of timber / steel etc for house renovations and other projects.

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Originally Posted by sniegy
Stevo68,
Another thought is do what i did & fit the factory extended roof rails. U can then buy another cross bar (singular) from roof carrier systems & then fit the rhino cage/aluminium rack. its all not that heavy & when u finish u have the original low roof rails if u want to store the cage/rack.
Just another thought for you to consider

Stevo - I've got the same set-up as sniegy has described on mine. I find that with the three cross bars, can easily support the rhino cage, and I still have the three cross rails up there when I take the cage off. Has come in handy for collecting lengths of timber / steel etc for house renovations and other projects.
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Ok, I can be a little dense sometimes ..or could be the heat in my office ( knew I should have got aircon over winter) but could you or Sniegy post a pic of what you mean? Thanks,

Regards

Stevo

Stevo if you get the Rhinos go for the lower ones and just shave a bit of plastic out of them then space them up. They will sit nice and close to the roofline of the Disco. You can get longer bolts and spacers from Rhino.





Ian

Urban Panzer.
I had one of the Land Rover expedition racks also...found it to be excellent apart from not being able to fit a rooftent without modding it.
Another usefull tip with those racks...dip the assembly screws in copper-slip or anti-seize compound when you put it together. The mild steel threaded inserts rust the screws in tightly!

Originally Posted by McDisco

Is that a three legged dog in the background?!

Yes that's Pepper our Staffie X, don't let the 3 legs fool ya, she's tough as nails

Baz.