Show us ya roof racks for a D2

Hi Guys,
I bought a pair of rhino racks a couple of years ago when I bought my Disco II to get me out of trouble renovating the house. They do sit up pretty high above the roof due to the front bars. I toyed with the idea of removing them and getting the holes welded and respray the entire roof - its got a few deep scratches from the previous owner.:mad: The rhino racks are very good bits of kit... I've systematically tried to break them (unintentionally of course) with stupid loads and they handle very well. The boat anchor even drove off in it to pickup the grommets from school with half a dozen 3m lengths of 4x2 that I was about to finish unloading - no tie downs. I think they stayed put due to the racks, not her driving. The anchor isn't known for her mechanical empathy. :p But I digress, I'm happy enough now to not remove the front bars as it gives me something to hold on to when loading the racks. I still wouldn't mind a full length roof rack though. Bars do have their limitations. Maybe another pair?Attachment 32020

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Originally Posted by sniegy

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Stevo68, This was my old TD5, under the factory alloy roof rack (which is very flimsy but does the job)at the rear was the extended roof rails. With one extra cross bar u get the full length to carry just about anything & when not in use just looks like the factory rails.
Cheers, hope this helps.;)

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How did you get an ARB Sahara bar to fit on a D2 (instead of the D2a that they were designed for)? I love those bull bars, but haven't found how to fit one to an early D2.

Cheers,
Nova

Here is my Tradesman Engineering Rack I got from Discowhite recently. Nice and low and nice and strong.

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Thomas

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Originally Posted by Castle Landy

Hi guys, I just found a guy to make an expedition roof rack, similar to G4 Safety Devices, however, with the added protection of a light bar (if you want one). I shall post some pics once it is completed.

If your interested let me know as the chap is in Sydney and I've told him that if he does it right then there a whole market of Disco 2 owners that would love to get their hands on one
Beats paying import fees of $1,000 plus the rack!!

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Hi, how did you get on with this?
I am looking for one for a Defender 110.
Cheers
Craig

Craig

Went well, John did a great job. Attached is a pic of Old Landy

Ash

Here is a pic of my Disco with a G4 Oval tradesman rack fitted.
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My Disco originally had the half roof rails installed. the previous owner had them removed. He had stainless threaded plugs made up to fill the holes and included a notch to allow wiring for roof lights to come up through the roof. Here are a couple of shots of the plugs.
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How do people normally clean their roof of the Disco when there ful length roof rack is fitted. The Oval is a close fit and I can not get my hand with a sponge underneath the rack to wash it. It would be a pain to remove the rack each time I want to wash the Disco.

Cheers, Chris

Might need to try the old high pressure cleaner, bit of pain on mine to...
got the 3/4 type... i like the 1/2 size ones from arb but a bit pricey

Looking at getting a Rhino-Rack Pioneer alloy tray for my '04 disco 2. I have seen a few picks of them on this site and interested to know what length tray i'm best getting. I am looking at a full length tray.

I have a std Rhino 2.0m tray, it's not quite full length ... 2.5m would be full-full length ... 2.1 or 2.2m or 2.3m would be full length.

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Originally Posted by 4runnernomore

Here is a pic of my Disco with a G4 Oval tradesman rack fitted.

How do people normally clean their roof of the Disco when there ful length roof rack is fitted. The Oval is a close fit and I can not get my hand with a sponge underneath the rack to wash it. It would be a pain to remove the rack each time I want to wash the Disco.

Cheers, Chris

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This is why I now have three roof bars and my full length just sits in the shed getting dusty!!! I like to polish the car every now and then to help prevent rust and I got sick of getting friends around to remove it then back another day to put it back on!! I just clamp an old security screen which i have braced onto the bars if a mesh base is needed!