Thread: D4 roof tracks and cross bars

I installed 3 Whispbar Flush Bar racks on my D4. Very happy with them. If you want a bit more width you can go for the Through Bar model. You need to buy the mounting kit that allows fixture to the D4 rails. The other good thing about these racks is that you can buy 3 individual racks instead of 2 pairs. When installing 3 racks one of them (from memory I think it was the rear one) is slightly different in length. The guys I bought these from in Sydney knew all about it and sold me the correct set. I installed them myself. It was an easy job. You'd be doing good to get a full set of tracks and racks for $500. My bars cost $550 for three. Original LR tracks are over $1000.

The rooftracks taper in towards the rear. Possibly three different lengths.

Originally Posted by Pussinboots

I installed 3 Whispbar Flush Bar racks on my D4. Very happy with them. If you want a bit more width you can go for the Through Bar model. You need to buy the mounting kit that allows fixture to the D4 rails. The other good thing about these racks is that you can buy 3 individual racks instead of 2 pairs. When installing 3 racks one of them (from memory I think it was the rear one) is slightly different in length. The guys I bought these from in Sydney knew all about it and sold me the correct set. I installed them myself. It was an easy job. You'd be doing good to get a full set of tracks and racks for $500. My bars cost $550 for three. Original LR tracks are over $1000.

That looks Good. I was looking at the Whispbars in Super Cheap Auto on the weekend. They didn't have any of the mounting kits though. Are the mounting kits the long rails?


Super cheap were selling them for $200 though I don't know if that was a pair or each. Where in Sydney did you get these from?

Originally Posted by dindsy

That looks Good. I was looking at the Whispbars in Super Cheap Auto on the weekend. They didn't have any of the mounting kits though. Are the mounting kits the long rails?


Super cheap were selling them for $200 though I don't know if that was a pair or each. Where in Sydney did you get these from?

Bought them from Shop 1 Auto on Victoria Road, Gladesville. Speak to Steve. Very helpful. Mounting kit for mine is part no. K450. This is an adapter that provides connection for the rack base to the roof track. The long rails you are referring to are not part of the rook rack assembly. The long rails are purchased separately. Installing the rails onto the vehicle is a bit of work but easy enough if you take your time. You need to remove the existing aluminium strips that cover the channels in the roof and cut them such that only the front section remains. There is a good YouTube instructional video from a bloke in the UK.

Can you not just get racks that mount straight to the vehicle without the use of the LR specific rails that run the length of the roof? I removed the rubber strip on mine and noticed several screw holes. Surely this would lower the racks profile too.

My whispbars are mounted direct to the screw holes in the roof in the D3.

No problems at all!

Thanks, I will have to consider them. Are they just a cross bar or do they offer a rack also? Would be interesting to know what they are rated to Kg. I have been looking at the ARB version recently.

A set of prospeed racks would be nice but a touch $$$ here in Aus