Reply With QuoteDisgusting is an emotive word!!Originally Posted by DiegotheCat
I looked at both and much prefer the look of the wider rails ... and I'd wager non Discovery drivers could not tell the difference!!
On an RX Lexus, the wider ones might not look as good, for sure ... IMO!!! But IMO too, the Disco is not an aero queen!! IMO the Disco is the most exceptionally square 4x4 ... even the Range Rover Sport 2012 vintage, looks aerodynamic compared to the boxy Disco. Incidentally, the outer part of the wider rails appear to be removable ... hence mine could be narrowed I think... but it's all a matter of where one sees beauty I guess ... and then, there's fashion. And that changes over time...
And finally, there's Fractals. All part of Chaos Theory ... when you look at a cathedral from one mile away, you see an inspiring silhouette. From 400 metres, you see all the gargoyles. The closer you get, the more details you see. With the Disco roof rack, the issues are the same. From 800 metres way, our racks would look the same. And even close up, from the sides, they look the same. But get close and from behind or the front, they look different. But its only the Disco fraternity who view such things with an architect's eye ... most people view a Disco as a block of flats on wheels, they see the silhouette, and they don't see the details much at all. Evidently my 19" wheels (and I have 18's too) are more expensive than standard fare Disco wheels ... but my neighbour has a white Disco which is a TD version and his wheels should be cheaper ... but I can't tell the difference in them from mine!! His front is different to mine too ... and his tail lights ... and his headlamps ... I put green Land Rover centre wheel caps onto my wheels too ... but damn it, its the stickers from his business on his car that differentiates his car for me.
We'll have to disagree - I looked at the photos here, did my measurements, and I am delighted that I got the wider setup. I was a bit nervous about going the standard width due to the narrower being said to look better, and when I picked up the car, I thought they'd put the narrower ones on! But no - the wider ones do sit well inside the vehicle after all. They look great. IMO!!! It's also easier to access a wider one, and I can even lean my collapsable ladder onto the roof rails and the ladder barely clears the Disco, but it does clear it. And I've got room for more stuff up there, and better leverage for tying things down ... I'll probably add the MaxTrax up there too ... there are some neat ways to mount them, and they are bit bulky. If I ever use them, they'll get filthy, and they really belong on the roof.
Its one thing to carry 70kg of things up there... but to get them up and down in the bush, practicality was top of my list. I have a block and tackle to assist too ... but for 4x4 things, I put practicality high on my priorities. With skis too, I could access them from the wider rack from the road without having to climb, or get dirty from rubbing on the vehicle, and since we cross country ski, that's also important to me.
Incidentally I purchased mine from ARB in Brighton Nepean Highway and got ARB to fit mine, and they did a good job. It cost $100 more than from a roof rack specialist, but I felt if there was a problem, that ARB would be better at fixing it.
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