Thread: Prospeed Roof Rack for D3/4 Group Buy?

Originally Posted by pjcd4

Yes, I'm interested subject to cost of course! Also wondering - it says needs the short length roof rails for fitment. I've got full length rails so not yet sure what that means $$ wise

This will give you an idea: How to fit extended roof rack rail to Land Rover Discovery 3 & 4 ( LR3/LR4 ) - YouTube
The Prospeed rack fits flush with, and follows the contours of, the dipped roof. The long rails would foul it. Others may know, but I suspect you could either cut yours or swap them with someone with short rails.

As you say, this whole thing is subject to cost. We're all just blue skying at the moment. The post has been up for just on three days, has been viewed 235 times for 8 "interested" responses including me. My gut feel is that interest will peak in a week or so at around 20. Assuming that Prospeed are prepared to do a deal and that I can work out a reasonable shipping deal, then we could formally put it on the Group Buy thread with a known landed price (including accessories) and start taking formal orders up to the economic shipping quantity or a specific date. That way, we'd all know when and at what cost the racks would arrive. Here's hoping...

Originally Posted by Steve747

I'm in if you can save on the $1800 in shipping it was going to cost me buying the rack and a set of underbody protection at the same time!

Look, that's what I'm hoping to achieve. It's not beyond the realms of possibility that we can fill or part fill a container with not only the Prospeed goods, but other stuff that members want to import but are baulking at the shipping costs. It may be possible for people to buy other items in the UK at ex VAT prices and have it delivered to the freight forwarders and put in our container for export. It would be slow process, but if it meant we could get our Prospeed stuff Q1 2018 at little more than UK retail prices then that would be a good outcome considering the tyranny of distance.

I wish they did a L322 rack.

Negotiations with ProsSpeed have gone well and they are prepared to treat this as a trade deal as long as they only have to deal with one entity, payment is up front, shipping is to one location and the deal is for at least 10 racks. I can do this through my company, so no problems there. Shipping has yet to be finalised, but the upshot is that it looks like the original idea to land the racks here for as near as dammit to the UK retail price is a distinct possibility. So, I'm proceeding on this basis.
Again, no commitments on anyone, but as I already have 9 "interested" on my spreadsheet, I have no problem paying for an extra rack as I know someone will want it.
What we need to do now is decide on what accessories we want.

ProSpeed have advised:
Most customers order at least 2 sets of floors and many order 3 sets. On top of that our most popular attachments include the following:

223774 – XRS cross bars – used to mount roof tents and other attachments - http://prospeed-group.co.uk/product/xrs-roof-tent-adaptors
221264 – XRS spare wheel holder - http://prospeed-group.co.uk/product/xrs-spare-wheel-holder
224888 – XRS 20 ltr jerry can holder - http://prospeed-group.co.uk/product/xrs-jerry-can-holder
224150 – XRS folding awning brackets - http://prospeed-group.co.uk/product/xrs-folding-awning-brackets-2

Most customers also order between 6 and 12 stainless steel eye bolts (220615) to be used as lashing points.

What we need to do now is decide on what accessories we want. Personally, I'll order 3 sets of floors (to make a tropical roof) and one or two wheel carriers.

Have a think about it and let me know what accessories you reckon you'll want. Also let me know if you want to opt out so I can remove you from the spreadsheet. Remember, base your decision on the UK retail prices and that there is absolutely no commitment at this stage.

The timeline and procedures will go something like this:
1. Gather "interested" numbers including accessories (and other ProSpeed products for those interested)
2. Allow three weeks for this (Note, I'm leaving for Vietnam tomorrow for two weeks, so don't expect any responses from me until early November)
3. Confirm product and shipping prices so that each person knows exactly what their landed cost (in Melbourne) will be, subject only to exchange rate variations on the day of order.
4. When all costs (including insurance) are known, place a thread on the Group Buy section for a specific time period. Probably two weeks, but this will depend on ProSpeed's production schedule.
5. Confirm final pricing and take firm orders and deposit funds (probably in my company so I can issue receipts and handle GST etc). I would envision each person will pay the full amount within a small period (say 24 hours) so that the exchange rate variation between expected and actual will be minimal. My company's transfer payment to ProSpeed will be at the same time. Each person would need to be prepared to make up any difference as I would refund any difference. Note that I will be paying exactly the same price for my rack etc as everyone else.
6. We'll have a known landed date in Melbourne (late Q1 I would expect) at a yet to be determined location. Ideally the location will allow Melbourne based members to fit their racks on site to save further shipping costs. As I said earlier, I can probably get Sydney orders to Sydney for little additional cost, but orders elsewhere do present an issue. Those affected may have to use the AULRO courier service or arrange their own shipping.

So, the good news is that its highly likely you can get a ProSpeed rack for around the same price as they pay in the UK. The bad news is you'll have to wait a bit and there'll be a bit of mucking about.

Is this rack steel or aluminium? After 12 months of use and seeing how easily paint is chipped while strapping down various items I'd never have a full steel rack.

Love the Front Runner product, it's faultless.

Originally Posted by Russrobe

Is this rack steel or aluminium? After 12 months of use and seeing how easily paint is chipped while strapping down various items I'd never have a full steel rack.

Love the Front Runner product, it's faultless.

Material – high carbon steel with stainless steel bosses; Weight – 24 kgs in total; 3 stage powder coating for excellent corrosion resistance and self healing feature.
Land Rover Discovery 3 and 4 Roof Rack : ProSpeed

Originally Posted by DieselLSE

Material – high carbon steel with stainless steel bosses; Weight – 24 kgs in total; 3 stage powder coating for excellent corrosion resistance and self healing feature.
Land Rover Discovery 3 and 4 Roof Rack : ProSpeed

Ahh ok. Was just reading a bunch of posts about rust leaking out of the tubes.

As everyone knows stainless still rusts eventually. Not ally though!


By all means though if you have a good reason to choose this option over the Front Runner then go for it.

ProSpeed did offer a refund or replacement to their credit.

Thanks for the feedback Russrobe. I can see the dates of the posts, but not the year. Is it 2017? In any event, this will need to be addressed to our satisfaction before I'll finalise a Group Buy.