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DiscoStu



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My rack -



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LandRoverAnorak



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Nice. What's the flat plate for under the front edge? Darren

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Post #250380 10th Jul 2013 6:17am
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DiscoStu



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It's a wind deflector, keeps the wind noise down. My Disco 'best bits'

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Post #250383 10th Jul 2013 6:38am
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LandRoverAnorak



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Ah, thanks. Does it work? Darren

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Post #250386 10th Jul 2013 6:47am
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DiscoStu



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Seems to. Hard to tell in a Defender, tbh Wink My Disco 'best bits'

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Post #250387 10th Jul 2013 6:49am
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Supacat



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bpman wrote:
are they front / back or side to side slats on the rack ?


Patriot/Hannibal have front back, frontrunner side to side


Is the floor layout just a style thing or are there any advantages such as wind noise or load bearing?
Post #250411 10th Jul 2013 9:08am
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tookaphotoof



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The floor layout of Hannibal should keep the noise down a bit.
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Jim_Bean



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I can't really hear anything from the rack. With the windows down and some side wind you do get a bit of a whistle but the general massive cabin noise and transmission clunks drown out almost all of it.

I found that if you turn the large dial on the front of the stereo clockwise it fixes all the wind noise Thumbs Up
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Jim_Bean



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Hey Stu - I notice you have one of the legs positioned in the alpine window.

On the instructions from Flatdog mine said to move that foot one slat forward so it is clear of the window.
Post #250506 10th Jul 2013 3:01pm
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DiscoStu



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Mine didn't have any instructions.

Funnily enough, on the passenger side I have moved the leg forward, but that was because it was catching the door. Real pain to move it though Sad My Disco 'best bits'

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Post #250572 10th Jul 2013 8:53pm
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Jim_Bean



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Here you go stu, some instructions...

It says cross bars 1 4 9 and 13.


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Hope they help!

I can imagine its pretty hard to move them around once its fitted. It wasn't a job i'd want to do too often without a bunch of people about.
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DiscoStu



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Cheers Jim Thumbs Up

Mine didn't have spring washers either Confused

It was a real pain to fit with just my wife and two of my daughters, I really don't want to move it now Sad I might have a word with Flat Dog about the implications. My Disco 'best bits'

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Post #250851 12th Jul 2013 8:04am
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Thor



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I have a Hanibal rack (similar leg/fitting design) on my 110 and the gets cover a bit of the alpine window. It's been on 2 years of so now and I've not experienced any problems with it. Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful!
Post #250883 12th Jul 2013 11:32am
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Bows



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Hi,
The flatdog rax looks great, I would be interested to finf out how much it cost ans also what effect its had on your mpg.

cheers
Post #250884 12th Jul 2013 11:35am
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Jim_Bean



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£575 + VAT - not worked out the mpg yet. I'll keep you posted when I fill up. However, since having the rack she's been well and truly loaded up so it might not be a fair comparison.
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