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| Defender SVX Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Co Durham Posts: 728   
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Just noticed this on eBay looks good value was almost tempted to the buy it now button but on a closer look at the photo the luggage rails look wrong and the ladder appears different good value all the same as I've just payed £900 for mine.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...OC:GB:1123 Formerly mao99999 16 Focus RS Nitrous Blue. 11 FFRR TDV8 Vouge SE Black Black. 08 DEFENDER SVX SOFT TOP (SUPERB) 08 DEFENDER 110 DCPU Stornoway grey (Overland Exploration Unit) 05 Fiesta ST 150 Van 04 Jaguar XKR 4.2 Supercharged V8 02 DEFENDER 90 TD5 (next years soft top project) 95 DEFENDER 110 CSW 300 TDi Phoenix black 95 DEFENDER 90 HT Monti Carlo blue COUNTY 300 TDi 67 109" SERIES 2a TUNED 200 TDI 64 DAVID BROWN 990 rat look 55 86" SERIES 1 |
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18th Feb 2011 10:24am |
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| Defender SVX Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Co Durham Posts: 728
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Yep mine has the split side rail and the luggage rail mounts are staggered, them ones look inline with the roof supports and the profile of the ladder is totally different to any I've seen
 The guy states in the ad it's about a year old I'm not convinced? Formerly mao99999
16 Focus RS Nitrous Blue. 11 FFRR TDV8 Vouge SE Black Black. 08 DEFENDER SVX SOFT TOP (SUPERB) 08 DEFENDER 110 DCPU Stornoway grey (Overland Exploration Unit) 05 Fiesta ST 150 Van 04 Jaguar XKR 4.2 Supercharged V8 02 DEFENDER 90 TD5 (next years soft top project) 95 DEFENDER 110 CSW 300 TDi Phoenix black 95 DEFENDER 90 HT Monti Carlo blue COUNTY 300 TDi 67 109" SERIES 2a TUNED 200 TDI 64 DAVID BROWN 990 rat look 55 86" SERIES 1 |
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18th Feb 2011 10:47am |
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| TC Member Since: 21 Nov 2010 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 715
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It also looks as if it has been re powder coated as the bolt heads are black - I think these come as ally as standard?
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18th Feb 2011 11:46am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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My opinion?
It is not a Patriot rack Reasons being as follows a) Buy it now price of £495?? Either the rack is not Patriot or a motor dealer has no idea what a Patriot rack is worth second hand. £750 would be cheap for a complete 110 Patriot rack b) Front of luggage rail is wrong c) Luggage rail supports are in the wrong place. On genuine Patriot rack the supports are off set from the legs d) The stainless clamps on a Patriot powder coated rack are powdered coated e) The bolts holding the rack together on a Patriot rack are bare stainless. OK it might be size of photo which does not show bolt size up e) Shape of ladder is wrong. The Patriot ladder comes out horizontal from rack and has about 3" radius curve and is then vertical f) Manufacturer is Land Rover!! IF he is selling a genuine Patriot rack he has put wrong photo up. Apart from physical differences between that rack and a genuine Patriot a motor dealer putting a buy it now price of at least £300 less then its market value 
There again I could be completely wrong Brendan |
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18th Feb 2011 12:26pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 
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Definitely not Patriot's current design. As Brendan says - the rail supports are offset from the main rack supports.
Also, the Patriot sloping side rails have a much steeper angle (about 45 deg). They have a radius to them and terminate about 10cm from the top - these are over a foot long! I think a question to the seller as to the unique Patriot code number stamped on the rack would be in order before anyone parts with cash One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS + New Defender 110 First Edition |
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18th Feb 2011 12:36pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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This rack was relisted as a Patriot type rack and sold for £400.
Must admit I do not like some of the tactics used on ebay such as listing roof racks as Patriot when they are not, then relisting it as Patriot type. Ditto Anderson type connectors when they are not Andersons. Jump/booster leads which do not state what the conducting core is, what CSA they are and the continuous current rating is shall we say is fictional to put it mildly. 8 AWG can handle 600 amps continuously
Soap box away Brendan PS If you do not know what 8 AWG is look it up  |
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27th Feb 2011 7:38pm |
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| Paul_1978 Member Since: 08 Nov 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 384  
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I thought us more civilised British people used mm2 rather than AWG? Being a spark for 14 years I would struggle to know what 8 AWG was but can visualise 16mm2.
Yanks just spoil engineering, afte all every tool is a wrench! |
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28th Feb 2011 8:13pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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8 AWG is ca.8.4mm2!
Have a look at these 800 amp jump At 800 amps those clips would explode and the wires would melt! There again they might be made from Kryptonite! Brendan |
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28th Feb 2011 9:38pm |
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