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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772   
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Use roof bars instead. They are lots lighter and easier to install/remove if you need to take it off during the year. 4x4overlander sell some good quality ones
 Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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18th Jan 2018 12:19pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7918  
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As above roof bars or the Hannibal rack with no sides provides a solid lightweight base to fix to.
Nene Overland has 40% off Hannibal racks at the moment.
Oh and welcome to Def2 James MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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18th Jan 2018 12:52pm |
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| Theater Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Pisa Italy Posts: 514  
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AFRICALAND
Racks and roof bars  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge
http://www.africaland.it/ppdef.htm Marco Defender 110 "SW" SE Galway Green MY 2009 Ex Defender 90 "SW" S Santorini Black MY 2010 |
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18th Jan 2018 2:45pm |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1369
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I use a patriot one
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18th Jan 2018 5:11pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Before getting the roof tent what will you be using the roof rack for?
On a 90 the roof is ca. 2m long which will be completely covered by a hard shell roof tent. With a 1.4m folding roof tent you need room down all sides to get cover on etc. That means you will only have ca.40 cms of rack to use. I would suggest 2 or 3 roof bars for mounting a roof tent as it will keep weight and cost down. The Cargo bear roof bars are ideal for this and are low to the roof. They can be then added to, too make a full roof rack later if required. Alternatively a short rack at front and bar at back as well Brendan |
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18th Jan 2018 6:41pm |
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| nitram17 Member Since: 09 Jun 2014 Location: newcastle Posts: 2261 |
These safari equip roof bars are great ..you get two sets
Click image to enlarge ....leeds sells them http://www.4x4overlander.com/product/defen...-roof-bar/ so does the safari equip http://www.safari-equip.co.uk/index.php/ro...racks.html |
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18th Jan 2018 7:32pm |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3483  
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Click image to enlarge Patriot 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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18th Jan 2018 7:36pm |
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| Offroad-Tec Member Since: 28 Jul 2012 Location: Damshagen/ Baltic Sea Posts: 58 
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Hello,
we use these roof bars. You can put it complete with the tent on the roof or fit it in a few minutes (10-15) on tge bars. You can use every type of roof bars for this if you have the correct mounting kit :-.). Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Regards - Markus |
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19th Jan 2018 10:17am |
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| LittleFoot Member Since: 25 Aug 2012 Location: east sussex Posts: 233
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Bars are fine for most roof tents so long as they have sufficient load rating. Bars which are suitable range from Mantec to Front Runner but also include most of the much cheaper transit van type bars 👍 like ULTI etc.
If going for rack avoid steel (weighs loads and always rusts under the plasticote) and go for a proper Aluminium Expedition Rack. Tip - make sure any rack you go for has T Slots (captive nut channel system) on ALL the slats and ESPECIALLY on the top of the perimeter frame as it makes mounting accessories far far easier in the future (Front Runner, Hannibal, Upracks, Desert Racks etc) |
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20th Jan 2018 8:46pm |
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