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Martyn

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands
Posts: 151

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 PU Keswick Green

2011MY 110 DCPU XS - Height

Above vehicle due to be delivered in 3 weeks. Until a few weeks ago, I'd overlooked totally the height restriction on the communal carpark behind my property.

The opening is formed in brickwork through someones house, plenty wide but only 86 inches high - surface of tarmac to underside of brickwork. Will the vehicle fit underneath???

It's on standard Conti's and boosts. No options / accessories added which will affect the overall height.

5th Jun 2011 8:43pm

double cab happy

Member Since: 01 Jun 2009
Location: merseyside
Posts: 573

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Java Black

57 plate 110 dcpu on boost alloys and standard rubber (general grabber's but still the 235 85 16) not much in the way of weighty stuff to drag it down, to the top of the ariel which is the highest point

81" give or take a 1/4"

so i guess you have room for that 4" lift

just hope there are no speed bumps before or after the entrance as they may with speed get you a bit to close.

HTH

5th Jun 2011 8:56pm

Martyn

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands
Posts: 151

Cheers Double Cab Happy. That's reassuring..... and no, no speed humps anywhere. Pride intact for the mo!!

With only a few inches to spare, I guess any sort of roof rack or even an original LR RAI are possibly a NO NO.

5th Jun 2011 9:05pm

WelshGas

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Posts: 935

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

Roof rack would be out, but the Mantec- plastic jobby- RAI ( which I believe is the same, apart from the logo, as the Land Rover RAI, sits no taller than the total vehicle height. NB- Radio Aerial, at full extension, is higher than the roof line, so if it fits the roof be clear.

5th Jun 2011 9:14pm

double cab happy

Member Since: 01 Jun 2009
Location: merseyside
Posts: 573

well your ok with the LR RAI as that is lower than the top of the ariel, which is handy when you are not sure just watch the ariel and if thats through your ok,

p.s i have a LR RAI,

p.p.s just make sure your ariel is all the way up.

5th Jun 2011 9:17pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5034

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Scotia Grey

If you want to check - the manual has the heights in it and its on-line in topix.

We had a similar problem in the last house - modern development like i bet yours is...but we could get the roof tent under (thankfully) Mike

5th Jun 2011 9:26pm

Martyn

Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands
Posts: 151

Yer built within the last few years. Communal parking areas.... all very political!

I clocked the heights on TopiX at 80-82" dependant on model but we all know Defender tolerances!!

5th Jun 2011 9:33pm

Shax

Member Since: 05 Oct 2010
Location: London
Posts: 391

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

double cab happy wrote:
well your ok with the LR RAI as that is lower than the top of the ariel, which is handy when you are not sure just watch the ariel and if thats through your ok,

p.s i have a LR RAI,

p.p.s just make sure your ariel is all the way up.

I use the twanging aerial technique for most car parks, and also carry a Fluke 416D laser distance measure..
Not a cheap, but cheaper than getting stuck.

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7th Jun 2011 8:52am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17327

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

For info, I have a 2007 County-spec DC with an IW canopy. The highest point on the vehicle is actually the hinges for the rear flap of the canopy, which are approx 1/2" higher than the tip of the aerial. The cab roof, and the RAI (a mil-spec metal jobby) are lower than the aerial.

Despite running on 285's I can actually get into the local multistory car park which says max height 1.96 metres; however the Defender is definitely well over this height.

I can remember a scary moment once taking my Dicovery2 into a multistory in Reading - the signs said I should have had plenty of clearance (6" plus) but that was before new lighting and sprinklers had been fitted. I ended up having to dodge all the lights and plumbing in the roof; it was very, very close!

7th Jun 2011 9:02am

CR

Member Since: 28 Jan 2010
Location: Ireland
Posts: 947

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Santorini Black

In Paris last year going into a carpark just stopped in time as the angle of the entry was gong to mean I hit the roof.

Backed up and then the guy on the gate dropped the barrier on my bonnet, he is now dead !

7th Jun 2011 10:29am

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