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| Petronius4 Member Since: 07 Oct 2015 Location: Somerset Posts: 93   
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Afternoon all
I’m after some advice please. We’re planning on doing the NC500 in September and have just purchased a roof tent for the trip. I have the galvanised LR roof basket already but I’d rather not go through the faff of lifting this on. Can anybody recommend a decent set of roof bars for the job? Some I’ve seen only just clear the roof so would not be any good given the tent fixings will need to clear the roof as well. All advice as usual greatly received. Thanks. P. ------------------------------- 👲🏻 1986 ex-Military 90 NAD 2.5 Soft Top. Sold 🇬🇧 2015 Defender 90 - Ripon Landrover Heritage 006 |
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11th Jul 2020 4:16pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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I've always been pleased with my First Four roof bars. They're galvanised steel and very strong:
 Click image to enlarge This is the third Defender that I've used them on. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Jul 2020 12:21am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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Darren, do the first four bars do any damage to the gutter or roof? Any nicked paint etc? I have some mantec roof bars I need to use occasionally and even with makeshift rubber gaskets I still seem to nick the paint on the gutter and it annoys me
 Ray
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12th Jul 2020 12:25am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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No, they seem ok. They come with a rubber 'channel' that fits over each of the feet.
You have to be careful fitting them, of course. I usually lay a towel over the roof to avoid any accidental knocks. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Jul 2020 12:35am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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 That sounds good. It’s always the feet that just seem to nip the gutter enough to take the paint off on the mantec ones, I’ve tried fitting bits of rubber and foam sheet in between the gutter and feet but it doesn’t seem to work so I might have to pick up some first four ones Ray
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12th Jul 2020 12:45am |
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| DSC-off Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: North East Posts: 1355 
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I use 3 Flatdog bars for a hard shell roof tent.
I find these great to use, easy to put on individually, then put the tent on top. Use rubber between the clamps and the roof to avoid paint damage. They're currently fitted at a wide spacing to carry long lengths of wood. Click image to enlarge I previously used Mantec bars. After 3 years they were rusty and had damaged the roof rail paint. The tent stayed on all year round too, it wasn't easy to take it off due to the fixings being concealed. |
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12th Jul 2020 9:23am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7875 
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Another vote for Flat Dog bars, with adhesive foam on feet. Relatively cheap (I pick my 3 up second hand) and still look new 3+ years later. 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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12th Jul 2020 10:11am |
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| LukeyJ Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: Salisbury Posts: 15
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Are up rights available for any of these bars?
I like both brands of roof bar pictured but would be great to have to option of some uprights and lash points so that I can strap timber and ladders etc on. I’ve found the bars online but can’t find what accessories are available. Thanks |
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16th Jul 2020 11:50am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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Not for the First Four bars. I just strap things to them with an endless ratchet strap or similar. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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16th Jul 2020 12:11pm |
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| rockster57 Member Since: 15 Nov 2014 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 937 
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16th Jul 2020 12:12pm |
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| rockster57 Member Since: 15 Nov 2014 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 937
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Superb truck |
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16th Jul 2020 12:20pm |
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| Petronius4 Member Since: 07 Oct 2015 Location: Somerset Posts: 93
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@mk1collector I use an old rubber innertube from a bike, just cut it to size with a slit for the clamps and it protects roof and rain seal. I’ve tried purchasing rubberised feet for the mounts but these all seem to either rot over time or destroy themselves when fitted. The advantage with the innertube is that it’s cheap and you can create many ‘feet’ from one tube. ------------------------------- 👲🏻 1986 ex-Military 90 NAD 2.5 Soft Top. Sold 🇬🇧 2015 Defender 90 - Ripon Landrover Heritage 006 |
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