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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444   
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You either think they're archetypal Land Rover Defender or you hate them... but Brownchurch racks are great and well priced. Black plasti-coated and they don't look too agricultural either. A few of us are fans on here (wyvern for example) but they tend to be on 110s. They do a 90 version though.
No experience of the pricey flash end of the market as I'm not minted. Ask TACK   |
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25th Aug 2011 8:28pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Nick, first question is do you actually need a roof rack or would roof bars do?
Roof bars are lighter and cheaper then roof racks If all you want is to support a roof tent then 2, preferably 3 will suffice. Starting with roof bars. Steel roof bars, electro plated start at £100 - £150 for 2-bars or 3 bars Safari Equip do a pair of twin low level roof bars which are about £210 for a pair of twin bars Rhino Rack (of Australia) do a 1500mm ali bar with glass fibre brackets. Believe the current price will be about £230/pair. Do not confuse Rhino Rack of Australia with UK companies which have Rhino in their name I understand that there is likely to be a new roof bar coming onto UK market in next few weeks. ROOF RACKS Avoiding the cheap ebay type steel roof racks. Choices include Patriot Racks. These are made in the UK, are modular and ali A 2m one would be about £830, luggage rail + £150, powder coated + £150, ladder about £130 Hannibal, South African welded ali is about £1,050 including ladder. Front Runner, South African for a 90 would be about £660 plus £102 for a ladder Rhino Rack (Australia) do both luggage and platform baskets from about £100-£150 depending on size. Also do alloy trays in a variety of sizes from about £250 upwards Hope that helps Brendan |
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25th Aug 2011 8:38pm |
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| Nick T Member Since: 29 May 2011 Location: Bolton Posts: 203  
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Thanks for the info
 My last roof rack on my 110 was an old Brownchurch, it was great. I would like something easily removeable, carry 8x4 sheets, ladders, roof tent etc. |
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26th Aug 2011 3:56am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Since a rack will be at least 30+ kg and you want it easily removable then you will need the use of an electric hoist, plenty of headroom plus a decent size garage etc to store rack. This is what I use for putting roof rack or tents on with. With 3 roof bars you could do what you require. Set one roof bar quite far back so when sliding timber/boards up you do not take paint off the back of your roof! 8 x 4 sheets are better either delivered or carried on a flat bed trailer. If I can help further give me a bell. Brendan |
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26th Aug 2011 4:20am |
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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343 |
Big Country roof racks are top. Tough as anything and a good price when you can find them
The slats go the length of the truck as well which reduces the wind noise. It sits very close to the roof as well so doesnt look like a load of angle iron chucked on the roof! Good price as well £695 including a ladder. Pom |
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26th Aug 2011 8:32am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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£58.75 for a Safety Devices rack including ladder
Good old eBay..bargains like that don't come along very often
It didn't have brackets though, they cost me £80, still a cheap rack ! I've just fitted 'Wisa' flooring on it too, which is fab ! |
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26th Aug 2011 8:59am |
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| Nick T Member Since: 29 May 2011 Location: Bolton Posts: 203
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Mmmm-liking the Big Country
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26th Aug 2011 12:56pm |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2669  
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I've got a Hannibal on my 90, and it's permanently on. Fuel consumption is a up by about 1l/100km, so not much of a penalty. --
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26th Aug 2011 2:11pm |
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| Allan Member Since: 09 Sep 2009 Location: Perth Posts: 166  
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Just fitted a ryno full lenth to my 110 with gas bottle holder, jerry can racks and spot light mounts. I have an oze tent that would be destroyed on rough tracks without it because of its length. Here in Aus parts can be bought for ryno at any parts store. After a 5000km trip with a lesser known rack and lots of trouble, ie holes worn in the tent on
 tracks, I've found I needed to spend a lot of dollars to fix the problems thus the full length rack and outdoor carpet cover.. Go with what you can get parts for in the bush, if it its self, as mine did, at least you can get the parts. I would have saved $1200 if I had given thought to the use of the rack when I first bought it.
Allan |
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26th Aug 2011 4:09pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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If you decide on what type of rack you want and you've got the time and the inclination stick up a *Wanted Thread* for a rack....I did and had the initial offer of a Hannibal and a Patriot rack at a fraction of new cost from two fellow forum members! Dip your toe in the water and see what bites, you may have to wait a while because they are like hen's teeth! I only waited a couple of weeks though!
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic7646.html?highlight=patriot If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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26th Aug 2011 6:48pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 
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Patriot rack is super heavy (the guys from Patriot that fitted mine reckon around 80kg with the rail and brackets). That's a sizeably chunk of your up-top weight limit gone just there. That said, they're literally bomb proof and will easily outlast your Defender. Apparently Patriot are making a lighter rack.
The Hannibal ones are much lighter. Although, in theory, they're not as tough (or field-maintainable unless you carry aluminium welding gear with you), I've never heard of one breaking. They also have the slotted bars for securing loads. Frontrunner have bars running across the vehicle (the other 2 have them running the length of the roof) so you get much more wind noise. Personally, I made my decision and bought British. One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
+ New Defender 110 First Edition |
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27th Aug 2011 10:24pm |
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| Woody3 Member Since: 13 Jan 2010 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 415 
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My roofrack does this job perfectly. I have ladder rack on one side, a space in the middle for sheets of whatever you like and then on the other side I have a roof tube for carrying 3m length of pipe etc (this could be substituted for a awning type affair). I'm sure I could adapt it to have a roof tent as well. I'll post some pictures up if you like. Looks smart imo as well. |
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27th Aug 2011 11:36pm |
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