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x-isle

Member Since: 26 May 2011
Location: Midlands
Posts: 1327

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

Roof tent on a Geniune Expedition Roof Rack.

As the title says, for those that have a genuine roof rack, like the one on the forum picture above.

How do you mount it? I'm guessing it won't fit inside, so would have to go across the top? Craig Rogers

2007 Puma 110 XS
2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux
www.craigrogers.photography

15th Mar 2013 2:13pm

steve E

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Tenby
Posts: 2073

You need to fit the roof tents with the hard top that lifts up
And not the ones that fold out unfortunately as the front bar stops it from folding out.

There was an article on this in landrover international magazine a while ago on a g4 challenge 110.

They've got them at www.autohome-uk.com
And are called Airtop

Hope this helps

Steve

15th Mar 2013 4:50pm

x-isle

Member Since: 26 May 2011
Location: Midlands
Posts: 1327

Cheers Steve! Craig Rogers

2007 Puma 110 XS
2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux
www.craigrogers.photography

15th Mar 2013 4:56pm

Stevelandy

Member Since: 22 Apr 2013
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 15

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 CSW Firenze Red

I've got a howling moon to put on to this type of rack has anyone done this as there's 5" to make up

6th May 2013 8:41am

steve E

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Tenby
Posts: 2073

Hi Steve
You can cut the bar at the back of the rack so it fits inside and can then fold out or you have to place supports on the top of your rack so it sits above. The makers of roof racks mostly only have bars at one end so you can fit roof tents inside and they can still fold out. The landrover one need mods if you want a folding tent.

Steve

6th May 2013 10:26am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

You could mount some regular roof bars so that they sit on top of the side rails of the LR rack, secured with U bolts. It would make it a long way up though, both for the ladder and centre of gravity.

I had a similar problem when trying to mount my Ozpod and, in the end, I sold the rack and bought roof bars instead. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

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6th May 2013 10:35am

Stevelandy

Member Since: 22 Apr 2013
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 15

Thanks for that guys I'm going with the roof bar idea see how it feels, they rock you about enough as it is

6th May 2013 3:20pm

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