safari roof rack on 3door

anyone fitted a safari roof rack ont a 3 door gaylander,if so is it quick un easy to fit un take orft ,un wots the max load it will take . . . .

Erm..not sure but wun fer sale on fleabay:

eBay.co.uk: GENUINE LAND ROVER FREELANDER SAFARI ROOF RACK!!!!!!! (item 220127258894 end time 08-Jul-07 20:00:00 BST)

ming said:

anyone fitted a safari roof rack ont a 3 door gaylander,if so is it quick un easy to fit un take orft ,un wots the max load it will take . . . .

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Yes, the hippo came with the expedition rack on it.
They are quite heavy, load is around 65-70kg evenly spread although I have gone well above this weight.

They are noisey at speed......and there were shards of metal inside the tubes from the welding process. Every time you turned a corner it was like marbles rolling around in the roof rack.

I eventually angle grinded the top rail off, it was a real pain moving timber which didnt sit flush on the rack. Looks better too with just a single rail now. I also sealed up the tubes so the pieces of metal didnt roll about.

I also have the two separate roof bars, was thinking a cheap mod could be fabricated for an expedition rack using the upright side of a reduntant trolley cage, you know the one you see in supermarkets. or chucked in the nearest river.

Bottom line - they are useful but not worth £200 odd quid, they are made from cheap tubing with less than perfect welding, try to make a modded rack for a lot less money.

LR1796 said:

Yes, the hippo came with the expedition rack on it.
They are quite heavy, load is around 65-70kg evenly spread although I have gone well above this weight.

They are noisey at speed......and there were shards of metal inside the tubes from the welding process. Every time you turned a corner it was like marbles rolling around in the roof rack.

I eventually angle grinded the top rail off, it was a real pain moving timber which didnt sit flush on the rack. Looks better too with just a single rail now. I also sealed up the tubes so the pieces of metal didnt roll about.

I also have the two separate roof bars, was thinking a cheap mod could be fabricated for an expedition rack using the upright side of a reduntant trolley cage, you know the one you see in supermarkets. or chucked in the nearest river.

Bottom line - they are useful but not worth £200 odd quid, they are made from cheap tubing with less than perfect welding, try to make a modded rack for a lot less money.

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Normal Roof bars cun carry 100kg, so safari rating of 65-70kg sounds about reet due ta extra weight of safari itself.

thanks fer thet lr un lev. . . .