Just had a thought that might put this on hold for me. I plan on registering my TD5 as a classic car in the future. I live in France and any vehicle here that is 30 years old and not manufactured any more, is exempt from charges in the French...

Good advice, I'll take some photos and keep an eye on it!

Thanks so much for all that info, really helpful. The rack i have is heavy but has 4 x supports along its length on both sides which are about 10cm wide so plenty of weight distribution. I keep being told by people who have been using roof tents...

Yep, reckon that's a definate! Might be ny plan B!

Hi all, I have a 50kg expedition roof rack on my Defender 90 TD5 and am loading it up with a 70kg roof tent, a 30kg awning and at night, myself at 80kg and my wife...at not too far off the same (she would kill me for saying that!). I'm hoping...

Hi, yes, this is the new one but the old piece was deformed and so it wouldnt allow the catch to move freely.

Hi...for anyone who has the same issue i found the problem. The plastic sliding door latch that fits in the plastic surround was catching as the surround was slightly damaged and was putting pressure on the sliding door latch...hope that makes...