Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
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Fittings RRS Roof Bars to D4
Had a set of roof bars left over from the Sport, which as Landrover will only sell the bars if you have the rails as well, meant they gathered dust in the garage.
Was surprised when getting them out to look at on D4 they were wider than the D4 by around 3-4 inches.
So removed plastic covering clip and rubber insert and found 1 torq screw which also removed so whole plastic end slide off ally rail.
Cut 3 inches off end, drilled a new hole for torq screw and reassembled.
Now fits perfect on D4.D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
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22nd Sep 2011 8:39 pm
dadof7kids
Member Since: 23 Aug 2011
Location: sunny Doncaster
Posts: 1303
Did same with some RR roof bars, java Black D3 gone : (
Club Lux : ) GONE : (
22nd Sep 2011 8:40 pm
kljw
Member Since: 06 Aug 2011
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 185
hi
good post, about to trade in my wifes sport for a D4, and where wondering if roof rails would fit, you have answered the question.Cheers
Keith
22nd Sep 2011 8:45 pm
Vmdave
Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 18
hi guys, Ive been chasing roof bars for my D3 on Ebay for a few months. They always sell for more than I'm prepared to pay, usually around 135GBP. I found this thread after a quick google search last week.
I got a set of RRS bars off ebay for 60GBP including postage but no keys. I got replacement keys for 4GBP.
My question is: can anyone give me a correct length in mm of the rail part(between the end caps) of D3/4 bars to allow me to cut down these RRS bars. TIA
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4th Sep 2020 1:07 pm
pagoda
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
Location: Not London Anymore (or the US for that matter)
Posts: 1929
I bought RRS bars by accident and had to trim them down. I just put one foot in the rail, marked and cut off the overlap.PAGODA
4th Sep 2020 1:49 pm
Vmdave
Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 18
Yeah that would work,however; I've managed to get the answer from someone with an OEM set, its 900mm between the inner faces of the end caps.
5th Sep 2020 10:41 am
DaveJLBI
Member Since: 07 Mar 2014
Location: Clare
Posts: 688
The front and rear bars on the D3 D4 are different widths, from memory
7th Sep 2020 8:34 am
Vmdave
Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 18
Ok thanks.
I'll check the roof rails for parallelism and see.
They only arrived in the post yesterday(Monday 7 Sep) so I've not cut them yet.
8th Sep 2020 11:26 am
Vmdave
Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 18
Modifying RRS roof bars to fit Disco 3/4
Thanks DaveJLBI
You were right there is a difference between front and rear bar length.
The roof rails are not parallel.
The distance between the inner edges of the rails differs by 60mm. The front is wider than the rear.
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8th Sep 2020 12:16 pm
mjom89
Member Since: 13 Sep 2011
Location: Essex
Posts: 595
I did not know that.... perhaps that is why I struggle to fit them sometimes!
8th Sep 2020 12:23 pm
Vmdave
Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 18
Modifying RRS roof bars to fit Disco 3/4
Ah ha! Now that someone has sent me photos of the D3/4 roof bars, I can see the wee labels on the bars are marked for front and rear fittment.
Please see the attached photos from Peter Tingus
8th Sep 2020 1:34 pm
ianm27
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8th Sep 2020 5:08 pm
mjom89
Member Since: 13 Sep 2011
Location: Essex
Posts: 595
It is! I paid £15 for mine as the metal was scratched to pieces and the rubber was missing. New rubber and sand down and re-spray and they look like new... they do not have stickers saying front and rear though!
9th Sep 2020 5:43 am
LIAMMCL
Member Since: 27 Aug 2013
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 417
I have powerfuluk replica bars.
I had no idea front and rear were different, but have always had to loosen the small screw mentioned above to allow the bar ends to float until I have them in place then tighten - they must be on slots.
9th Sep 2020 7:07 am
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Same as above PowerfulUK replica’s and always forget one is longer RLD CB Bracket
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