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The option I have gone for is to buy a standard OEM Land Rover Cross Bar and a set of Thule T-Track (i.e. the groove under the rubber on the bars) roof box adapters no 697-1, from the roof box company.(www.roofbox.co.uk)

These work!

They arrived this week - they are just a screw thread out of a slightly curved rectangular base (that slides in the slot from the ends of the bars) with a metal and plastic knob that you adjust from inside of the box. You just have to remove the regular innards from inside the roof box to provide a suitable hole or groove for the thread to pass through from underneath.

They are an exact fit for the groove in the original bars - and I mean exact, even the little allen bolt inside the track that protrudes just a tiny amount has to be removed on mine to slide them in (although with use there will be enough give just to slide them down with the allen bolt in-place).

Including VAT and delivery £12.50. (the bars cost me £110 plus £10 delivery, brand new)

I'm vey happy, with a nice clean fit of my roof box with no visable fixing, less space taken-up inside the box with all the regular fixing and clamps, and no scratches to my roof bars.

Regards,

Rob

al cope wrote:

Guys

I had the Hopkirk (Mont Blanc) cross bars on my D2 (they clamp round the factory fit rails), and wanted something similar for the D3. I spoke to MB, and they do a kit for the D3, although it does look like its for the D3 without roofrails fitted.

Have a look at www.montblancuk.co.uk at the system 3000 range

http://www.montblancuk.co.uk/products/bars/blue/blue.htm

Alan

DrLex wrote:

I'm curious too - I went to the swedish site and it looks like the Flexikit 3 components (foot unit, fitting kit and bar) would work without the rails. I guess it's time for a call to the uk distributor to check a sale-or-return basis of supply.
I tried to take a screen shot, but it's come out as a pdf.

clicky

Robbie wrote:

Yes I did get them and they do fit.

KL wrote:

Thanks- just had a browse.

Looking at the fitting instructions (not at all easy to navigate on the site), and it seems that the foot uses the LR roof rails after all.

So it's not quite the cheapskate option I had hoped.

http://www.montblanc.se/attachment/150623-1.pdf (page 2)

Well done for getting the full details - I think my browser was having problems with their code. Shame it wasn't a direct fit solution - I was looking forward to saving a few beer vouchers.

al cope wrote:

So....I've just phoned Montblanc, and they say their kit IS for the D3 WITHOUT roof rails.

hope this helps.

Al

GJS wrote:

It appears that you have to cut the roof strip to fit them. I'd be interested how much a replacement strip is as I wouldn't want them on the car all of the time.