Supercharged
Member Since: 07 Oct 2006
Location: Northants
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Can anyone advise on the best luggage box and roof bar kit for my D4 please?
I will need one with a reasonably big capacity for all the clobber that we need to go to the Western Isles in the Spring. Paul
D4 HSE Zermatt Silver / Ebony
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 15th Nov 2009 6:22 pm |
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Ent
Member Since: 12 Oct 2007
Location: In the cack
Posts: 6488
 
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I have a Thule 780 which is spot on but I wish I'd gone for the 900. I like the "claw" system which makes putting it on an taking it off a two minute job with no spanner or messing about. Club Exped trailer
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| 15th Nov 2009 6:28 pm |
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cold_n_wet
Member Since: 05 May 2009
Location: Bergen
Posts: 1509
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My experience is from ski boxes on "normal" cars.
There are 2 types of material generally available, plastic and fibreglass.
The plastic types are cheaper and slighty lighter and the fibreglass are stronger.
We chose the plastic type, du to cost, overhere there was a several hundred pound difference.
Most poeple who buy the fibreglass types get them painted in the cars colour.
The only major disadvantage we have had with the plastic type is the UV damage, it looked ok the first 3 years, but now it is 4 1/2 years old the UV has faded the top, and it doesn't look too good, its fully functional.
The fibre glass type are more rigid and don't flex that much compared to the plastic types.
So conclusion, plastic cheap and light expect som cosmetic fadeing, fibreglass more rigid, paintable and more expensive.
Glen IDTOOL PRO / Faultmate programing and BAS remaping services in Norway.
Diagnostic for most Land rover vehicles
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D4 gone, missed but replaced with a 110 Puma.
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