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Big Fish
Member Since: 31 Oct 2005
Location: Dorset
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Having stupidly bought one of the exped roofracks when I bought the D3, almost two years on am just about getting ontop of the noise issue, having installed a dam on the underside of the leading edge and a full length ali floor, but still bu$$er all use for carrying kayak or surf boards.
Just spotted some photos of the G4 D3 that 'Student Correspondent' posted  and noticed a cross bar towards the front of the rack. Those of you in the know, is this a Thule bar with clamps on to the existing longitudinals or is it an LR specific bar?
Cheers
Big Fish It's silver, enough said!
Live life by one rule - He who dies with the most toys - Wins!!
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 5th Feb 2008 12:19 am |
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Glorious Devon
Posts: 3254
 
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Big Fish
Does the full length ali floor reduce noise at all?
Bill Wright Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
D4 SDV6 SE Tech Kaikoura Stone MY15.
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| 5th Feb 2008 8:57 am |
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bobbycrispbox
Member Since: 15 May 2006
Location: Where women glow and men plunder
Posts: 2580
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When I got my (ex-G4) rack it also had a cross bar. I believe they are D2 or D1 parts, but don't have details.
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| 5th Feb 2008 9:02 am |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
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Bill Wright wrote:Big Fish
Does the full length ali floor reduce noise at all?
Bill Wright
Nope I thought it made it worse in fact. It just makes it easier to load, Now got a front runner and this is just as noisy
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| 5th Feb 2008 9:11 am |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
Location: lost in the forest
Posts: 7754
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I agree with Ken - the floor made the wind noise worse and also reduced MPG because the wind dams up underneath and is squeezed out the sides whereas without the floor it escapes upwards. I intend to work on a solution to this once I'm back on my pins and can climb ladders again (3 months probably, so don't hold your breath), but in short I'm looking at doing the same as AndrewS with a neoprene skirt across the front of the rack between the rook and the rack, or cutting 2 or 3 largish holes in the front section of the floor but this kinda defeats the aboveject of having the plate and I'd get the noise back as soon as the holes were covered with a load. LRs are a fond memory, apart from the maintenance.
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| 5th Feb 2008 12:01 pm |
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Glorious Devon
Posts: 3254
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Thanks for that info Ken and Disconutter.  Saved me a bit of cost and faffing around.
Bill Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
D4 SDV6 SE Tech Kaikoura Stone MY15.
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| 5th Feb 2008 12:27 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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I took all the chocolate fireguards off the front and sides of mine leaving me with a flat, usable rack that better suits my needs. The side rails really are weak so I had no qualms removing them. It's now a bit quieter than standard, but haven't fitted an air dam below the front lip yet. Striupping it down makes it a bit lighter and easier to fit on my own too. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 5th Feb 2008 1:40 pm |
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Big Fish
Member Since: 31 Oct 2005
Location: Dorset
Posts: 172
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Bill
Found that the Ali floor did increase the strumming, but with the addition of the front dam/skirt, noise is significantly reduced. I mounted the ali below the cross beams enabling me to still utilise load eyes in their track. I have preferred to keep the chocolate fire guard as this keeps loadspace relatively dry. Hoping at some stage to mount some spots.
On another subject, how did you get on with fabrication of brackets for your A Bar, I still have'nt found a solution.
Cheers
Big Fish It's silver, enough said!
Live life by one rule - He who dies with the most toys - Wins!!
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| 5th Feb 2008 10:09 pm |
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Glorious Devon
Posts: 3254
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A Bar Brackets
I have a man working on it (two sets). Short of lighting a fire under his  I can't get him to speed up as he sees the task as subsidiary to his livelihood. I reckon that I might have them this week and I'll try a set out. If they fit I'll offer you the second set at cost. Howzat?
Bill Wright Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
D4 SDV6 SE Tech Kaikoura Stone MY15.
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| 5th Feb 2008 10:30 pm |
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Big Fish
Member Since: 31 Oct 2005
Location: Dorset
Posts: 172
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Excellent. Count me in!
Cheers
Big Fish It's silver, enough said!
Live life by one rule - He who dies with the most toys - Wins!!
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| 5th Feb 2008 10:33 pm |
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