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- RDR
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Ok more frustration today with he rear design of the D5. Anyone got tips on fitting the roof box ? !
Even at 6"5' it was a total pain in the back side without the Tailgate to stand on, how do you reach the far rear fastener inside the box?
I had to stand on the tyre and virtually climbing the box, I used to stand on the rear tailgate of the Discovery and never thought anything about it.
Am I missing a trick?
its the one at the back I'm talking about, the front one I had to stand on the seats and could just about manage it.
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- RDR
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yep i literally went to the rear as normal about to climb up and the penny dropped you can stand on the tailgate
Had to wedge the bracket up with sponges and then climb up and in to clamp it down. Loading the box will be a similar pain. Had the Ladders on all my D4s standing on the tailgate with the app closed allowed a safe way to really organise the roofbox.
I don't like standing on tyres, they can be slippy SWMBO nearly broke her ankle once doing it.
Bring on the defender
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- Road Runner 2017
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- RDR
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whenever we go on holiday we have to have roof box and trailer
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- Road Runner 2017
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You need a bigger trailer then
If your Mrs is like mine, she would take the kitchen sink if she could
I had roof rails put on for cosmetic purposes on the D5, as I felt it finished it off. Had them on all of the past incarnations as well.
Only on the D1 did I ever use the roof rack, and a trailer when I was driving through Europe and Asia. I dont even think roof boxes were available in the early 90's so had to make do with rope, bungee cords and a waterproof tarpaulin.
D1 only had 16 inch alloys so that's 6 inches smaller that the D5 ones, and the car itself was alot smaller dimension wise all round, so was easier to access the roof via the side steps. It had the retractable rear step for entry into the boot for the rear seats, and the rubber strip attached onto the top of the rear bumper as well, which was also handy for roof access.
I had a rear ladder, which was a great accessory. Ladder also fitted the D2, so I used it to wash the roof. Am sure I still have it in the shed somewhere.
I will see if I can find the photos. I have one with the car on UK reg plates outside the LR dealership in either Turkey or Iran.
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- RDR
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Boots always full of dogs (3 including a Great Dane) no room for anything else, were fully loaded wherever we go !
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- Road Runner 2017
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Well that makes it crystal clear now. The Great Dane probably takes up all the room by itself in the boot
Lovely placid dogs by the way. One of my favourites, most probably influenced by watching Scooby Doo in my younger days.
Am also running Erde and Daxara trailers. Decent bits of kit and cheaper than Ifor Williams. I have extended the sides on all of them, so the capacity has doubled, along with adding shock absorbers to the smaller one, so it hardly bounces at all now, when empty, and I forget its on the back, when fully loaded, as its not jumping about. (Does my head in all that rattling).
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Any excuse for a picture of the Dane
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Well no need for a car alarm then. That's the last thing someone wants to see, when attempting to pinch your car
Thatcham approved
Just a pity that a rear ladder is not available for the D5. Would make life alot easier for accessing the roofbox, and washing the roof.
What with the curvature of the boot, and the rear spoiler, it seems virtually impossible to design something like that, as it cant be clipped over the door frame, like you could with the all the other previous models.
Short of having to drill directly into the door frame, if some design did come on the market, I doubt anyone would be happy doing that apart from a handful of hard-core camping types.
Seems all the other Disco models were more design friendly for accessories, due too the flat, slab like sides.
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- Wolfpack
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Any help?
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- Road Runner 2017
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Am sure that was posted way back
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