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• Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To

• The roof bars end an inch or so from the end of the ditch finisher, and bolt down to the roof through it. There's no way they can move, unless the bolts work loose
Penuwchian Replies: 11 Views: 2295 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 17th Feb 2026 11:38 pm Subject: Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To

• Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To

• Just to add- the one's i bought had a set of self adhesive templates to stick to show the areas which needed cutting out-
  
  https://www.4x4predator.co.uk/storage/land-rover-discovery-5-l462-17-black- ...
Penuwchian Replies: 11 Views: 2295 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 15th Feb 2026 9:07 am Subject: Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To

• Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To

• I got away with using a 25mm drill bit and a jigsaw between the holes- which leaves a bit more material spare to add strength.
Penuwchian Replies: 11 Views: 2295 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 15th Feb 2026 5:22 am Subject: Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To

• Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To

• Finally plucked up the courage to do this...
  
  Fitted them in about an hour or so, take your time and it's quite straight forward, and makes a huge difference to the appearance in my view.
Penuwchian Replies: 11 Views: 2295 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 15th Feb 2026 5:20 am Subject: Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To

• new member with a couple of questions

• No. Definitely hadn't had steps previously- just a bit of patience and an impact driver to reach the bolts
Penuwchian Replies: 37 Views: 7721 Forum:General Posted: 4th Oct 2025 10:27 am Subject: new member with a couple of questions

• new member with a couple of questions

• Also fitted the Predator steps. Seemed really easy to do- managed it without removing the trims too... little fiddly.
  
  Notice the Britpart ones have cast brackets though, where as the predator ones ...
Penuwchian Replies: 37 Views: 7721 Forum:General Posted: 2nd Oct 2025 11:14 pm Subject: new member with a couple of questions

• Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To

• Thanks. I'd bought a set of bars thinking they were cheap with no consideration for the trims... your post is, just what I needed
Penuwchian Replies: 11 Views: 2295 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 21st Sep 2025 7:45 am Subject: Ditch Finisher Mod For None OE Roof Rails - How To