Disco Dusty
Member Since: 26 Feb 2018
Location: York
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Hi
Anyone got a flatdog Rax on their D3/4. Looking at some options, like front runner but 1k is too much.....
Any feedback welcome
Dusty 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 2.7 S
2001 Discovery 2 TD5
2002 Shogun Sport 2.5TD
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 13th Mar 2018 11:29 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
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and flatdog rax is................
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| 14th Mar 2018 12:33 am |
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Maxxed_Ross
Member Since: 14 Mar 2018
Location: Bathgate
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I don't have one, but I've fitted a couple of both types
The Flatdog is just a welded version of the Front Runner. The racks look almost identical and use the same rail mounting system for the bars
IMO the Front Runner is well worth the extra price. It's infinitely more flexible, you can move the actual load bars around to suit and you can bolt almost anything to the edging rails because the corners are removable.
Slightly less relevant to the Discovery rack I know, but I recently went from a Defender double cab to a 90 and was able to keep the same roof rack. To make the Front Runner rack fit the 90 I only had to purchase a longer side rail kit and 2 extra load bars... so it only cost me £80 instead of having to buy a whole new rack
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| 14th Mar 2018 4:22 am |
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Disco Dusty
Member Since: 26 Feb 2018
Location: York
Posts: 56
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galwaygreen wrote:and flatdog rax is................
Roof rack from Flatdog 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 2.7 S
2001 Discovery 2 TD5
2002 Shogun Sport 2.5TD
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| 14th Mar 2018 10:02 am |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
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| 14th Mar 2018 10:19 pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
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I have a Flatdog on my 110 - no problems, does everything you expect and looks good. Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 14th Mar 2018 10:24 pm |
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professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
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If you want something that makes you look girly, and/or you are worried about 0.25mpg and mostly you drive around with absolutely noting in the rack.. get yourself a prospeed. D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
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| 15th Mar 2018 9:32 am |
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Disco Dusty
Member Since: 26 Feb 2018
Location: York
Posts: 56
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To be honest the prospeed is the dogs nadgers but for the cost of it and the additional accessories its a bit OTT for me.
I spoke with Flatdog today and the D3 Rack is £702 inc VAT, it comes with the fittings for the roof channels and also (if you travel to their warehouse, its all fitted for free.
I do a lot of camping with me two boys so I use a ARB awning and a Whizz 26 tent, so the ARb at least stays on the rack, rack mounts are £36 for x3. It seems to me to be better value than most for what it is.
dusty
https://www.flatdoguk.com/discovery-3-rax~2663 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 2.7 S
2001 Discovery 2 TD5
2002 Shogun Sport 2.5TD
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| 15th Mar 2018 4:18 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
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I’ve had a flat Hannibal rack permanently fitted for 12 years. It’s incredibly useful, particularly because it’s flat. I’ve often wondered how practical the Prospeed rack is. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 15th Mar 2018 5:50 pm |
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Disco Dusty
Member Since: 26 Feb 2018
Location: York
Posts: 56
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Hi Moo
Yes that's my thoughts too... Have had a chat with Prospeed today. I think the flatdog is more practical and better priced ....I'll just have to live with being girly.....lol 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 2.7 S
2001 Discovery 2 TD5
2002 Shogun Sport 2.5TD
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| 15th Mar 2018 7:12 pm |
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professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
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Disco Dusty wrote:To be honest the prospeed is the dogs nadgers but for the cost of it and the additional accessories its a bit OTT for me.
I spoke with Flatdog today and the D3 Rack is £702 inc VAT, it comes with the fittings for the roof channels and also (if you travel to their warehouse, its all fitted for free.
I do a lot of camping with me two boys so I use a ARB awning and a Whizz 26 tent, so the ARb at least stays on the rack, rack mounts are £36 for x3. It seems to me to be better value than most for what it is.
dusty
https://www.flatdoguk.com/discovery-3-rax~2663
I’m only joking re the prospeed...
I have a g4 type one 👍 D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
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| 15th Mar 2018 9:08 pm |
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James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Wirral, UK
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Moo wrote:I’ve had a flat Hannibal rack permanently fitted for 12 years. It’s incredibly useful, particularly because it’s flat. I’ve often wondered how practical the Prospeed rack is.
My flat front runner rack with the 'sliding eyelets' channels, that I had on my old D2 was far more useful and easy to load up than the current D4 Prospeed as you could just add and slide eyelets into exactly the right place - as many as you like, wherever you like. With a huge piece of phenolic ply* on my Prospeed it gives a large roof-sized flat area but with the eyelets stuck in certain places on the edge. It was also half the price.
One big benefit however over the Front Runner (apart from it not looking like you've got a bed frame on your roof minus the mattress) is the fact that the Prospeed doesn't flex at all when walking on it, the FR used to have me a bit nervous at 19 stone. I believe Hannibal and Patriot versions are sturdier than FR? And of course it looks fantastic with its roof-hugging design.
*When I bought my Prospeed rack, no 'official' moulded floor was available for it for several months  ..soI had to improvise. To be fair, for £90 it's still in A1 condition and covers the whole floor or the rack D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it 
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
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| 15th Mar 2018 9:46 pm |
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professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
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So another one that plays cliff Richard cds at Christmas then D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
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| 15th Mar 2018 9:50 pm |
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James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Wirral, UK
Posts: 3067
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Eh? D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
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| 16th Mar 2018 12:13 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13882
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professorpool wrote:So another one that plays cliff Richard cds at Christmas then
Whilst wearing the Christmas jumper.....  New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 16th Mar 2018 1:21 am |
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