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Pricey

Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: Swansea
Posts: 40

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Arctic Frost

Roof rails and cycle carrier

I am trying to loacte the best place to buy roof rails and a cycle carrier.Apparently Land Rover(according to the dealer) do not make a cross bars to mount on the rails which is compatible with any bike rack on the market. I also want to carry 2 kayaks. Have seen something on the Thule website but not sure if this fits with the Land Rover rails.Thule website is a bit vague. Has anyone out there managed to get a acycle rack on to the roof

27th Aug 2007 9:37 pm

The Large One

Member Since: 20 Apr 2007
Location: Down the polytunnel
Posts: 6143

2009 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Auto Stornoway Grey

Hi Pricey

Land Rover do do a roof mount cycle carrier VTG500050 p/n..
They just don't market it for the D3 in any of the brochures as most people would feel uncomfortable having some cycles sat that high up.

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you can ask your dealer to order in for you to view.

Nick

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if you would like to order anything just give me a shout

28th Aug 2007 5:22 am

Doctor Diesel

Member Since: 23 Sep 2006
Location: Driving the kids around as usual
Posts: 1587

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Java Black

most folk here find 'on the ball' racks easiest.....I like many others have a thule 903......its quite a height to hoist a bike onto the roof! 2007 HSE Java Black.....sold
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28th Aug 2007 7:03 am

Pricey

Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: Swansea
Posts: 40

roof rails

Has anyone fitted the disco roof rails.The stealers want to charge me Â£150.00 plus the dreaded VAT for fitting plus another Â£164.00 plus vat for the rails.This seems like an awful lot of hard earned dosh.How hard can it be. I have seen here somewhere fiiting details but seem to have lost the thread as to where I saw it. Can anyone help me

17th Sep 2007 6:59 pm

n1cktdv6

Member Since: 20 Mar 2007
Location: Warrington
Posts: 1161

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Zambezi Silver

Re: roof rails

Is it essential that it's a roof carrier. I costed it all up and at Â£300 with rails and bars plus the bike carriers themselves its a very expensive exercise...

I used advice from RonP - check his gallery

and adapted a rear carrier to suit. MIne is just like his... D4 HSE....Probably, but not quite decided yet.
3.6 TDV8 Vogue
XC90 SE Lux
A8 Quattro TDi
D3 SE

17th Sep 2007 7:12 pm

Pricey

Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: Swansea
Posts: 40

roof rails

yep needs to be the roof mounted system as I tow a caravan and need to carry two Kayaks as well.Anyone remember where the fixing details where?

17th Sep 2007 7:20 pm

MONNOT

Member Since: 23 Jun 2007
Location: Verrieres 91
Posts: 8

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue

For information, I sell my roof rails (yet on eBAY), perhaps I could ship them from France to UK (3Kg).
Tell me if interested.

17th Sep 2007 8:09 pm

Wex

Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
Posts: 5173

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Bonatti Grey

Quote:
Has anyone fitted the disco roof rails.

Yes , only last week and it was a sinch.If you just follow the instructions provided it should only take you 30 - 40 mins tops.

You could have saved yourself a few quid by buying them from Nick @ Yeovil btw

17th Sep 2007 9:04 pm

Glen

Member Since: 19 May 2007
Location: Sussex
Posts: 28

2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 XS Auto Baltic Blue

I carry bikes on the roof although it is not easy to get them up there - I had to buy a cheap step ladder in B&Q but even then you still have to be careful not to bash the doors. I've got the standard LR roof rails and crossbars and had to have my Thule bike racks modified to fit as I didn't want to buy yet another set of bike racks to fit the new roof bars. I got an engineer to make up aluminium plates with studding to match the wider roof bars and then bolted the bike racks to the plates - worked a treat and cost about Â£30 for the offcuts of aluminium and labour. It saves having to worry about noseweights etc when towing a caravan with a towbar mounted bike rack as well.

Cheers
Glen

8th Oct 2007 11:08 am

jm105845

Member Since: 21 Aug 2007
Location: dublin
Posts: 271

carry bikes

i purchased a 2 bike carrier for the tow hitch(just clamps over ball hitch) in my local cycle shop(50 euros)
easy to install and remove
carries 2 bikes with ease

8th Oct 2007 11:15 am

John O

Member Since: 10 Mar 2006
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 37

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Java Black

Discovery on the roof

Using a small (two step) ladder, I can put a Discovery on the roof of my Discovery!

In the past, I've managed as many as five solo bikes on the roof at once when towing a caravan. Getting them on is mostly about balance rather than outright strength.

Regards,
John O

8th Oct 2007 7:27 pm

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