If I had an LR3...

[RBBailey]

...I would like this:

eBay

 

[Roverlady]

It looks like it's floating over top the vehicle in the front...kind of weird.

And from the side, while I like the lines, it looks too wimpy for the great size/height of the body panels on that truck. The LR3 always looks like a fat or pregnant Disco to me...

 

[D Chapman]

I bet that thing sings on the wind like a Molly Hatchet record.

 

[RBBailey]

It looks like it's floating over top the vehicle in the front...kind of weird.

And from the side, while I like the lines, it looks too wimpy for the great size/height of the body panels on that truck. The LR3 always looks like a fat or pregnant Disco to me...

I agree, the shape and fit look great, but a little development to make it more robust would go a long way.

 

[NHESS81]

Havent their roof racks been ragged on here already?

 

[kellymoe]

I bet that thing sings on the wind like a Molly Hatchet record.

What rack doesnt?

 

[expectthebest]

Havent their roof racks been ragged on here already?

Is there anything that doesn't get ripped on to the point of nausea on this board?

 

[NHESS81]

Touche, sir! I was just warning that the board hammers might come down hard on it. Doesnt seem terribly bad, whats the weight limit on LR3 roof rack? Seeing as they dont utilize rain gutters, how much can the stock roof bars handle (since that rack is attached to them? right?)?

 

[Disco303]

Touche, sir! I was just warning that the board hammers might come down hard on it. Doesnt seem terribly bad, whats the weight limit on LR3 roof rack? Seeing as they dont utilize rain gutters, how much can the stock roof bars handle (since that rack is attached to them? right?)?

165 lbs. {75kgs}

 

[jwest]

What rack doesnt?

Well, the Hannibal rack I have is rather quiet actually. But then again I made my own version of an air dam in front of it joining the edge to the roof at about 45 degrees.

The Aluminum extrusion C-chanel style design is strong enough but I can put the thing on top myself.

I mainly got it because the awnings mount right to it but the rack is prettyt nice and many accessories allow jerry cans on top, shovel and high lift mounts as well as the roof tents (not my thing but cool idea).

The lr3 has 2 factory mount points on the lower roof area near the front and then of course anywhere along the stock track. 165lbs may be the literature but that seems like some kind of overkill limitation.

 

[kellymoe]

Well, the Hannibal rack I have is rather quiet actually. But then again I made my own version of an air dam in front of it joining the edge to the roof at about 45 degrees.

The Aluminum extrusion C-chanel style design is strong enough but I can put the thing on top myself.

I mainly got it because the awnings mount right to it but the rack is prettyt nice and many accessories allow jerry cans on top, shovel and high lift mounts as well as the roof tents (not my thing but cool idea).

The lr3 has 2 factory mount points on the lower roof area near the front and then of course anywhere along the stock track. 165lbs may be the literature but that seems like some kind of overkill limitation.

My point was that that rack is no different than most and will be as noisy or not as most. The LR3 will be much quieter than say a defender or even a range rover no matter what kind of rack you have on it.

 

[jwest]

probably so. I drove an 07 RR with the "genuine" rack and it was still very quiet in that cabin because they use 3 layer glass on the windscreen and 2 layer on the side windows as well as other quieting changes from prior years. it was really amazing actually because it didn't have the little air dam on the rack.

I never really thought the steel safari rack on my D1 was noisy though - because I couldn't hear it over all the other noises