My LR2 has the factory roof rails - US version with sunroof - I want to add a platform to the rails to allow me to get up on the car and 1- do photography and 2 - have roof tent capacity. What is the weight capacity of the LR2 roof?

Probably a good question to be answered by Jeremy Clarkson and his Top Gear Team.

Ask nicely and he might try and land a helicopter on it

or in this case probably build a nice brick upper storey with pitch roof


Anyway a good question - never heard of a roof tent before  2002 Honda VFR800
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1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
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1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

It is mentioned on the link below that the roof is good for 75 kg.

http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=26259 2010 Freelander 2 Select TD4 auto....gone
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75 kg is for a moving vehicle - has anyone put a tend on top of their LR2?

75kg, static, moving or otherwise

EYorkshire wrote:

75kg, static, moving or otherwise

So is that with or without roof rails/bars??? 2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

bjartin has a tent on top



theres also another member, often posts pictures up of himself driving down jungle roads, i can't remember his name though  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

simont wrote:

EYorkshire wrote:

75kg, static, moving or otherwise

So is that with or without roof rails/bars???

EYorkshire wrote:

simont wrote:

EYorkshire wrote:

75kg, static, moving or otherwise

So is that with or without roof rails/bars???

I'd hardly think you would put 75kg on a roof without rails so I would say roof rails that are attached to the roof.

My thinking is that it states "Max Roof Load" for a FL2 - but the rails/bars are an extra.

Therefore I wondered whether "Max Roof Load" was on the actual roof itself before it would dip/buckle. 2002 Honda VFR800
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2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

on the inside of my LR roof rails cross bars it has a sign showing a weight over two sets of bars and says MAX 64KG Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Is that with open or closed tent?

its the max weight for the bars, in total

so my guess is

75KG max load, less the roof rails & crossbars weight (11kg?) leaving 64Kg of extra crap you don't need to take away Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

worth reading this thread on Disco3 about roof rails and a captive nut breaking, might be something to ponder on

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic53587.h...f+%2Bloose Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

From the link above -

Dynamic Load is 75kg or something. This is the load when moving......

Static Load can be therefore more. I.e. a rack + two man tent + two actual men...... more like 300kg

No, 75kg is the maximum, read all the thread and Landrovers reply to a member states 75kg. The mention of dynamic/static is not mentioned anywhere in the Owners Manual and that post is pure speculation.