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TomMaxwell



Member Since: 01 Aug 2020
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Scotland 2010 Freelander 2 SD4 Sport Auto Santorini Black
TentBox Cargo - Roof Tent

For anyone interested, the roof tent is now fitted! (TentBox Cargo)

I would aesthetically prefer it a few inches further back, though the spoiler gets in the way of the canopy poles.








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p_gill



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United States 2008 Freelander 2 i6 SE Auto Tambora Flame

Tom,

Welcome to Freel2 ownership.

You are going to fit in well here

Take care

Paul

Post #396548 3rd Sep 2020 8:55 pm
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JulesK



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Nice Thumbs Up If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Post #396572 4th Sep 2020 4:40 pm
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3landertwo



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the roof rails ........ they look like an 'after-market' part ?

I have seen tents placed on FL2 roofs before, one was even electrically elevated !

[ I'll have to look out the photos]

Post #396594 5th Sep 2020 8:39 am
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3landertwo



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Found this




looks like the same guy who owns this , although with a different roof tent.

Post #396595 5th Sep 2020 9:09 am
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Dave47



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That's Largered a member of this forum.
A great spare wheel mount too. Thumbs Up
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Post #396598 5th Sep 2020 10:26 am
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Lightwater



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I would keep a very close eye on the front loading of the roof rail. Most of your load is over the front. If you can shift the front cross bar forward as much as possible it would be better. That's where the extrusions on my roof rails started cracking even with the front cross bar as forward as possible.

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TomMaxwell



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Scotland 2010 Freelander 2 SD4 Sport Auto Santorini Black

If I put the front rail further forward, it will 'belly the tent out' on the longitudinal rails and will also make the base sit uneven.

Im not going to be driving corrugated roads with double the advised weight limit for weeks on end as I know you have mentioned yourself doing before! Shocked It will only be up there for the summer months and mainly tarmacked roads, so I have faith Thumbs Up

Also, these aftermarket bars have good reviews compared to the OEM bars and are of different construction/geometry, already feel better just from touch, will see how they hold out! Mr. Green

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Lightwater



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Ukraine 2013 Freelander 2 2.0T SE Auto Fuji White

When I had my roof platform on I had in effect a 3rd & 4th cross bar with rubber blocks firm down onto the rails (now replaced with 4 crossbars). The platform I completely rebuilt narrowing the gaps between extrusions. It was a great place to move around on to take photos, but from this standpoint I could see the stress on the rails.




I would get the wife up there so you can see how much the roof rails flex. You will be surprised with the amount of movement from a third party view point, & that's while things other than the car being driven!

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3landertwo



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Interesting Freelander 2, OVERLANDER conversion ......

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LANDROVER-FREEL...Sw7j5fZehj







more photos in eBay illustration above. May give other here some ideas.

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