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fandango Member Since: 23 Jul 2007 Location: Jersey Posts: 11 |
Installed the Sunroof version of bars myself last week on 1 day old FL2 so was a bit disturbed by having to cut 24mm holes in plactic roof trim . That said, the process was fairly straight forward and they haven't fallen off yet! Mine had a label that said only fit to vehicle with sunroof. |
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9th Aug 2007 7:45 am |
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mack Member Since: 30 Jul 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 85 |
Finally got my rails, fitted them in under 1 hour, fairly straightforward, you do worry about drilling a hole in the plastic, provided you use a piece of wood as a drill stand no problems. Looks great, and my wife even commented that the FL2 looks better with the rails! Added the Thule bars (775 feet and 769 square bars) as recommended by Thule, I am happy as Larry! |
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10th Aug 2007 7:59 pm |
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Icarus Member Since: 18 May 2007 Location: Echt Posts: 28 |
How about the noise while driving? And any difference noticed in the fuel consumption? VW Tiguan or Freelander 2 that's the question... |
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10th Aug 2007 9:04 pm |
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pmcg Member Since: 29 Mar 2007 Location: Lytham St Annes Posts: 59 |
Without wishing to sound too negative, does anybody think the roof bars look out of proportion on Freelander 2. Firstly, the front part seems too high in comparison with the rest of the car. Secondly, why is the transverse bar required? We are always told that roof racks create extra drag and therefore increase fuel consumption. Both these design points will do exactly that as well as spoiling the classy looks of the vehicle. |
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11th Aug 2007 12:22 pm |
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carlfraz Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Minkies lap dancing club Posts: 839 |
pmcg, I agree they do look really high. Been to the stealer today to see my replacement car which has the roof bars fitted and they do look really odd, much higher than I expected. I hope Land Rover will supply a 'step up' to help me reach my loads that i put on the roof. I think an oxygen tank may come in handy too as I am sure the air is very thin at those altitudes |
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24th Aug 2007 11:27 pm |
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lrlr2 Member Since: 05 Aug 2007 Location: Kaiserslauthern Posts: 106 |
pictures please |
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25th Aug 2007 7:46 am |
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carlfraz Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Minkies lap dancing club Posts: 839 |
Got the replacement car with roof rails fed up already with the whistling between 30 and 70mph Trip back to the dealer with these as I'm really not happy.
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3rd Sep 2007 9:39 am |
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wheatonshunter Member Since: 29 Apr 2007 Location: Zuid Holland Posts: 31 |
Yes, Carlfraz, I have the same experience: whistling like a bird at 40 and faster...
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3rd Sep 2007 2:55 pm |
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lrlr2 Member Since: 05 Aug 2007 Location: Kaiserslauthern Posts: 106 |
all should take note... the LR2 loves to drive faster than 40, when you do, it whistles in utter happiness....its in the manual very small print I might add.. |
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3rd Sep 2007 2:59 pm |
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ColoradoLR2 Member Since: 17 Apr 2007 Location: Loveland, Colorado Posts: 63 |
Fitted the roof rails and crossbars last week, took a little over an hour. Had the help of a friend, which definitely made it go more smoothly. Nothing too tricky though.
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3rd Sep 2007 4:07 pm |
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defkalion Member Since: 17 Feb 2007 Location: Athens Posts: 350 |
Just got my new roof rails (the sunroof version) which replaced the old ones (non-sunroof) given to me by mistake. Have not tried the car with the new ones yet. I will do tonight and let you know. The non-sunroof version was terrible. The whisling made all the sheep from the local mountain shepherd follow me. It was apparent from 40km/h! Hope this stops tonight - maybe should take the sheep back first. |
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3rd Sep 2007 5:45 pm |
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Icarus Member Since: 18 May 2007 Location: Echt Posts: 28 |
This is what I was affraid for when I asked the other day. Furthermore... the fuel economy may be worst after the installation of the roof rails. I suspect the crossbar is the one causing this phenomenon.
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3rd Sep 2007 6:50 pm |
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ColoradoLR2 Member Since: 17 Apr 2007 Location: Loveland, Colorado Posts: 63 |
No whistling from our sunroof-version rails. Greg East Loveland, Colorado USA '08 LR2 Hers '93 740i Mine '87 944 turbo Mistress |
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3rd Sep 2007 6:57 pm |
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NightFox Member Since: 11 May 2007 Location: North Shropshire Posts: 353 |
I should stress that with my original XS (i.e. no sunroof) when I had the bars fitted I didn't notice any significant increase in noise or decrease in fuel consumption. Why are you so keen to start/join a list to complain when you don't even know if you'll have anything to complain about? |
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3rd Sep 2007 7:02 pm |
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