Ceekay
Member Since: 17 May 2009
Location: Bury
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Anyone know if the prospeed rack uses the front fixing point that the extended roof rails use? I know it fastens to the short roof rails but not sure if it has any other fixing points above the drivers head (so to speak) D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
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 29th Sep 2019 12:43 pm |
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James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Wirral, UK
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I don’t have extended rails but I do have a prospeed rack so I would assume not.
James D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it 
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
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| 29th Sep 2019 1:04 pm |
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Ceekay
Member Since: 17 May 2009
Location: Bury
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Its not really to do with the extended rails as you cannot fit a prospeed rack with extended rails it needs to be the short rails. Im referring to the anchor points of the prospeed rack and does it just fit to the short rails or does it also fix to the fixing points at the front of the D4 between the windscreen and where the short rails start. If not I will need to cover these holes with new trim or at least a rubber grommet or similar  D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
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| 29th Sep 2019 7:26 pm |
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1967jester
Member Since: 05 May 2010
Location: Usually in the North East though I have been known to travel
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If meaning the 2 M6 bosses above driver & passenger seats where the long rails fix to then yes.
Didn’t bother when on D3 but use them on current set up. Paul.
06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
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| 30th Sep 2019 9:45 am |
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Ceekay
Member Since: 17 May 2009
Location: Bury
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Cheers for that if i need them to bolt the rack down then no use buying new trim to cover them over when i remove the extended rails D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
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| 30th Sep 2019 10:13 am |
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Ruper
Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: Virginia
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So I cme acroos this post, I don't have a prospeed rack but am making my own rack/light bar mount to my D3.
Making the rack out of 1" thin wall square tubing. As far as the D3 goes, (Comment: with the D3 I didn't bother) do you think I could suspend my rack out far enough to be in line with the top of the wind screen?
I wanted a longer rack but didn't know how I would come up with any support structure out there.
If any or you guys run a LED light bar or lights on your rack (D3) how did you run your wires?
I need to run minimum 12 ga. wires for my LED Bar.
I was thinking I could remove the front molding piece on the fron passenger side of the Thule rack and find a hole there or drill my own and run the wire along the headliner space to the inner A-pillar then out the firewall port, to the battery/alternator.
Just wanted an opinion before I go tearing stuff out, and break everything plastic due to brittleness. 2005 Land Rover D3, 4.4L V8, Maya Gold Metallic
1966 Scout 800, 196 cu.in.
1975 Scout II, 392 cu.in.
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