Expedition rack and ladder questions
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Going back and forth between just sticking with the less expensive cross-bars or springing for the expedition rack for our Defender build. I have until early November to make any changes... Further complicated by the thought that if I add the expedition rack I may as well add the ladder. I’ve seen one Defender with the ladder installed and it actually looked fairly substantial and well built. Anyone have one on their Defender that can share their impressions? Only caveat with the ladder is that once it’s mounted it’s not coming back off.
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Picked up my new Defender yesterday!!! So excited. Am going to wait on some accessories until after first of the year but planning on ladder, Front Runner rack, lunch box, winch and underbody aluminum skid. about $9k! as the winch is almost $5k. They are on backorder right now, but should take about a month to arrive.
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DonMitsu (11-11-2020)
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Really hoping ARB comes out with adapter rails for their new base rack to fit the Defender soon. If they are able to get it down low like some of the pictures show, it could be a great looking and highly functional alternative. The one thing I'm not crazy about with the LR rack is how it sticks up so high. Kind of looks like a top hat to me. ARB is also completely flat so curved bottom roof boxes like the one I have should fit better, as well as RTT's that might extend beyond the sides of the LR rack. ARB's side attachment also seems so much better than T-slots that require cutting of rubber inserts and the like, and you can route wires inside for lighting. Probably won't have the shaped look of the LR rack, but I kind of like the more industrial look of a straight rack anyway. Hope it's an alternative we can get look at soon.
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Simon14 (06-11-2022)
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PowerfulUK posted an install video for the OEM ladder, which according to them could be fitted on either side of the car.
https://youtu.be/4mwLQAtpRUY
https://youtu.be/4mwLQAtpRUY
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Does anyone have recommendations for packing things on the Explorer rack? I have a Thule rooftop box that I used to use on my Velar on the cross rails, but since I have the Defender with the explorer rack, I wanted to know what others are using to pack things. I looked at other sites and saw the Wolf Pack Pro hard boxes and stratchits they have, but wasn't sure if that is the best for packing on the explorer rack. Thanks in advance!
Tim
Tim
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Does anyone have recommendations for packing things on the Explorer rack? I have a Thule rooftop box that I used to use on my Velar on the cross rails, but since I have the Defender with the explorer rack, I wanted to know what others are using to pack things. I looked at other sites and saw the Wolf Pack Pro hard boxes and stratchits they have, but wasn't sure if that is the best for packing on the explorer rack. Thanks in advance!
Tim
Tim
Thule Motion XT on OEM rack with a simple ~$5 mod.
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yocut33m (06-10-2022)