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| Blinkinlights Member Since: 29 Feb 2012 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 42   
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While this doesn't apply to my daily driver, I have heard it rumored that some people want to off-road their Range Rover HSE and may be interested in the spectacular expedition rack made by Voyager Offroad, formally Rover Racks, in Port Charlotte, Florida. I needed a rack to move materials that wouldn't fit in the generous cargo area that is my L322.
Since I live in the Great White North, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to be more specific, shipping costs on a roof rack, especially a full sized one, can be more than the cost of the rack itself. I was looking at the Rhino Racks, built in Australia, distributed by a company in Colorado and I was hoping that they could easily be shipped from a retailer in Missoula, MT at a realistic cost. Since they were unaware that any company other than UPS ships to Canada, my first fear was realized. I continued my quest and heard rumors about an expedition rack, based on the original one designed by Land Rover for the L322, was available from a company based in Florida but the spectre of excessive shipping charges loomed large again. I was pleasantly surprised when a phone call to Voyager Offroad informed me that the $1049 steel rack would cost less to ship all the way from Florida, than an aluminum rack would cost delivered merely from Montana. I pulled the trigger and received my prize within 3 weeks, as they make them once you order them. They can customize any number of options for you including a floor and a wind deflector. The rack has feet that line up almost perfectly with the OEM mounting points on the FFRR. Just flip open the plastic covers, unscrew the stainless factory plugs, insert the included mounting feet and tighten up the stainless bolts. Should you want to remove the rack at a later date, you merely loosen the bolts, remove the rack and close up the little doors. Back to stock.
All is not perfect in the L322 Roofrack land, however. Upon cruising out onto the highway and up to speeds in excess of about 80km/h (50 mph), I started to expect an airline captain to come on through the radio speakers and tell me to keep my seat back in the upright position. I looked online at Voyager Offroad and they have a wind deflector which looks rather nice for about $180.00, IIRC, but being an offroader, I figured I could get one made up for substantially cheaper and forego the dreaded shipping costs. I went to a plastics shop here in Edmonton that quoted me about $35 to have one made up as long as I provided them with a template. In the mean time, I came upon a post that suggested that a majority of the wind noise could be eliminated with the application of simple heating pipe insulation and I went down to the local Totem Building Supply, handed over a mere $2.00 and installed it with a few zip ties. Where it was hard to hold a conversation at 110 km/h before, a quiet conversation is now not a problem. I will make a template and have a plastic one made up in the future but at least now, the wind noise is almost not there. Thanks again to the guys at Voyager OffRoad in Florida and BearTrax here in Edmonton.
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23rd May 2012 3:33pm |
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| CBH25 Member Since: 18 Feb 2012 Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia Posts: 82  
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Brilliant post.
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27th May 2012 10:56am |
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| Flashman Member Since: 05 Jun 2011 Location: Windsor & Brentwood Posts: 1228 
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Nice rack! Tom
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28th May 2012 12:36pm |
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| mjdronfield Member Since: 04 Nov 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 7894  
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Looks good.
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28th May 2012 1:48pm |
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| jim2RRs Member Since: 07 Feb 2012 Location: Genesee, Colorado Posts: 147  
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The G4 rack is a Safety Devices rack; that's what I have on my P38.
My only concern would be the sharkfin, Awfully easy to mess that up when leading gear on the rack.
ALMOST perfectly? hmm... Jim 2000 NAS HSE 2005 NAS HSE |
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4th Jun 2012 7:15pm |
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| Shedlock2000 Member Since: 27 Feb 2015 Location: Lethbridge Posts: 15
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Sorry to bump the thread, but does anyone know how much wind noise the Voyager racks generate? �The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.� |
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20th Feb 2022 9:24am |
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| bishbosh10 Member Since: 25 Apr 2013 Location: North Somerset Posts: 344
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Lots……
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21st Feb 2022 7:47pm |
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