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mkacala

Member Since: 22 Nov 2023
Location: Bucks
Posts: 12

2019 Range Rover Autobiography TDV6 Carpathian Grey

fitting roof rails / ditch fillers

hello , I have a L405 with panoramic sun roof. Planning a trip and need to get a roof box. So I have the rails and the OEM ditch fillers that fit over the brackets.

After the trip I will want to remover the rails....I think the car looks better without rails and I wont be using them again until the next trip !

My question is to all the guys that have fitted rails .... can the original ditch fillers be removed carefully enough so that they dont break / bend and are reusable ...the JLR instructions are to discard the ditch fillers ??!!

many thanks for your insight/comments

10th Dec 2023 12:30pm

Vogue

Member Since: 31 Jan 2008
Location: on the hill
Posts: 3747

Done this - yes they can - no issues whatsoever 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17

10th Dec 2023 6:35pm

Andy S

Member Since: 16 Jun 2013
Location: Sevenoaks
Posts: 1025

2015 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Aintree Green

Had rails fitted by the dealer and never taken them off, I actually like the look. Cross bars are fitted when needed. Given the ditch fillers are plastic, they are bound to break with regular removal/fitting, so I’d leave the rails in situ.

10th Dec 2023 6:39pm

mkacala

Member Since: 22 Nov 2023
Location: Bucks
Posts: 12

thankyou guys much appreciated.... are the ditch fillers plastic ? I thought they were aluminium (painted either silver of black ?)

10th Dec 2023 8:56pm

Phoenix

Member Since: 16 May 2022
Location: Gone
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10th Dec 2023 9:39pm

mkacala

Member Since: 22 Nov 2023
Location: Bucks
Posts: 12

I'm not sure if they are noisy ... although I would guess the bars are noisy ? Well I have no choice so will fit the rails and bars and let everyone know how it works out !

10th Dec 2023 10:21pm

James W

Member Since: 29 Nov 2009
Location: Riyadh
Posts: 292

2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Siberian Silver

mkacala wrote:
thankyou guys much appreciated.... are the ditch fillers plastic ? I thought they were aluminium (painted either silver of black ?)

Came here to write the same. I drilled mine as per the Powerful UK kit.

FWIW by the way, I wouldn't recommend the Powerful UK kit, it is poorly fitting, the plastic trims are very brittle and the supplied fixings are as soft as cheese. IMHO.

The only noise I got is because the right-hand rail doesn't fit flush enough with the roof. I've had to in-fill it slightly with some tap to stop it whistling. Once done, there is no additional noise from the rails themselves.

If I had my time again I'd stretch for OEM rails. FFRR SDV8 Autobiography

11th Dec 2023 9:49am

Andy S

Member Since: 16 Jun 2013
Location: Sevenoaks
Posts: 1025

No noise from the rails, even at motorway speeds. Put the cross bars on and there is a noticeable change in noise, but not excessively so.

12th Dec 2023 7:03am

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