hi, I found a set of Rhino Rack mounts that are supposed to fit the L322 and which will take most roof racks, but when i went to install them the legs on the bottom of them seem too tall and the base of the mount is about 1/4" or 6mm in the air above the roof.

Has anyone else tried to install these? I found one reference on a different RR site that said they were too tall but that is it. etrailer.com says they have sold a number of these and had no complaints.

I'm now wondering if the later L322s ( '10 - '12) have shallower recesses in the roof than the earlier cars and maybe I'm the first person to try to install these on a later car?

Link to the mounting kit:

https://www.etrailer.com/Roof-Rack/Rhino-Rack/RRRCP05-BK.html

Link to the main legs that bolt into those:

https://www.etrailer.com/Roof-Rack/Rhino-Rack/RRRCH6.html

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Photo showing the 2 legs at the bottom of the mount. Those go into the recess in the roof of the car after you flip the plastic covers up and I believe carry some of the load and the rest of the base might carry the rest of the weight?

I have a Rhino Pioneer Platform on my L322.

That looks like the same foot that I used but there are spacers to make the tops level. I wrote it all up here:

https://www.rangerovers.net/threads/rhino-...st-2336470 Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

Thanks for the reply, Ron.

The last post in that thread (from another person) describes the same issue i am having (i bolded it):

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gdalglei. Mar 2, 2022
Thanks for the info. It helped me make a decision to go with the setup you had but I just received the mount kit RCP05-BK and they don't fit because the plastic feet on the inside are too long so the mount doesn't sit flush on the roof. Either the depth of the mounting point is too shallow or the mounts are the wrong part number. My roof depth where I screw in the brass screw is only 5mm deep and the legs are about 18mm long from the bottom of the mount.

I have used the same Rhino Rack mounts on an 2007 and a 2012. There is no difference between the models as far as the roof is concerned.

I was kinda tempted to buy 8mm bolts and do away with the brass mounting studs entirely but
A. There is likely a reason they are there, such as for them to sheer off if you are in accident so the roof rack and its contents don’t damage the car roof structurally
B. I would need to drill the plastic mount itself tout and there isn’t a ton of material on the center bit

So I think I’ll acquire another brass stud to replace the broken one.

It would be nice of Rhino Rack to provide a torque spec for that but it only says “Do not over tighten”, which is defined as a few less clicks that you just tightened it to

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