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For want of a roof box...

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  • N Nagy Vilmos

    So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

    veni bibi saltavi

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    Nobody WANTS a roof box! Some people NEED it, but they don't WANT it all the same... :doh:

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      Nurse! Nuuuurse! He's out of bed again!

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      Nurse: "You better stay in your bed too" :-\

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        Nurse: "You better stay in your bed too" :-\

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        Can I stay in bed with the nurse then? :rolleyes:

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          Nurse: "You better stay in your bed too" :-\

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          At least I'm not supposed to be chained down to it! :laugh:

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          • N Nagy Vilmos

            So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

            veni bibi saltavi

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            The pompey
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            Nagy Vilmos wrote:

            parcel shelf for the back of the car;

            How many parcels have you put on it?

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            • J Johnny J

              Can I stay in bed with the nurse then? :rolleyes:

              Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
              Anonymous
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              Winston Churchill, 1944
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              Me, all the time

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              She's 36-24-36 and the other leg too!

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              • J Johnny J

                Nobody WANTS a roof box! Some people NEED it, but they don't WANT it all the same... :doh:

                Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                Anonymous
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                The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                Winston Churchill, 1944
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                I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                Me, all the time

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                Nagy Vilmos
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                Okay you're right, I need the roof rails for the bars for the box for all the bloody luggage the girls *need*.

                veni bibi saltavi

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                • T The pompey

                  Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                  parcel shelf for the back of the car;

                  How many parcels have you put on it?

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                  Nagy Vilmos
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                  Do stop it. It was bad enough trying to work out *what* it was called. I thought it would be something sensible like a boot cover, no that goes under everything, or a privacy screen, those are for the windows. Stupid names.

                  veni bibi saltavi

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                  • W W Balboos GHB

                    You probably should have bought an American made pickup.  Just through whatever it is you have in the back. On top of that, it would also include a pre-mounted gun-rack.

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                    Is it possible to get it delivered with a .50 cal installed too?

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      At least I'm not supposed to be chained down to it! :laugh:

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                      Nagy Vilmos
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                      Chains / straps / cables. Let's not get into semantics.

                      veni bibi saltavi

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                      • W W Balboos GHB

                        You probably should have bought an American made pickup.  Just through whatever it is you have in the back. On top of that, it would also include a pre-mounted gun-rack.

                        Ravings en masse^

                        "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                        "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                        Nagy Vilmos
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                        There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                        veni bibi saltavi

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                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                          There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                          veni bibi saltavi

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                          Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                          There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                          Of course, you may also simply not be man enough to own a pick-up... But that's none of my business...

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                            5 brave men and women of law enforcement are fallen in action in Dallas. And people are talking about something as trivial as roof boxes? :mad:

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                            You can use a roof box as cover.

                            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                            When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                            • realJSOPR realJSOP

                              Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                              There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                              Of course, you may also simply not be man enough to own a pick-up... But that's none of my business...

                              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                              -----
                              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                              When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                              In cramped places like most European countries any vehicle longer than 4m is a hassle - in my city one can't even turn in several streets with a mild SUV because there's no room to steer. Let's not even talk about parkings...

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                                Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                                There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

                                Of course, you may also simply not be man enough to own a pick-up... But that's none of my business...

                                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                -----
                                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                -----
                                When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                Nagy Vilmos
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                                Pickups are for farm workers, Land Rovers for farm owners.

                                veni bibi saltavi

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                                • N Nagy Vilmos

                                  So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

                                  veni bibi saltavi

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                                  Roof Box. Car. Superglue. Solved.

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                                  • N Nagy Vilmos

                                    So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

                                    veni bibi saltavi

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                                    Tim Carmichael
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                                    I used to have a 1985 Olds Delta 88... a boat of a car. When I needed to transport a quantity of items, I purchased a roof box, drilled holes, attached securing points and put it on top of the car. No racks, just the car top. I then used ratchet straps from the securing points; the straps when just between the doors and the roof. Low cost and effective.

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                                    • N Nagy Vilmos

                                      Pickups are for farm workers, Land Rovers for farm owners.

                                      veni bibi saltavi

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                                      Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                                      Land Rovers for farm owners

                                      Except the Discovery. That's for Hairdressers.

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                                      • W W Balboos GHB

                                        You probably should have bought an American made pickup.  Just through whatever it is you have in the back. On top of that, it would also include a pre-mounted gun-rack.

                                        Ravings en masse^

                                        "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                                        "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                                        LOL you should watch this. 'Merica Truck[^]

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                                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                                          So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

                                          veni bibi saltavi

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                                          the real question here is. How much Vodka will it hold when you are done?

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