Thule Roof Box

[Busman]

He De Hi have got to get a Roof box for the Gal , EBay shops have some good deals on the Thule 900 Atlantis but they only reccomend the 780 would the 900 be a bit too long. has anyone got one or should I go for the halfords 580 Ltr and pay a lot more in the store? :D

[MrT]

I use the older Thule Vision 850 which is 3cm shorter (90cm wide) and the only issue is I have to make sure it is mounted far enough forward so that the bike rack on the tailgate does not catch it when the tailgate is raised. I can also get a bike alongside this on the roof. It is the overall weight you have to watch.

 

I also recommend putting soft stuff in the roof box or tying the contents down otherwise you will get a lot of banging and sliding around.

 

If you are short, you may have problems loading and unloading it.

[~adema~]

Hi

I use a Halfrauds 740L box on Thule bars.

[mumof4]

Ok..so im going to ask a pretty daft question now...i thought those long bars on the top of the car were for attaching a roof box to....i take it im wrong???

[Masked Marauder]

Ok..so im going to ask a pretty daft question now...i thought those long bars on the top of the car were for attaching a roof box to....i take it im wrong???

No, your halfway there, if you have roof rails you still need cross-bars to go over them.

 

On their own they are more of a fashion item....

[mumof4]

Thanks for that MM. :blink:

[Masked Marauder]

You're welcome.

[~adema~]

Hi Guys

 

Just reading through this post again, seems i was a little less with it than i thought this morning. I actually have a 470 litre box rather than the 740 litre box i claimed to possess earlier...lol.

Maybe next time i'll let the coffee kick in before i post first thing in the morning :ph34r:

 

~adema~