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Roof box fitting

Postby Philbo » Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:33 pm

Anyone had experience fitting a roof box onto the factory fold up bars?

I have a Thule box that wasn't cheap and want to fit it onto the van for camping etc. but it doesn't seem to fit and Thule don't do anything to adapt either bars or box.
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Re: Roof box fitting

Postby Abbadon » Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:35 am

In what way doesn't it fit?

My Thule Box has those bits that poke through slots and them you turn a wheel inside and the clamp thing closes up like a claw around the bars - have you got the same?

Ive not tried it on the Van but more info might help us!
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Re: Roof box fitting

Postby S60r » Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:04 am

when the bars pop up they are around 100mm in depth the Thule clamps will be designed for a square or aero bar that is no where near 100mm.

I didn't try the roof box on my pop up bars but I would imagine they are too wide for the jaws of the box.
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Re: Roof box fitting

Postby seagypsy1407u » Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:22 am

I had the same problem with very expensive merc box .But if you leave the brackets in the down position they should slide underneath, have few pictures in my other posts
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Re: Roof box fitting

Postby seagypsy1407u » Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:40 pm

seagypsy1407u wrote:I had the same problem with very expensive merc box .But if you leave the brackets in the down position the u-bolts should slide underneath, have few pictures in my other posts
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