I've got myself into a bit of a confused state... 😊
The missus and me go reenacting a fair bit and as such the car is loaded to the gunnels with all sorts of stuff, so I've decided a roof box will save me getting rammed in the back of the head by tent poles every time I brake!
But where do I start, I have a 2010 face-lift and it has three tapped inserts each side in the roof, are these for rails or do bars go there and I don't need rails? Do the rails attach to the bars using special fittings?
Also does any box fit to the rails or does the whole system have to be one manufacturer
I've looked online and there seems to be a thousand options 🤔

Picture shows what rails and cross bars for the RRS1 2005-2013 look like, although this is a aftermarket kit it is virtually identical to the genuine L/R kit for the RRS1.



Cheers
Col

Brilliant thanks, so I need rails first, Halfrauds can sort it 😊

Halfrauds, I think you have two hope's and one of them is dead.

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Col

Yep, binned that idea, managed to source the rails and bars from a well known auction site

Col any ideas what the locks are like on these rails? The keys look pretty basic which got me thinking if they’re all the same and how easy it could be to steal them, Anyone had theres stolen and any ideas to prevent theft?

Never looked at the locks in any great detail, as you say just look like a basic key and barrel, never thought about anybody wanting to steal them, if somebody really wanted to a screwdriver would probably suffice though. Not really sure how you would make them more secure, I don't recall ever hearing of anyone having them stolen, but that doesn't mean they haven't, always possible I guess.

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Col

Not heard any stories either so that’s reassuring, I think the main worry is the box or what ever is on top when you park the vehicle up would they steal the everything and this is the world we live in now, Someones trying to rob just about anything these days you think of locking everything as much as possible.

Wafoo wrote:

Yep, binned that idea, managed to source the rails and bars from a well known auction site

Col wrote:

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Col

Thule do a system that works in the T track, for my D4 it’s foot pack 753 and fitting kit 183027 (just bought these so fresh in my mind).

I managed to find the foot pack locally on FB but ordered the fitting kit from a seller on fleabay. I already had a pair of Thule Aerobars (127cm for the D4) from a previous car so can still use all my accessories. D3 LHD - great car !
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I’ve got the above that Col pictured and it’s been fine and don’t have any problems taking the bars on/off. I got our roof box from the roof box company and it came with U fittings or T pieces. The only negative thing is that they’re a bit prone to sun bleaching but it’s to be expected and I have put any preventative product on them. Overall very pleased and well used. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

qcnr wrote:

Col wrote:

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Col

I bought this, just because I couldn't find any bars anywhere. The rails looked good quality and I sold them on.
The bars appeared good quality at first look, but whilst trying to fit them for the first time, were found to be made
of cheese. They didn't fit into the rails on my car and the plastic on the feet was so easily damaged that there was no hope of
getting them to fit.
I have been looking for bars ever since. Thule don't even list anything on their site unless you have a plain roof.
Living in Norway doesn't help, as when I do find companies that supply, they won't ship here or it is tooo expensive.

Does anyone know if you can fit Thule bike clamps to the genuine LR roof bars?