Hi,

I got the roof rails and the factory crossbars. I wanted to get a thule roof box, so I went to the Thule web site and it says that it's a no fit. I called them and they only thing they had to say was that it was a no fit. What the does that mean? so no thule boxes will fit the factory crossbars? Has anyone else run through this problem? What boxes can you put with the crossbars? It really seems that any box will fit the factory crossbars. Any help wil be appreciated.

Thanks

The areo style roof cross bars are very wide,you can get longer u bolts to use on any roof box but you will need to counterbore the holes and make extra ones where needed,had to do this with mine,I also modded my bike racks too! so I use the same ubolts for both,

I got these ones they have worked well!!

http://www.roofboxwarehouse.co.uk/roof_box...fo_31.html

All the best Tony.

What about a softbox to sit on the roof between the roof rails

Avtur,

I rather not get a softbox because of safety issues. We drive a lot and sometimes have to stay in hotels and wouldn't want to leave the soft box out.

Tony,

Quote:

The areo style roof cross bars are very wide,you can get longer u bolts to use on any roof box but you will need to counterbore the holes and make extra ones where needed,had to do this with mine,I also modded my bike racks too! so I use the same ubolts for both,

I got these ones they have worked well!!

http://www.roofboxwarehouse.co.uk/roof_box...fo_31.html

All the best Tony.

Rovertoo,
The factory bars have an aero profile and this is how they reduce wind noise,my last post was only how I got round the problems as I had exsisting roof box and bike racks from my freelander 1(LN) i dont know what else will fit such wide bars but the genuine bike rack in the accessories cataloge fits ok and i think its made by THULE but not sure!!

all the best Tony

rovertoo wrote:

Avtur,

I rather not get a softbox because of safety issues. We drive a lot and sometimes have to stay in hotels and wouldn't want to leave the soft box out.

I have a Thule Spirit 780 on the LR bars.
It fits. No Problems.

Thanks for the info everyone!!!! I'm going to go to the Thule dealer with the crossbars and find out which box fits better!!!

Hants,
Does the power grip mounting on the box fit correctly (closes securely?) around the crossbar?

Mine is a close fit, but the arms open sufficiently.
Seems secure to me.
Not aware of any problems. Very pleased with it.
But, if you are not sure, test one.

The standard LR roof bars have a rubber strip along the top. This can be removed as Thule Areo bars and a "T" bolt fitting used. I have the roof bars but cannot used them for cycle carriers because I need four carriers and as two of the bike have stabilisers for the kids they need to be widely spaced have used older square bars and have bent the mounting from my FL1 to fit the roof rails.

Hi rovertoo. Did you ever find a solution to your problem? I'm looking at getting the rails and a Thule roof box but the Thule part numbers mentioned in this and other threads seem to only be available in the UK/Europe. I'm tempted to go for an entire LR solution but my money tree isn't quite ready for harvest. (Maybe Chicken George knows how I can increase my harvest yield.) I would like to have the removable crossbars (like muddywheels in this thread: http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic1929-30.html). Maybe I'll have get the parts shipped across the pond. But then I'll have the problem of not knowing if I can get a box that will fit.

Thule Atlantis 200 roof box fits the LR aero bars no probs  2008 XS, Baltic Blue, Privacy Glass, Full Leather,
Roof Rails, 18" Alloys