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tonyjones1968 Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: doncaster Posts: 94 |
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,
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18th Apr 2008 8:36 pm |
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avtur Member Since: 11 Nov 2006 Location: Stockport Posts: 1306 |
What about a softbox to sit on the roof between the roof rails |
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18th Apr 2008 8:41 pm |
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rovertoo Member Since: 24 Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 10 |
Avtur,
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18th Apr 2008 9:14 pm |
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rovertoo Member Since: 24 Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 10 |
Tony,
I'm a little confused here, are the factory crossbars the same aero style you are talking about? Does that mean that the factory quickgrips on the thule boxes would not work (or would they be in the way of the ubolts)? or would you used them with the Ubolts as an added safety measure? |
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18th Apr 2008 9:29 pm |
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tonyjones1968 Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: doncaster Posts: 94 |
Rovertoo,
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18th Apr 2008 9:38 pm |
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avtur Member Since: 11 Nov 2006 Location: Stockport Posts: 1306 |
Yes fully understand that. We used a soft box frequently when we live in the USA, but at that time we had a mini-van (Ford Windstar) if we stopped overnight we could put the softbox in the back of the van, but there was a lot more space inside the Windstar than an FL2 !! |
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19th Apr 2008 11:32 pm |
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hants Member Since: 28 Nov 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4 |
I have a Thule Spirit 780 on the LR bars.
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21st Apr 2008 2:46 pm |
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rovertoo Member Since: 24 Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 10 |
Thanks for the info everyone!!!! I'm going to go to the Thule dealer with the crossbars and find out which box fits better!!! |
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21st Apr 2008 8:44 pm |
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rovertoo Member Since: 24 Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 10 |
Hants,
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22nd Apr 2008 7:31 pm |
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hants Member Since: 28 Nov 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4 |
Mine is a close fit, but the arms open sufficiently.
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22nd Apr 2008 11:10 pm |
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Simon_CSK Member Since: 09 Feb 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 47 |
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. |
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26th Apr 2008 8:55 am |
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Quagmire Member Since: 16 Mar 2007 Location: Calgary Posts: 63 |
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. |
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4th May 2008 5:09 pm |
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MustRib Member Since: 12 Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 20 |
Thule Atlantis 200 roof box fits the LR aero bars no probs 2008 XS, Baltic Blue, Privacy Glass, Full Leather,
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26th Aug 2008 2:34 am |
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