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bcp



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Cross bars that bolt to the roof

Hi, looking to put bike racks on the roof of a 64 plate commercial. Are there any cross bars that bolt to the roof mountings rather than clamp to the frame of the car. Never been a fan of the roof rails on the F2, always looked a bit high. Disco3
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You can get universal roof bars, which have feet designed to fit the roof.
I use a tow bar mounted rack, as they're much easier to load with bikes.

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bcp



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I saw a Fl2 in traffic that had roof bars bolted to the roof fittings - a bit like the Frontrunner rack that bolts directly to the roof rail fittings. Disco3
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bcp



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Re: Cross bars that bolt to the roof

bcp wrote:
Hi, looking to put bike racks on the roof of a 64 plate commercial. Are there any cross bars that bolt to the roof mountings rather than clamp to the frame of the car. Never been a fan of the roof rails on the F2, always looked a bit high.


Just a bump, anyone seen crossbars that bolt directly to the roof fittings rather than use the longitudinal rails ( I think they look a bit ungainly). Thnx Disco3
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Some different mounting option here: https://www.roofbox.co.uk/roof-bars/roof-bars-prorack.php Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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https://hamco.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/201...00x100.png


Thanks, this looks exactly what I'm looking for (and can't believe I missed on the Roofbox site).

Yakima K631 footpack attaching directly to the roof fittings. Disco3
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