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carlfraz Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Minkies lap dancing club Posts: 839 |
Thanks Defkalion, my mistake!!! yes they are ordering the 'smooth ones'. Maybe I should get a job at the dealer since I am getting it wrong |
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6th Sep 2007 8:58 am |
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defkalion Member Since: 17 Feb 2007 Location: Athens Posts: 350 |
Please do Carl, at least I could get a 'buy back'! |
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8th Sep 2007 10:27 am |
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carlfraz Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Minkies lap dancing club Posts: 839 |
Good news guys the replacement roof bars have been fitted and .......................dum dum DUUUMMM! THEY ARE QUIET Thank the Holy man and his goat, yep! no noise, NIL pwun, absolute zero, deaf ears....nothin' RESULT!! Marshalls Bedford told me just a half hour job to put your spolier on, new tread plates and new roof bars.............one hour later and three coffees too, was told 'are we are struggling with the roof bars, here is a loan car give us a couple or three hours ....but since it was presented with such a beautiful grin from Lucy (the new workshop controller) , how could I say NO So off I went in the RR Vogue loan car watchin Loose Women on the dashboard TV. Just two hours later got a call from Lucy....come and get it!!! and the cars ready too!!! Haha (only kiddin Lucy!! honest!!) So went picked the motor up Jacqiue on the front desk full of smiles (Hello Jacquie!!) Job done...so both me and Marshallls team (Brett, Lucy and Jacquie - my main partners in crime over the past six months) left with hugs and laughter, hoping never to see them until the first service is due, in the nicest possible way of course. I did comment to Lucy that it surprised me that since they needed a workshop controller with 'balls', that they put someone incharge without any ....did I miss understand
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9th Sep 2007 8:35 pm |
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riverr02 Member Since: 11 Aug 2007 Location: New York Posts: 62 |
Carlfraz, I take it you have both the roofrails and the crossbars, right? If so, how wide (from front to back) are the crossbars? I'm thinking of buying them to put on the LR roofrails and use them to hold up a Thule 630 Ranger 90 rooftop cargo bag http://youtube.com/watch?v=YY_SWyjozCA. I'm concerned that they may be too wide for the U-shaped attachment pieces that affix the bag to the crossbars. Thanks. |
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9th Sep 2007 9:19 pm |
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carlfraz Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Minkies lap dancing club Posts: 839 |
Hi riverr02, sorry I cannot help as yet since I only got the roof bars and the integral wing at the moment, so I will be asking the same questions as you. I was hoping the feet from my Thule pack on the FL1 would fit my new rails on the FL2 but don't think L/R have been that kind to us. I need something to fit the Thule 'Aero' cross bars when I use the roof box. Since we use the bikes quite often I have had the removable towbar fitted and will buy at tow bar mount Thule system for four bikes, that way the wife can use it without lifting the bikes on the roof when I'm at work and she is on school holidays with the kids. |
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9th Sep 2007 9:54 pm |
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riverr02 Member Since: 11 Aug 2007 Location: New York Posts: 62 |
Thanks carlfraz, if I find out how wide the LR crossbars are I'll let you know.
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9th Sep 2007 10:05 pm |
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carlfraz Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Minkies lap dancing club Posts: 839 |
They do a system that holds three bikes witha fourth held via an adaption kit. The three system also includes and auxilary light pack for the tailights and the indicators, my 'stealer' has one in the show room so have seen it 'in the flesh' so to speak, as the u-tube style but for three bikes. Once I have done some research myself I will post my findings,. unless you find something first |
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9th Sep 2007 10:21 pm |
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ColoradoLR2 Member Since: 17 Apr 2007 Location: Loveland, Colorado Posts: 63 |
Just went and measured mine, the cross bars are 3 inches/76mm in width. Hope that helps, let us know if the Thule carrier will work! Greg East Loveland, Colorado USA '08 LR2 Hers '93 740i Mine '87 944 turbo Mistress |
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10th Sep 2007 3:28 am |
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riverr02 Member Since: 11 Aug 2007 Location: New York Posts: 62 |
Beautiful, thanks ColoradoLR2! I'll see if I can get the dimensions from Thule and I'll post my findings. |
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10th Sep 2007 12:41 pm |
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mack Member Since: 30 Jul 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 85 |
Carl, and river02, check my previous email page 5 of this thread,I fitted Thule bars (775 feet and 769 square bars) and they are perfect! |
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11th Sep 2007 7:13 pm |
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carlfraz Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Minkies lap dancing club Posts: 839 |
Cheers MAck sorry if i missed that. Sometimes answers aren't seen |
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11th Sep 2007 7:43 pm |
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avtur Member Since: 11 Nov 2006 Location: Stockport Posts: 1306 |
I really miss not having roof rails on the FL2; my last car had rails as standard and I had a Thule foot pad/cross bar set up that could be fitted or taken off in 3-4 minutes.
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11th Sep 2007 8:52 pm |
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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
The Thule systems without the LR roof rails seems a very good idea, keep us informed if you locate them, as I can't make my mind up on the LR fit ones |
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11th Sep 2007 8:58 pm |
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rchrdleigh Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere in the East of England Posts: 1601 |
I acquired Thule Roof Bars from Roofbox.co.uk. The parts you need are:
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11th Sep 2007 9:13 pm |
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