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dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739 |
I emailed Whispbar in Oz re the possibility of obtaining the "bolt on" foot kit for use on cars with panoramic sunroof. Today I received a reply from the Roof Box Company (in UK) as follows:
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28th Mar 2014 7:37 pm |
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le bouch Member Since: 15 Jan 2014 Location: UK Posts: 560 |
I see that Whispbar have finally released their specific roof-bar feet / fixing kit for the Freelander 2.. but only in Australia, it seems.
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7th Jun 2014 7:10 pm |
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jlcrompton Member Since: 06 Nov 2013 Location: bolton Posts: 229 |
I put a set of the roof bars on about 2 months ago and i have to say you can not hear a thing from them, I have the K334 (i think) foot pack and it was nice and easy to install.
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7th Jun 2014 7:37 pm |
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jlcrompton Member Since: 06 Nov 2013 Location: bolton Posts: 229 |
I was thinking the same thing, i have a pan sun roof and it opens with out a problem.
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7th Jun 2014 7:51 pm |
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dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739 |
I have the Whispbars with the clamp fitting. Ok with the sunroof. As I said above, however, they are not doing a gutter (ditch) fit kit for UK. The sunroof will foul the inner edge of the uprights anyway. The K631 instructions do say "Some glass/panoramic roofs and radio antennae may not be able to be used when the product is fitted". Pity as there is a better weight capacity if bolted on. The bars are wide but I have used the slots on the upper face to fit inverted pan head bolts rather than ugly wide clamps. Much neater. 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)
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7th Jun 2014 9:38 pm |
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decho Member Since: 10 Mar 2011 Location: Fife Posts: 113 |
According to the whispbar.co.uk website the k631 fitting kit (which allows you to use the FL2 mounting point)s is available in the UK. Does anyone have these bars with this fitting kit?
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8th Sep 2014 7:51 pm |
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dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739 |
That's a big turnaround. Last communication I got from Roofbox (see my entry above in March this year) was that they would not be stocking this. Have you checked stock?
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8th Sep 2014 9:12 pm |
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decho Member Since: 10 Mar 2011 Location: Fife Posts: 113 |
Well I got as far as checkout... £24.95. The only thing I am not sure about is how it looks without the roof bars installed. When I looked on the whispbar.co.uk website there was fitting instructions and it seems there is some kind of screw in plug to fill the holes, but I am not sure how this would look. |
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8th Sep 2014 9:20 pm |
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dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739 |
The 631 fitting is really for semi permanent fit. If you remove them there will be an extra screw visible each side to finish it off. I have the clamp fitting at present. The 631 will not be compatible with sunroof though.
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8th Sep 2014 9:43 pm |
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