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What can you put on roof bars.
The roof rack is the most versatile system and leaves extra room in the interior of the vehicle for passengers.
These high capacity carriers lock securely to the bars and can add up to 500 extra litres of storage space.
Roof bars are the lightest and least functional racks in terms of what you can attach to them.
Just because you have panoramic glass roof it doesn t mean you cannot mount roof bars on your car.
An online fit guide will have you enter the make model and year of your vehicle to ensure the proper fit.
However it is always vehicle dependent and must be taken on a case by case basis.
I ve had an 8 10 shed on my roof bars dismantled and rotten so even heavier than normal.
This is the maximum amount of weight you can apply to the roof of your 4wd and includes both the roof rack itself and anything on the roof rack.
If you want to know what your 4wd is designed to carry have a look in your owners manual or contact your vehicle manufacturer.
If your car doesn t have any of the features mentioned above then it will need a door jamb type of roof rack.
Quite often the roof bars will have a higher weight rating than the roof of your car so it s important to check and adhere to both.
Order online or collect instore.
Roof bars for cars without rails or fix points.
Your roof bars are the perfect base for a car roof box.
Choosing a roof rack.
Think about all the physical forces that will act upon that object.
All you need is a good pair of straps some roof bars and a willingness to check your work.
If you already have a vehicle but it does not have a roof rack there are roof racks available to purchase.
3 would be doable on my 1 series but 4.
Don t get the wingbar edge bars if you re planning on putting 4 up there and the bars are quite short i e.
Simply enter your registration and you ll only see the roof bars and fitting kits for your vehicle.
As the name suggests this type of roof rack clamps to the car door jambs the door jamb is the part of the roof you can see when you open the door see the image below.
That said they are the perfect solution for a lot of people who only want to attach fishing rods or an oztent or something else that sits on top of the bars.
Firstly we recommend that you use our what fits my vehicle tool click here we ll have a warning on the roof bar product page if you re not able to fit.
Most 4wd s can do up to 100kg with a few at 150kg and very few higher.
If you re carrying canoes kayaks or surf boards you must tie them down to the car front and back not just to the roof rack use the car s towing eyes.
You dear reader can do it too.
We can even fit them from just 15.
