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28/1/2009 at 11:15am
Location: Kent Outfit: Lunar Clubman ES
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HI
IM sure this has been covered before, but i couldnt find on the search facility!
We have a Duuo trailer and will soon need the roof box we have too. When the roof box is on the car it is hard to reach etc, is it possible to fix the roof box to the trailer. AT the moment the trailer has a tarpuline type top, we obv want to keep the contents of the trailer dry, so how do you fix the roof box to the trailer and still get to the trailer is it possible. Hope that makes sense
Rob
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28/1/2009 at 1:00pm
Location: Hayle Cornwall Outfit: Honda CRV Bailey Bordeaux + tents
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I made a box lid for my Daxara out of Plywood (£30) and then fixed bars to the lid and my roofbox sits on the bars. I have a picture on my gallery
------------- Nigel
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28/1/2009 at 1:15pm
Location: Derby Outfit: Outwells Hartford XL Montana 6
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You *could* load your trailer, and then cover it as normal.
Then use two thick wooden batons (40mm x 40mm) placed accross the trailer, and sit the roof box on top of the batons.
Using rachet straps through the roof box mountings, loop them underneath the trailer, so that the roofbox is wrapped all of the way around the trailer.
Hope that makes sense....

Edited to add: Beaten to it by Scrimboy!
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28/1/2009 at 1:38pm
Location: Kent Outfit: Lunar Clubman ES
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thanks for your help , looking at the design of my trailer Jewelly's idea looks like might be easiest.
Thanks everyone
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28/1/2009 at 2:36pm
Location: Cheshire Outfit: Sterling+26+Superb
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Hi
We just bought a homemade trailer whch has a large box type lid which has roof bars attached this will take either top box or bikes. Will get some photos on here later this week. There was a really long thread about this last year with loads of piccies of homemade/customised trailers I couldn't find the thread but its worth doing another search cos they were very good. If I find it I'll let you know
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28/1/2009 at 5:15pm
Location: Middlesex Outfit: Iveco Motorhome + lotsa tents
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Heres my one, it's an erde 122 with load bars and roofbox all from Halfords

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31/1/2016 at 9:06pm
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Because the Trailer will be below the roofline of the car, you can use a Fiamma UltraBox 3, this kind of RoofBox is normally found on Motorhomes etc.
At 520lt and a true box shape, it holds a shed load of stuff, have a look in my Gallery to get an idea of it on a Trailer.
Got mine for £100 used of eBay, Motorhomer's get rid of them, as it is too much of a faff to get on top of the motorhome to access the box.
Silly price new, but they make for a used bargain buy.
Post last edited on 31/01/2016 21:27:25
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01/2/2016 at 2:08pm
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see my pics in profile for ideas
------------- atko
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