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When you say you have the roof bars do you mean the additional bars needed to carry a roof box or just the roofrails that come with the car ?

Dave

Quote: Originally posted by dthur0973 on 06/7/2007

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When you say you have the roof bars do you mean the additional bars needed to carry a roof box or just the roofrails that come with the car ?

Dave

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Quote: Originally posted by jonellis on 06/7/2007

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If its a 'U' bracket
you must push up the u bracket (under box above roof) and push down on the fastner (inside roofbox) as well as secure the inside fastner

so best have two persons!

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When I fitted my roof box I found it almost impossible to fit with the rails on top of the car. You just couldn't reach the bolts on the far side of the car.

Subsequently I took the rails off, mounted the roof box on trestles,  fitted the bars underneath then lifted the whole assembly on to the roof.

Now the box and bars are kept together and it's a simple matter to re-fit them when needed.

Quote: Originally posted by Carl at atompl.co.uk on 06/7/2007

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I put one of the kids in the roof box to put the nuts on the other end of the brackets.

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Hmm, putting the kids in the roof box would certainly cut down the arguments on the longer journeys

I bought thule bars and a halfords box which are both great, but I was also struggling with the constant fitting and removing between trips. I was also storing the box on end in my garage, which was taking up valuable space. After a quick search I found that thule produce a pulley system to lift the box and bars together directly from your car into the garage ceiling. It cost me roughly £45 from the roof box company and it was worth every penny. It's a one person job with no straining or potentially damaging your car. Maybe worth a look!

dodoharv