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Subject Topic: Halfords Roof Box Bargain? Post Reply Post New Topic
26/4/2009 at 2:11pm
 Location: Coalville Leics
 Outfit: Outwell Georgia XL - tent
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After struggling to fit in all our camping kit + kids into our picasso we finally decided to fork out on a roofbox. I'd done my bit of research on tinternet and decided to have a look around halfords to gauge the size of these 320L, 410l boxes etc. Not seriously looking at buying as they seemed a bit pricey on there website.

When we got there to look around they had a number of ex-display boxes they were selling for what I think is a great bargain (i've been wrong before).

Picked up a 470Litre roof box for just £89.99. Brand new just ex-display!

Just need to get some roof bars now - refused to pay £55 + £25 for the feet. Ebay here I come!

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26/4/2009 at 2:19pm
 Location: Derbyshire
 Outfit: Adria Forma-Delica 2.8td-Movelite XL
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You'll soon fill that roofbox and then it'll be a trailer...

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26/4/2009 at 2:20pm
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: Sterling & Superb
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Hi try your local car/motor factor shop (if you have one) we picked up ours for fraction of price quoted at halfords

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26/4/2009 at 3:06pm
 Location: Coalville Leics
 Outfit: Outwell Georgia XL - tent
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Thought about the trailer but don't have a towbar and I'm a bit of a skinflint and wasn't willing to par £150+ to have one fitted and then pay for a trailer.

Thanks for the advice Gail, I'll certainly be keeping my eye out! Got over a month before we go away again so no major rush!

Of course that means I've got plenty of time to get more camping stuff to fill up that extra space

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26/4/2009 at 8:34pm
 Location: Surrey
 Outfit: Bailey Valencia + Lexus RX400h
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Don't want to relieve myself on your marshmallow-toaster (PC way of saying it ) but you'll find the bars are pretty expensive as well.

After many hours on the net (including eBay), best I found was £95 - there were some cheaper ones for about £60 but preferred to spend a bit more on Thule...


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26/4/2009 at 9:13pm
 Location: Coalville Leics
 Outfit: Outwell Georgia XL - tent
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Hi Nelmo, managed to drop on another bargain on ebay. Just bought Thule bars and footkit 750 for my Picasso for just £34. Obviously 2nd hand but pic and description seen pretty good

Only problem is I've now got a 200mile round trip to pick them up. Fingers crossed they should be worth it though.

Then it's just a simple matter of fixing it to the car :)



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Easter - Golden Sands, Mablethorpe
June - Thorpe Park
July - Wild Duck...wooohooo


27/4/2009 at 1:50am
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when i was looking for mine went to halfords as most do and did not like the price i was given for there own bars so went down to my m,d,c and got some mont blonc bars and feet a lot cheaper  after talking to the guys there found out that mont blonc make the halfords bars just put them in a diffrent box

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28/4/2009 at 1:14pm
 Location: Surrey
 Outfit: Bailey Valencia + Lexus RX400h
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Quote: Originally posted by wildejedi on 26/4/2009
Hi Nelmo, managed to drop on another bargain on ebay. Just bought Thule bars and footkit 750 for my Picasso for just £34. Obviously 2nd hand but pic and description seen pretty good

Only problem is I've now got a 200mile round trip to pick them up. Fingers crossed they should be worth it though.

Then it's just a simple matter of fixing it to the car :)


You're gonna think I'm a git but you realise that is at least £30 in petrol?  So for another £20 or so, you could have got them new, with instructions and warranty.

Sorry, I'm being obnoxious (there's another word but I can't use it here  ) - makes a change to get anything on eBay less than from a shop!

If it helps, they do go on very easily...

 



28/4/2009 at 4:27pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: Vango Breckenridge 400
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We bought a roofbox for our car when we started camping and realised we could not fit everything into the boot. The roof box soon filled up. We then bought a bigger car- an estate -  and then we bought more stuff that we absolutely needed and ran out of space again. We have bnow bought a BIGGER car a Mitsubishi Delica and if we cannot fit everything into that then I might as well give up.



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