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raddy59

14/5/2005 at 3:50pm
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We are trying to get a roof box and the bits - after our first camping trip was marginally hampered by a lack of space in our humble Honda Civic.
I have found a roof bar kit from Thule which, as a kit for the Civic, comes in at £99. I can get the Paddy Hopkirk kit for £60. Has anybody any advice on the Paddy Hopkirk ones. One dealer said he wouldn't touch them as they were unreliable - is that true or is he just trying to sell me more expensive gear.

ALso, roof boxes: I saw the Hapro Roady 320 litre at £89, which looks good but am also tempted by the Karrite Contour 380 at £129. Any advice, anybody? The Honda has a small roof so at 1m 50 cms the Karrite would just fit.

Thorgrim

14/5/2005 at 4:36pm
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what year is your hondacivic we have a autoplad 320 roof box and paddyhopkirk roof bars for car with no gutters..

e-mail me as i have them surplus to requirments due to divorce. i don't drive..

paid 160.00 for the lot so make me an offer i live in the midlands.

never had any problems with them either..no scratching of the car or paint work..

but saying that every time we stopper i was checking them on the Rover 414.

Ade E-mail ukm_thorgrim at ukmercs.co.uk

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Skatty

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Arnt you lucky ,think our thule bars were early £130

not worth skimping tho ,would hate to have either scratches on the roof or a dint in the bonnet through roof bars failing!!

I thought paddy hopkirk roof bars were supposed to be ok ?

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BrianR_2

14/5/2005 at 5:05pm
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Nothing wrong with Paddy bars as long as they are fitted properly. I had some for years with no problems.

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TraceyD

14/5/2005 at 5:25pm
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I had a paddy hopkirk roofrack and never had any probs with it.

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sid james

14/5/2005 at 5:35pm
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we bought our roofbox second hand thru the local "free ad" paper - I think we paid £15 for it. Worth a look before you shell out for a new one.

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Big Blunderer

14/5/2005 at 5:37pm
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Fraid i am in the Thule camp (bad experiance years ago with Paddy hopkirk and a surfboard)
The range of alterative fits are greater with thule

eggobako

15/5/2005 at 11:19am
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the guy from thule told me they make the roobars for all the major makes under license as original equipment as well as the thule brand so i guess they know a bit about it also they are very helpful if you have any questions and you only need to buy the bars themselves once if you change your car just get a new set of feet to go with the new car

lurcher10

16/5/2005 at 2:24pm
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I`m thinking of getting a Paddy Hopkirk roof-rack for my Mk1 MR2. I`ve had a couple of people recommend them,(well, the roof bars actually) so I`m hoping all will be well.

The price is right too!!

lurcher10

28/5/2005 at 11:56am
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Further to above......Paddy Hopkirk.roof rack bought and fitted, no problems.

At £42 all in, I`m well pleased

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spudhead

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Yep my Randell&Hopkirk bars seem to of managed the job . Motorway speeds of 115mph and they never moved a gnats whisker. Dam bloody good paint protection on them aswell.

julian02

28/5/2005 at 10:27pm
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we use a set of paddy hopkirk roof bars with no problems .

raddy59

07/6/2005 at 1:59pm
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Well, we went with the Paddy's (and went to Ireland with them, funny enough) and all was well. Bought the Autoplas previously mentioned and the bars from Dorridge Auto Spares on the web (www.dorridgeauto.co.uk - very good service and v. helpful) £154.97 the lot delivered.

THOMJO

07/6/2005 at 3:08pm
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WE GOT A BIKE RACK/ TOP BOX AND ROOF BARS OFF THAT AUCTION SITE ON LINE THAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE TILL THE EARLY HOURS IN THE MORNING OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE FOR LESS THAN 100 QUID ALL BRAND NEW

Nannycatch

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I have always used Paddy Hopkirk roofbars, no problem at all, they are very strong and robust ! and a lot cheaper than a lot of the others, which i think you are just paying for the name in my opinion .

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jo and john

08/6/2005 at 8:31am
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Try looking in your local Ikea. We purchased roof bars there some years ago for a car with roof rails at a great price. They also do roof bars for gutterless cars too.

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