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13/7/2010 at 8:52pm
 Location: Somerset
 Outfit: Hi Gear Voyager 6
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Evening All,

I am after some advice with roof bars as have just bought a bargain roof bag but have yet to buy the bars; Have been looking at Halfords but they quote me nearly £100.00 for Thule ones, with the fittings and I wondered is this is what I should expect to be spending?

I have a Citroen C3 2003 car, it has what I think are gutters? (I'm rubbish at all things technical!) Anyway, there are rubber things that I guess need to be removed to fit them.

Has anyone any recommendations other than Halfords? It would be ideal for me to get them from there as they will fit them for me, but I'm skint at the moment and any bargains would be better than paying through the roof from Halfords.. (though obviously I want something that will last - I believe Thule are a good make?) How easy are they to fit anyway?

Thanks for any advise!

Kate

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13/7/2010 at 9:11pm
 Location: hertfordshire
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 try e bay or tow sure  some tow bar /trailer places will rent roof bars and boxes

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13/7/2010 at 9:23pm
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hi kate try here /www.roofbox.co.uk they advertise here om this site,i just received my roof box and bars from them today and am over the moon with them paid £168 bars and karrite 340 ltr box.There web page will take you step by step with regards to choosing the bars for your car and will give you a price at the end, give them a try halfords could not even come close to giving me the same value for money


13/7/2010 at 9:26pm
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hi kate 54.85 for roof bars if i have picked the right car model on the web page


13/7/2010 at 11:03pm
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Thanks Daveboy, thats really handy - and a saving of £40.00 plus pounds! Outof interest, did you get the same bars by Cruz?


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14/7/2010 at 12:47pm
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hi kate i did get cruz bars but i paid an extra 25 pound for the aluminium ones,i have a silver focus so they look really nice on the car.You can check them out in the photo gallery on the web page.You just tick the alluminium cruz bars box when selecting your bars.But the normal ones look fine to me,think the max load you can put on them is 50 kilo, hope that is of some help to you.

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14/7/2010 at 1:50pm
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if you have a go outdoors close by get the mont blanc ones
if they have any left in stock most do just not available on line then take a print of THIS and will get them for £45 then get fitting kit and if you go this weekend with there 15% off you will get the lot including fitting kit for £59


15/7/2010 at 6:57am
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roofbox.co.uk are good. You can ring them for advice too - very knowledgeable.


15/7/2010 at 10:58am
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I've just done the same - ordered mine from Wilko Motor Save - not sure if you have one in your area but I'm sure they'll deliver.  Cost me about £40 ish (I wrote it down but I can't find it now) - going to pick them up today,



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