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Topic: Roof Bars

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Blueinternet

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Apologies if this has been covered - I did search (of course it was a "mans'" search

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Having just won a lovely Thule Roof bag on eBay for £100 - I am wondering is it worth laying out (around £160) on propper thule roof bars, or am I wasting money....

I'm a strong believer in "you get what you pay for" - but then not everything is WORTH paying extra for -

Will a cheap set of any-old-thing from eBay do the job as well, with no noticeable difference....?

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they will work but rust alot quicker

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We have a set of Thule,had them 6 years and they are top quality.

I am also a believer in you get what you pay for.

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Get them from ebay and save a few ££.

You'll be buying a trailer next year

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I bought a second hand pair of steel 'Atera' roof bars which have a bonded plastic coating for £20 on Ebay. They were in good condition and do the job well for fixing the roof box on. I actually saved pounds really as these do the job just the same job as good as any other make plus I got ripped off before with roof bar prices for a previous vehicle but I won't get caught out twice. When you buy new bars and come to sell them you always lose loads of money.

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I started out with Thule roof bars as the car needed special fittings but my next car had rails so I just got a cheap pair of bars in a sale somewhere. The end caps have come of the cheap ones but they are perfectly functional and have been used a lot, no sign of rust. I'd not bother with Thule again unless it's a choice between them or the car manufacturers more expensive version.

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I managed to get a pair of Ali roof bars from Lidl a couple of weeks ago for £25. Used them today to move a sofa - magic job.

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What needs clarifying is the statement 'roof bars' , these are quite simply 2 pieces of metal that fit across the top of your car.

To be able to fit 'roof bars' you need something to connect them to the top of your vehicle. Most cars have fixing points, which enables you to just screw a specific kit to the roof and then fit the 'roof bars' to these, there are cheaper options that fit the gap in the door, personally I would avoid these as they tend to damage door rubbers that then could make the rubbers leak, but that is just my opinion.

Pete.

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