Roof box without needing the optional roof rails ?

bv. · 01-10-2009, 05:06 AM

Hello,

Is there a way to be able to mount a roof box without needing the optional roof rails ?

Thanks

Deda · 01-10-2009, 03:00 PM

why you want to do that? and post some pics please,i will lke to se ruby black on x6!

bv. · 01-11-2009, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deda

why you want to do that? and post some pics please,i will lke to se ruby black on x6!

Did not choose the optional roof rails because they spoil the looks,
but we will need to be able to mount a roof box at least once a year...
So hopefully there is a way or will be one in time, otherwise the oem roof rails will have to be retrofitted

Haven't got the car yet, finalised the order last week, delivery = week 14.

xDrive50i · 01-11-2009, 01:58 PM

I think you do need the roof rails to be able to mount the roof box on the X6.

If you do need the roof rails, I'd suggest you add them to your original order (or at least try to add them to it). It is a lot cheaper to buy them part of the original order rather than having them retrofitted, since the dealership will charge you labor on top of the cost of the rails. Not to mention that they will have to remove the roof liner to be able to mount the roof rails!

archwerks · 01-12-2009, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bv.

Did not choose the optional roof rails because they spoil the looks,
but we will need to be able to mount a roof box at least once a year...
So hopefully there is a way or will be one in time, otherwise the oem roof rails will have to be retrofitted

Haven't got the car yet, finalised the order last week, delivery = week 14.

xdrive 50i is right. add it asap. I changed my order slightly 3 weeks after i placed it & they were able to do it.

I didn't think of the roof rails when i ordered mine. But wish i'd thought of it. Can be handy to have in case spur of the moment if an item is just 1" too tall for the hatch.

Accessories fotos w/ roof rails does not look bad at all.

There is a rear mounted bike carrier that u may be able to use w/ a roof box, but access to hatch/"trunk" would be problematic unless you 1st take the box off.

Deda · 01-12-2009, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xDrive50i

I think you do need the roof rails to be able to mount the roof box on the X6.

If you do need the roof rails, I'd suggest you add them to your original order (or at least try to add them to it). It is a lot cheaper to buy them part of the original order rather than having them retrofitted, since the dealership will charge you labor on top of the cost of the rails. Not to mention that they will have to remove the roof liner to be able to mount the roof rails!

+1!

dmlgc · 01-12-2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deda

why you want to do that? and post some pics please,i will lke to se ruby black on x6!

+1

akraptor · 01-13-2009, 08:36 AM

yeah, you could fit a roof box without roof rails by getting a vacuum type attachment. I used a similar system for my old Pajero which has a fiberglass hardtop and no metal rails on the sides. 4 suction cups the size of a dessert plate with mounts. tough stuff, they never detached or budge even at high speeds.

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f172...res-etc-57358/

archwerks · 01-14-2009, 09:41 PM

U have to b sure the roof structure where u place your attachments by other manufacturers can handle the stress. e.g.The hood is aluminium. what's the roof made of? If the outer skin buckles/warps & u'll have leaks around the sun/moon roof.

Deda · 01-15-2009, 04:45 PM

i like optional roof rails...but i didnt put them on because x6 is a coupe,and coupe doesent need roof rails.

akraptor · 01-15-2009, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by archwerks

U have to b sure the roof structure where u place your attachments by other manufacturers can handle the stress. e.g.The hood is aluminium. what's the roof made of? If the outer skin buckles/warps & u'll have leaks around the sun/moon roof.

I am sure you noticed that the suction cups on the Lotus are installed on the notoriously thin windshield. . of the Lotus. .

I had absolutely no problem with suction cups on fiber glass (which is softer than aluminium). And the Pajero shakes and rattles and jerks like hell when going over bumps and potholes.

Never underestimate the tremendous power of vacuum.

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