Roofbox combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m high

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Roofbox combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m high

Post by sasha320 » Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:18 am

Does anybody have one?

I’m hoping I can get a roofbox and bars combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m in height to fit onto a double decker carriage on Eurotunnel.

The lowest height combination I can find is;

The car at 1.48m high plus 0.35m for the Thule Dynamic L roofbox and a further 0.08m (est.) for the Thule Wingbar roofbars making a total of 1.91m.

If my calculation for the roofbar height is correct, then I’m after a roofbox that is 29cm in height.

Anybody got any ideas?
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Re: Roofbox combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m high

Post by doodlebug » Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:18 am

Why do you need to fit in the double deck section? I choose to go in the wider single decker carriage. There’s no extra cost.

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Re: Roofbox combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m high

Post by harrier » Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:00 am

Ditto - had a Moth on the roof. Eurotunnel just needed to know which carriage to allocate us to.
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Re: Roofbox combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m high

Post by sasha320 » Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:32 pm

I want to remain in the convoy that I’m in on the day; and I would prefer a very low slung box.

Not that it is a problem to use the overheight lane / carriage either.
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Re: Roofbox combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m high

Post by doodlebug » Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:36 pm

There’s no guarantee that you won’t be split up and it’s not as though you can’t rendezvous on the other side.

It’s tight in an RS6, I’d far rather avoid kerbage!

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Re: Roofbox combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m high

Post by ab54666 » Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:08 pm

Just all book over height.

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Re: Roofbox combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m high

Post by Scotty C » Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:34 pm

doodlebug wrote:
Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:36 pm
There’s no guarantee that you won’t be split up and it’s not as though you can’t rendezvous on the other side.

It’s tight in an RS6, I’d far rather avoid kerbage!
Agreed - barely any width for the 6 on the double decker carriages, especially if you value your rims. Go high all day long and meet up on exit.
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Post by skirs6 » Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:45 pm

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Re: Roofbox combination that makes the RS6 less than 1.85m high

Post by Markwes » Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:12 pm

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£3170 for the carbon version or £950 for it in plastic! They do look good though.


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