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Re: Roofboxes

Post by sasha320 » Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:24 pm

The roof box is the Thule Motion XT Alpine.

It holds quite a bit and the slightly higher profile of the lid at the front means the capacity is practical.

I steered away from the Thule Dynamic L as the ultra low profile of the front of the box limits the space.

That said, I doubt there is much in it, I am sensitive to practical aspects of the roofbox as I previously had a Packline roofbox and although it was beautiful - it didn’t hold much!!!
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Re: Roofboxes

Post by ab54666 » Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:01 pm

I have the Thule bags, x4 so the front nose one is shaped for the Dynamic, works for me,

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Re: Roofboxes

Post by ab54666 » Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:51 am

If anyone is looking for roof bars, I have a used once Thule feet Kit for the RS6/A6 Avant, 4001 & 753. You'd need to buy bars, I had their wing bars; Thule WingBar Evo 118 which you can get for under £80.

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Re: Roofboxes

Post by Christiaan » Sat May 01, 2021 3:50 pm

Just fitted Thule Vector 430L roof box on wing bar edge rack.
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Re: Roofboxes

Post by sasha320 » Sun May 02, 2021 1:05 pm

Christiaan wrote:
Sat May 01, 2021 3:50 pm
Just fitted Thule Vector 430L roof box on wing bar edge rack.
Looks really nice - colour scheme works too.

I’d be interested to know how you get on with the roof box at speed.

Due to the lightweight (but strong) construction of my roof box the nose gets a little flappy; although it is clear there is no additional risk if the main frontal area is being pressed down by the passing airflow, it is a little disconcerting (mainly to other road users to be honest).
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Re: Roofboxes

Post by Christiaan » Sun May 02, 2021 1:14 pm

sasha320 wrote:
Sun May 02, 2021 1:05 pm
Christiaan wrote:
Sat May 01, 2021 3:50 pm
Just fitted Thule Vector 430L roof box on wing bar edge rack.
Looks really nice - colour scheme works too.

I’d be interested to know how you get on with the roof box at speed.

Due to the lightweight (but strong) construction of my roof box the nose gets a little flappy; although it is clear there is no additional risk if the main frontal area is being pressed down by the passing airflow, it is a little disconcerting (mainly to other road users to be honest).
I haven’t done anything other than a quick spin around the block so far.
The Vector is a chunky bit of kit, weighing in at 30kg.
It certainly feels very solid and I’m hoping that the dipped down front section will help with airflow.

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