Bars in place of rails tourer

Amsca2 · 15th May 2017, 19:53

Silly question but i have saloon roof bars and need to collect a roof box. But I sold the saloon. Will my rails unbolt from the tourer and let me use the holes for the bars. Anyone tried?

Amsca2 · 17th May 2017, 18:07

Anyone? Surely I'm not the first

The Rovering Member · 18th May 2017, 05:16

I doubt it as the OEM saloon bars are specific for front & rear & the estate roof angles will be different.
Aftermarket bars will be adjustable so perhaps they will.

Amsca2 · 14th June 2017, 09:39

To answer my own question. They do and they don't. The front is perfect fit. The back bar using the middle holes for the rails is 1 meter from the other bar and nearly fits. The angle is negligible due to the fact that they are aero to begin with so are still better than a Thule square bar. So the only issue is that the saloon must be around 15 mm wider at the point where the bars fit. Solution is that I've extended the slots that the bolts go onto and as the wing nuts now foul the bar i used homemade washers for each side and install it with a socket. Also the typhoon looks better without rails.

The Rovering Member · 14th June 2017, 15:31

Good work.

15th May 2017, 19:53	#1
Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	Bars in place of rails tourer Silly question but i have saloon roof bars and need to collect a roof box. But I sold the saloon. Will my rails unbolt from the tourer and let me use the holes for the bars. Anyone tried? __________________ The Typhoon Bull

17th May 2017, 18:07	#2
Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	Anyone? Surely I'm not the first __________________ The Typhoon Bull

18th May 2017, 05:16	#3
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,982 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	I doubt it as the OEM saloon bars are specific for front & rear & the estate roof angles will be different. Aftermarket bars will be adjustable so perhaps they will. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

14th June 2017, 09:39	#4
Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	To answer my own question. They do and they don't. The front is perfect fit. The back bar using the middle holes for the rails is 1 meter from the other bar and nearly fits. The angle is negligible due to the fact that they are aero to begin with so are still better than a Thule square bar. So the only issue is that the saloon must be around 15 mm wider at the point where the bars fit. Solution is that I've extended the slots that the bolts go onto and as the wing nuts now foul the bar i used homemade washers for each side and install it with a socket. Also the typhoon looks better without rails. __________________ The Typhoon Bull

14th June 2017, 15:31	#5
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,982 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	Good work. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.