Fitting Of Roofrails.

(27-02-2012 10:37pm)Capital Wrote:  I have the same bars and will check the foot number tonight. They are not the ones with rubber coated strap as I looked at these but the guys at the shop recommended this after checking with the Australian Thule importers.

I can fit two bikes and a roof box or 4 bikes head to toe but need to use a step ladder to put the two middle bikes on.

Thule foot rail mount is Rapid System 757 or RT757

(28-02-2012 12:13pm)Capital Wrote:  Thule foot rail mount is Rapid System 757 or RT757

Thanks.

If this one fits as it seems to it seems daft why Thule's own website doesn't come up with it on their configurator.

They specify the 775 for cars with Roof rails (ie. the one with the straps)?

Now got the car and here are some images of black roof bars on a Mauritius blue with a pano roof <a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/VirtualCamper/?action=view&current=7785300c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/VirtualCamper/7785300c.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>

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Sorry it took three goes now I know what todo, here's another close up

Fitting the trim pieces which engage with the metal mounting brackets and slide along them into the home position can be tricky.

I found it helpful to apply a light oil (3-in-1 for those in the UK) to the mating surfaces and especially the plastic latches which helps them slide more easily. Then, for the rear ones, which are more difficult than the fronts, I threaded a small towel though the roof bar and pulled backwards on both ends. This applies pressure to the end of the trim piece and helps it slide into position.

Once fitted, they will be difficult to remove, so make sure all is well before you install them.

I've just installed rails on my new Evoque and have had real trouble getting the rear trims to fit. The photo below shows how they look - the inside edge of the trim won't sit properly at all and the internal fixings are exposed. The outside edge which is visible when viewing the car looks pretty good. Does anyone who has fitting these have any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong? It's as if the trim won't stretch under the rail enough to be flush on the inside edge.

Both rails have the same problem.

Cheers,

Rob

Yes, those trim pieces are a pain. I had the same problem and solved it - though the fit has never been perfect - by loosening the screws at the back and pulling the rail up away from the car as much as possible. The trim piece seems to splay outwards when space gets tight. I also lubricated the sliding edges to make sure it wasn't the force required to slide them under the rail which was distorting the trim piece.

It's a poor design and interesting that two years or since I did mine, it's still a problem. Just been out to look at mine and that inside edge can still be pressed in though any gap is much smaller than in your picture.

(14-02-2012 06:00pm)THEMACS Wrote:  Hope you remember to take the bike off before you reverse into the garage

It looks Very Nicei indeed

Nice how do you get the car up there ?

Dredging up an old thread ... but ....

Do you need a separate finishing kit when fitting roof rails to a solid non panoramic roof?

Yes, there are two finisher kits

To be clear, the finisher kits replace the existing finishers with ones which holes in them to gain access to the mounting points underneath. The pano roof version has 4 short finishers, one for each corner; the non-pano roof version has two long finishers, one for each side.