Have tried and failed to find info on which roof boxes can go on the D5 and not interfere with tailgate opening. Any have any insight or links they can share. Am looking at the Atera Casar XL, or Thule Motion XT XL. Thanks!
I have the Thule Excellence XT which also fits fine. In fact I’d go bigger next time, as I originally bought it for my Jag XF Sportbrake a few years ago.
I recently bought the Thule EVO 135 WingBars, and I removed the claw grips from the top box using T bolts now instead.
I recently bought the Thule EVO 135 WingBars, and I removed the claw grips from the top box using T bolts now instead.
Is there an advantage of using the T bolts? The T type crossbars on my wife's Volvo XC40 produce a very annoying wind whistle when we remove the rubber thing from the bars - that is, whenever we actually use the T bolts.
FYI - I have the Thule wing bars and decided against using the T-track for exactly that reason...and want to use the rubber strips for carrying other stuff. However have learned that the new Thule wing bars (not necessarily the LR-issued ones) have a different type of rubber strip which you can press the adaptors through without removing the whole strip.
just fitted some new Thule wing bars last night - I can confirm that the rubber strip on them is actually split down the middle which means the T-adapter will just slide in without the need to remove or cut the rubber strip. (unlike my old LR bars on D3/D4 where I just cut the rubber to fit around the t-bolts)
It looks like a really nice solution.
I have not yet fitted the roofbox, but it should be fine by the looks of it. I plan to fit the roof box later this week so will post some pics.
just fitted some new Thule wing bars last night - I can confirm that the rubber strip on them is actually split down the middle which means the T-adapter will just slide in without the need to remove or cut the rubber strip. (unlike my old LR bars on D3/D4 where I just cut the rubber to fit around the t-bolts)
It looks like a really nice solution.
I have not yet fitted the roofbox, but it should be fine by the looks of it. I plan to fit the roof box later this week so will post some pics.
Exactly what I bought the EVO for, as the rubber strips stays in place, T-bolts slide easily between the two strips. It is more fiddly getting the holes lined up whilst mounting the top box. But once on it’s totally square.
Yes agreed. I notice also that once the box is taken off again, there are some small marks on rubber strip to show where the t=bolts sat. Hopefully, that will make it even easier next time.
In retrospect, I wish I had measured and marked the roof bars with the exact location before I fitted it to the roof the first time. That would have made it even easier
For reference, I use the mounting hole positions on the inside edge of the roof rails (I just centre the bars on these). Turns out they are 700mm apart which is exactly what the top box wants.
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