How To Fit Roof Bars Without Rails

The bars themselves foot packs to attach to the bars and fitting kits which connect the feet to the roof.

How to fit roof bars without rails.

There are a few cars that have just a plain roof which means no roof rails no raised roof rails and no. If your car doesn t already have roof rails but you want to maximise storage potential with a roof rack take a look at the roof bars for vehicles without roof rails we have in our range below. Roof bars for cars without rails or fix points. Maybe another car entirely without the roof rails.

Because cars come in all shapes and sizes roof bars are sold in three separate parts. If your car doesn t have any of the features mentioned above then it will need a door jamb type of roof rack. As the name suggests this type of roof rack clamps to the car door jambs the door jamb is the part of the roof you can see when you open the door see the image below. Check this installation.

When the rubber strip is taken back there are no fittings for a roof bar without rails. Please note that the roof rails can be just bolted on by removing the roof blanks. Installing roof rails on fixed point rails tend to be the most difficult to install. Check out this brief overview video.

If your car has open rails factory fitted roof rails which come out of the roof you may only need bars and a foot pack. It is an easy job and if you want to fit them you can get them as detailed below. I have come out the other end with my reliable independent garage able to fit skoda roof rails for 200. You can either buy the genuine roof rails from ford and fit them yourself or you can find genuine new ones or maybe secondhand ones on ebay at prices depending on ebay vendor.

I will buy the whispbars as i can recycle it on a future car. If you don t have either side or cross rails you will want to select the rooftop carrier for cars without roof racks option. However my roomster has gullies. Before you start watching the installation carrier videos please determine if your car has side or cross rails on the top of it.