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Red Merle



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I’m really pleased with the way they turned out - they do make it look a tad more purposeful Very Happy

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Singh911 wrote:
I picked up my snow chains from a Thule dealer (will post up pics of road trip to the alps soon) - they told me that i could fit a roofbox onto my car even though it doesnt have the roof rails?? Has anyone done this?


As far as I know - and I’ve followed this one closely, there are no bars from any manufacturer that fit the L405 - as Red Merle says, permanent rails is the only option.

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Looks too far forward - may be the right weight distribution, but looks awkward IMHO - would expect the box to start slightly behind the top of the windscreen ...... Whistle

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Would it not interrupt the electric tailgate if it were any further back Alistair?

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Fair point - maybe - I’m sure it looks fine from other angles.....

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Alistair wrote:
Looks too far forward - may be the right weight distribution, but looks awkward IMHO - would expect the box to start slightly behind the top of the windscreen ...... Whistle


As CTC pointed out, it needs to clear the spoiler with the rear door open but, worse than that, the rails are so badly designed that the cross bars can only fit in one place (thus negating one of the single biggest advantages of having roof rails!). If you look closely, despite the fact that the box could still go back another 3 inches and still not fowl the tailgate, you’ll see that the box is pushed back as far as it will go on the bars - it’s right at the very limit of its adjustment. While the roof rail designer ought to be sacked, it does at least mean that the front overhang (which isn’t as bad in reality) is well supported and is held very steady in the breeze!

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Shocked that sounds like a shocking design for the rails.

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Do you have any pictures showing the impact the roof bars etc have on the rails?, as I have the same roof rails (which cost far too much!), but have not yet put the roof bars and Roofbox on yet and am now concerned that I will also have the same issue at the time I will need them the most!

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I personally wouldn’t go with the LR Cross Bars - you are stuck using their very limited positioning on the roof rails. I went for the Thule system - far far better and you can position them anywhere on the rails. They are far more flexible, and appear to mount slightly lower.

Here is a pic using the full length of the roof rails with a 15’ Kayak on the roof which didn’t move a mm on the Autobahn....

 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17

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Since when have Thule made cross bars to fit the L405? There were none available last September and Thule themselves said they had no plans to make any Question Question

I’ve just checked and there are still none specified on the manufacturer’s own website. Which clamps are you using?

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If you search on YouTube there are loads of Videos from companies in the states fitting them - their part numbers are slightly different but cross referencing to UK part numbers provided the info needed.

Edited to add you will also need the cross bars - I used the Thule Wingbars

Edited again :-  2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17


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1strangerover2017 wrote:

Do you have any pictures showing the impact the roof bars etc have on the rails?, as I have the same roof rails (which cost far too much!), but have not yet put the roof bars and Roofbox on yet and am now concerned that I will also have the same issue at the time I will need them the most!


Unfortunately there are no photos.

The supplying dealer had fitted the bars (not what I wanted to happen) before I collected the car new. In the process they had made about 6 or 7 deep holes into the plastic. They had to remove the bars and fill and repaint them.

When I fitted them again I found the clamps sufficiently crude that I put several layers of PVC tape over the surface of the rails. When I removed the tape, some of the paint came away with the tape. At the very bottom of the clamps, where there was no tape, the clamps took the paint off where they made direct contact.

The dealer has had to paint them a second time.

I’m unlikely to use them again but, if I did, I might try a thin layer of felt between the bars and the rails.



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