pics of your roof boxes, please. likes / dislikes, and what would you have chosen instead, with the benefit of hindsight ? Thule or Yakima ? i'm after something that suits the vRS and is user friendly 

Thule XXL (previously Thule 900) on Thule Wingbar Edge Black.

Pros - not too high to load.

Cons - cannot open panoroof (even tilt) and being so close to the roof there is significant wind noise above 100 km/h.

 

Thule wingbars with standard mounts, not edge with Thule roofbox. Personally wanted more clearance from roof and the wider bar afforded more practicality in the width offered as I carry a Thule roofbox and two bike racks. Not as pretty as the above for sure but more practical for my needs. A little higher to load the roofbox too which is another con. Ultimately a compromise of form vs function to some extent ..

The whole idea of a roof box is to add extra capacity when needed. To look smooth, svelte and to compliment the car was not a top priority.

 

As much as I like Thule there are many equally capable roof box manufacturers out there now that don't rely on their name quite so much and so don't demand such a premium price.

 

Hapro Traxer for me, as big as they come, but I did at least go for black to match the car...

 

Thule Rapid System Foot Pack - 757

Thule WingBar - 961

Hapro Traxer 8.6 Brilliant Black Roof Box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.S. the running boards are a must for properly accessing the roof box, or anything else on the roof.

 

Edited 21 April, 20206 yr by silver1011

Which model of Hapro Traxer you used !!! Looks amazing

Sorry now i see it. Is 8.6. Looks great. The best

I went for the long, slim Thule Pacific 500 so that I could have other things on the roof as well.  Did buy this many years ago for my Octavia, and black was not an option then.  Would get something similar in black now if I needed to replace.

Wow! This is a real adventurer`s rig!

On 22/04/2020 at 10:46, silver1011 said:

 

 

 

P.S. the running boards are a must for properly accessing the roof box, or anything else on the roof.

 

 

are they usable when the car doors are closed ? wish they protruded more. the doors get in the way of swinging a bike upwards 

If you have small feet then yes, if you have normal feet then no, not really...

 

 

 

 

Opening a door to expose the running board also means you can get closer to the car and therefore reach even further into the roof box so it I see why Skoda have done it.

 

With the doors closed they look sleeker too, SUV's with fully exposed running boards don't look great (IMO)...

 

 

Edited 24 April, 20206 yr by silver1011