My Exeo/Audi A4 Avant roof bars didn't really fit the Octy Estate so I sold them with the car. Has anyone found OE bars from other models that fit well? Do Mk2 Octy bars fit? Assume Golf estate and Leon estate fit too? Any other manufacturers?

11 hours ago, SpideyMack said:

My Exeo/Audi A4 Avant roof bars didn't really fit the Octy Estate so I sold them with the car.

Strange - I used the same Thule bars (with different bases) on my B7 RS4 Avant, my Octavia 3 Combi and now my Octavia 3 saloon?

Edited 16 February16 Feb by PetrolDave

2 hours ago, PetrolDave said:

Strange - I used the same Thule bars (with different bases) on my B7 RS4 Avant, my Octavia 3 Combi and now my Octavia 3 saloon?

Not that strange Dave - you used different bases 🤣 I had OE A4 Avant bars (secondhand) on my Exeo and the shape of the feet didn't wrap very nicely around the Octavia bars. Am looking for secondhand OE Octavia estate bars but wondering if I can expand the search to Golf, Leon at least? I guess I will be sneaking around supermarket car parks looking at the shape of roof rails lol.

Ended up getting unused secondhand Menabo Brio 120cm bars for £25. Think Lidl were selling them a while back. They fit reasonably well and are quite simple to use. Not quite as heavyweight aluminium as an OE bar but will do fine.

I know you've already got some, but for the benefit of whom may stumble across this thread in the future: Not OE but the Halfords raised rail R2 set fit super nicely on my Mk3 estate, and were only £80 for footpacks and rails.

Edited 13 March13 Mar by Ripmax12345