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Fitting a roof box to a D4 - Confused!!
I have the old roof box from my D2, there are no crossbars with it and would like to fit it to my D4 for the first time for an upcoming trip. I've had a look at what I might need but frankley there is a lot of confusing (to me - LOL) info out there. At the moment I just have some plastic strips down the roof ( as pic) so guys what do I need to attach the roof box - nothing fancy as it's just for the one trip?
15th Jul 2022 7:43 am
Ja92mie
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Looks like you need roof rails.
15th Jul 2022 7:50 am
pwheeldon
Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: West Yorks
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Hi,
As mentioned you will firstly need roof rails as well as roof bars. The black trim in your picture is removed and then the rails are fitted in their place, the roof bars then connect into the rails.
I would look in the sale items here and on the DB groups as they do come up used, but you can also get them new from Ebay.
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15th Jul 2022 9:34 am
pwheeldon
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Rails on here, don't know if they're still available. These are the short rails basically run from back to where the roof drops.
These are the roof bars that the box would actually mount onto. Used genuine ones usually go for about £80.
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15th Jul 2022 9:39 am
nigethecat
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I have a set of genuine short roof rails you can have £60 posted if the others aren't available... drop me a PM if interested...I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
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15th Jul 2022 1:21 pm
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I'm also selling some
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Update.
I ended up getting aftermarket rails and bars which maybe wasn't a great idea!
Fitting was easy apart from every plastic rivet holding the filler strip on the roof down snapped off. I didn't want to drill them out for fear of damaging the thread so ended up putting a heated torx driver into them which once cooled allowed the rivet to be "unscrewed". The threads were also rusted so after snapping the first screw I gave them a clean with a tap before they would accept the hold down screws. Job ended up taking more than half a day !!
I am not completely happy with the fit of the front plastic cowling piece which has a gap at it's front edge. This looks like it could catch the air and pull off at motorway speeds.
Also the bars came with no keys so have to go back, the supplier has no more stock so I'm frantically trying to get some roof bars before this Sunday.
21st Jul 2022 10:15 am
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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Boris Jhonson wrote:
I am not completely happy with the fit of the front plastic cowling piece which has a gap at it's front edge. This looks like it could catch the air and pull off at motorway speeds.
Lift off a cap and drill a small hole through the front of the plastic footing and through the alu roof trim, screw in a self tapper, put the cap back on an the gap should at least be smaller.
btw, it's quite normal for bolts to seize or snap if rails hadn't been fitted before, if the holes haven't been tapped out.
Unfortunately like most of us [myself included] you've learned the hard way by seizing or snapping a bolt....... always on the road less travelled 🚧
21st Jul 2022 12:22 pm
Boris Jhonson
Member Since: 18 Jun 2020
Location: North East
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The experience of myself and others on here is the aftermarket kits only differ from genuine in the quality of the plastic ends.
Oh, and £400 in price.
Fitted on a warm day, they're usually good enough. But how often do we get those? .
Dean
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22nd Jul 2022 12:18 pm
nigethecat
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There are also replacement end caps available on the PFUK website... I guess you wouldn't be the first to experience one disappearing I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
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22nd Jul 2022 1:15 pm
nigethecat
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Also I seem to recall using Sikaflex under mine when I fitted them, fills in any gaps as well as fixing them down !I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
22nd Jul 2022 1:16 pm
Boris Jhonson
Member Since: 18 Jun 2020
Location: North East
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Further Update
Thanks to Halfords first class - and free - delivery service my Thule roof bars order arrived on time Saturday morning and I was able to fit the bars and roof box ready for our Sunday ferry. Must say when I first saw all the the bits for the roof bars I thought "oh crumbs"! but it ended up being straight forward in the end.
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p.s I applied a bit of black silicon under the insecure looking plastic caps at the front of the roof rails and they were still there after 130KPH on the French autoroutes!
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