Cheap roofrack for a 3 door car?
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From: Kiteflyer on 28 Jun 2010 10:05 I've always had 5 door cars and been able to get cheap roofracks. Went to Halfords to price a roofrack for my new 3 door, and they said the only one that would fit a 3 door is a Thule at £175! I'm not paying that for a roofrack. They said it was hard to get one for a 3 door as they had to be specially modified. Anyone know where I can find a cheaper one?
From: Man at B&Q on 28 Jun 2010 10:34 On Jun 28, 3:05 pm, Kiteflyer <ann_marie050...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > I've always had 5 door cars and been able to get cheap roofracks. > Went to Halfords to price a roofrack for my new 3 door, and they said > the only one that would fit a 3 door is a Thule at £175! I'm not > paying that for a roofrack. > They said it was hard to get one for a 3 door as they had to be > specially modified. Rubbish! > Anyone know where I can find a cheaper one? Try Googling. MBQ
From: Kiteflyer on 28 Jun 2010 10:37 On Jun 28, 3:34 pm, "Man at B&Q" <manatba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 28, 3:05 pm, Kiteflyer <ann_marie050...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > I've always had 5 door cars and been able to get cheap roofracks. > > Went to Halfords to price a roofrack for my new 3 door, and they said > > the only one that would fit a 3 door is a Thule at £175! I'm not > > paying that for a roofrack. > > They said it was hard to get one for a 3 door as they had to be > > specially modified. > > Rubbish! > > > Anyone know where I can find a cheaper one? > > Try Googling. > > MBQ I have looked around. Nothing mentions them being specifally for 5 door or 3 door cars, but apparently standard roofracks won't fit a 3 door.
From: Peter Twydell on 28 Jun 2010 12:30 In message <5e829366-b237-40ec-8853-125ee87107fb(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, Kiteflyer <ann_marie050268(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes >I've always had 5 door cars and been able to get cheap roofracks. >Went to Halfords to price a roofrack for my new 3 door, and they said >the only one that would fit a 3 door is a Thule at �175! I'm not >paying that for a roofrack. >They said it was hard to get one for a 3 door as they had to be >specially modified. >Anyone know where I can find a cheaper one? Try eBay. I bought a roof box and bars (separately) for my previous car there, and then bars for the new one, all for much cheaper prices. You might have to specify what the car is, though. Unless you're ashamed of it, in which case you've got a tough task on your hands. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po!
From: Kiteflyer on 28 Jun 2010 13:45
On Jun 28, 5:30 pm, Peter Twydell <Pe...(a)twydell.demon.co.uk> wrote: > In message > <5e829366-b237-40ec-8853-125ee8710...(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, > Kiteflyer <ann_marie050...(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes > > >I've always had 5 door cars and been able to get cheap roofracks. > >Went to Halfords to price a roofrack for my new 3 door, and they said > >the only one that would fit a 3 door is a Thule at 175! I'm not > >paying that for a roofrack. > >They said it was hard to get one for a 3 door as they had to be > >specially modified. > >Anyone know where I can find a cheaper one? > > Try eBay. I bought a roof box and bars (separately) for my previous car > there, and then bars for the new one, all for much cheaper prices. > > You might have to specify what the car is, though. Unless you're ashamed > of it, in which case you've got a tough task on your hands. > -- > Peter > > Ying tong iddle-i po! Thanks. Yes, I think e-bay will be best. Amazon have loads, but tend not to say whether they are for 5 or 3 door. Argos do a roofrack, but again, they don't say which it's for, so will probably be for a 5 door. It's for a Corsa. |