M35 Roof Racks

[Paramour]

Hey,

Went to roof rack world on the pacific highway looking for a roof rack......after I explained what the car was. . . they looked at the fitting space under the black cap. Saw the bracket and bolt points and said No.

Clearly they can have roof racks so does anyone know a model and name of one that fits in with little or no hassle.

Getting a tow bar just for MTB is to costly and the roof racks are a better option for me. .

Thanks

Jules

[STAG250]

yes yes yes you can and they are thule too you just need to put in a riser to clear the rail

looks a bit rough but you get used to it

[STAG250]

better looking than oem ex japan and much cheaper too

[KiwiRS4T]

Here is a roof rack:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-210628315.htm

Depending on how much you want to pay if he won't post it to you i can buy it and send it to you.

[Jetwreck]

There's a Thule(or watever it is) distributor in Artarmon...they have done both mine and Andy's.....price was about $360 from memory.

Roof Rack world in Artarmon...Dickson street me thinks

[Paramour]

There's a Thule(or watever it is) distributor in Artarmon...they have done both mine and Andy's.....price was about $360 from memory.

Roof Rack world in Artarmon...Dickson street me thinks

Do you happen to know the make and model number. . . the Kiwi ones look good for $300'ish. .. . but local is better if I can. . got any pics of yours. . .

Jules

[Jetwreck]

Do you happen to know the make and model number. . . the Kiwi ones look good for $300'ish. .. . but local is better if I can. . got any pics of yours. . .

Jules

nup no pic's.....they are Thule....model number I don't know but if you drop in there they will be able to show u the bit's they used to make it up....fit up looked pretty good....not bodgy in other words.

[STAG250]

here's what mine looks like

[iamhe77]

nup no pic's.....they are Thule....model number I don't know but if you drop in there they will be able to show u the bit's they used to make it up....fit up looked pretty good....not bodgy in other words.

For what it's worth (and from what I can gather), the Japanese part number is "KIT4716" for the bars & mounting bracket as a set.

[StageaM35]

Hi guys,

New to the forum and looking at buying a Stagea soon so will be posting a few questions about the car before I buy .

Just a question about the roof rack placements, is it only front and middle you can place the racks or is there a mounting point further back closer to the boot?

Cheers.

[STAG250]

front and middle only yes

a pity that because it makes it difficult to carry a kayak unlike c34 stag

[StageaM35]

front and middle only yes

a pity that because it makes it difficult to carry a kayak unlike c34 stag

Thanks for the reply.

Bit of a pain as I would like use the rack for long items. Looks like a towbar is in order.

Cheers.

[andy65b]

They are far enough apart that they will support a 11 foot windsurfer or 2 so they are not too bad. The good thing about where they are placed is that you can still open the tailgate fully with items on top.

Cheers

Andy

[ian]

hmmm, I'd been thinking of changing the rs4s for a m35 (the wife wants an auto...), but won't after reading this post.. I use the roof rails on stagea for carrying looong things, and the rails on the m35 look useless.

I've also made a T frame that comes up from the tow bar, so I attach things at the front, middle, back on the roof, and beyond from the towbar - ie I've carried 8m long steel poles home on the stagea, and it does 6m with ease... And 2.4m*1.2m sheeting fits on the roof bars withno problem.. I couldn't do any of that with a m35!

Ian

[STAG250]

it's not the length ian it's the width

didn't your wife tell you that?

[STAG250]

Here is a roof rack:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-210628315.htm

thanks for the heads up mate

I now own that rack and for a fraction of its new cost

nothing like the oem fitting even if it isn't quite as pretty as the silver thule aeros

[STAG250]

or as quiet

in fact it's quite noisy, on account probably that it stands higher, has square bars and the mounting attachments are not exactly aerodynamic

still it's an oem so it fits the car well

[Shopping Trolley]

Finally some better weather, tried out the soft roof rack setup i had on my old car. Damn that long flat roof is a pain but we got the kayak on there ok, lucky i dont live to far from the beach. May switch to trailer setup in future, ends up being a lot easier....

[STAG250]

oem not so noisy with top box fitted

kayak on those bars and on thule have been tested out and passed with flying colours

[Brendan Diss]

Hi Guys,

Sorry to reopen an old topic, but I am looking to get a roof rack on my M35 and have had the same difficulties finding a suitable one.

What model/part number Thule roof rack is it that people have been installing on their M35s, and what have they used for the riser?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Brendan