Roof Rails to Pop Top

[AndyMo]

We bought ours from campervan parts with the thule roof bar system

dont suppose you have a link I’ve been trying to find Thule wing bars long enough

 

[AndyMo]

Don’t forget to take into account the weight of the rails and rack system
My Reimo bathtub is pretty robust and that’s only rated for 40Kg, personally I think regular loads of a pop top is only going to end in tears. There are a lot of forces at play when the load is being buffeted with 70mph winds.

the Aurora is rated for 70kg, that’s what skyline told me anyway, I’m just using it for paddle boards locally and a top box with very little in it

 

[miguel 32]

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Here you go sorry for the delay getting back

 

[AndyMo]

CVP Home - Campervan Parts UK
Here you go sorry for the delay getting back

Cheers, you couldn’t tell me how long your wing bars are could you?

 

[miguel 32]

Cheers, you couldn’t tell me how long your wing bars are could you?

1.5 Meters thule bars kit No 711520

 

[Andyman]

Which pop top it is would be a good place to start as many of them have pretty low load ratings for stuff on the roof. Happy to help if I can.

apology for jumping in

have just picked up a T30 conversion wi the an electric Hilo would love to put bars on the top, is it possible, not intending to carry anything just for aesthetics as with the bilstein b14 she looks very low,(currently on 16s so that’s a contributing factor)

intending to put 18’ on once she’s got a clean bill of health

 

[Ads_Essex]

have just picked up a T30 conversion wi the an electric Hilo would love to put bars on the top, is it possible, not intending to carry anything just for aesthetics as with the bilstein b14 she looks very low,(currently on 16s so that’s a contributing factor)

Assuming you mean front-to-back roof rails, I’ve got OEM roof rails on my HiLo, which were fitted at install time. Have carried weight on them with roof bars fitted.
So yes.

 

[Frazman]

@AndyMo how did you get on with the roof rail kit? Did you fit one in the end?

 

[AndyMo]

@AndyMo how did you get on with the roof rail kit? Did you fit one in the end?

I sure did, just got some really big washers to spread the load and then drilled some holes

 

[Frazman]

I sure did, just got some really big washers to spread the load and then drilled some holes

Glad to hear it!

I was wondering, do you know if the width of the actual ‘roof bar’ be changed at all? i.e. to allow the rails to be fixed at a different width for different brands of pop tops?

 

[AndyMo]

I guess you can mount them wherever you want to accommodate cross bars but your limiting factor will be the pop top and the space you have to mount it without going inside the cab

 

[Outcycling]

Assuming you mean front-to-back roof rails, I’ve got OEM roof rails on my HiLo, which were fitted at install time. Have carried weight on them with roof bars fitted.
So yes.

Hi Ads, i presume the OEM rails are very low profile and the bars easily removed ? Im thinking about fitting some rails to my HiLo Sport sd well snd trying to find best solution. Want to be able to keep the low profile so easily removed rails would be good.

 

[Outcycling]

Any recommendations of rails for a HiLo sport roof ? Id like the rails to be fitted to the poptop rather than the van (like the reimo multirail) and the bars to be easily removable. Thanks.

 

[Ads_Essex]

Hi Ads, i presume the OEM rails are very low profile and the bars easily removed ? Im thinking about fitting some rails to my HiLo Sport and trying to find best solution.
Want to be able to keep the low profile so easily removed rails would be good.

Sorry I missed this question -
The bars and rails are OEM Omtec so not particularly low profile. Bar removal is easy, the hardest part being the stability to get up alongside the van on a ladder!