12-11-2014, 01:26 PM | #1 |
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Roof rails have no place to tie anything!
So just traded my e70 for an F15 M-sport with gloss black roof rails. They look nice, but when I went to get my Christmas tree, I realized that there was no place to tie anything down to the rails. Ended up having to tie the rope to the door latch plates and then shut the doors on the rope. This is either a poor design or another way BMW is trying to get more money out of us by making us buy the rack system.
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12-11-2014, 02:41 PM | #3 | |
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How did you carry the tree without any cross bars, anyway? I wouldn't want to rest anything on my sunroof and tie it down across.
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12-11-2014, 03:02 PM | #4 |
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I bought the BMW base system (crossbars). They're a nice design. Look for dealers offering parts discounts, that's what I did. I agree, I personally would not tie anything directly to the roof.
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12-11-2014, 04:05 PM | #6 | |
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It looks like 10 inches if not more.. that's crazy, why do they have to be so much high up!
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12-11-2014, 05:31 PM | #8 |
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BTW, the factory crossbars are actually much less $$ compared to all the components you'd have to buy from Thule. Yakima does NOT have a solution yet. Their Rail Grabbers look like they'd work, but turns out are prone to slipping due to the extreme low profile of the rails.
I got an awesome deal on the factory bars ($160 shipped!) by monitoring eBay. It was from a dealer so is 100% OEM. All one-piece and a cinch to install/remove (I don't keep them mounted permanently).
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In fairness to BMW, I would remove them anyway since I think they really take away the look of the car. They are super easy to install and seem to be secure. I'll be using mine to mount my mountain bike and head to FL for Christmas.
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12-11-2014, 07:34 PM | #11 |
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I wish mine didn't even have any and I just had a old school flush piece of plastic down each side and some pop caps to mount some bars in it. Wayyyy more sleeker
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I always thought lack of roof rails makes it look more like a minivan. I liked E70's real bars, not a huge fan of F15's fake bars.
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Looks like it adds a lot of height, but it looks really good with X-Line
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12-13-2014, 12:03 AM | #15 |
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Just measured... the crossbars add a tad over 4" to the height of the rails. Hopefully that allows you to clear the garage door.
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Thanks, time for me to measure now.
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12-29-2014, 11:15 PM | #18 |
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My measurement was from the top of the rails themselves, not the roof. Normally not something to nitpick over, but Hyde is/was literally down to his last few tenths in terms of clearance. Speaking of which... how did things work out, Hyde? What did you end up going with?
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they have to be high enough to clear ski bindings when used with those attachments. We have the Yakima Ski bars mounted on the cross bars on our Yukon and still have a couple skis that the bindings rub the roof. I had planned to buy the crossbars and the large roof bin from day 1, but the dealer gave me the runaround on getting the bin from their storage. I have bought neither so far. I am wondering if the crossbar attachments cause any blemishes to the high gloss paint when attached?
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12-30-2014, 12:24 AM | #21 | |
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Rubber claps on the cross bars grip the roof rails. Nothing in the system touches the paint. Odd shaped cargo might, but with 4" of clearance, unless you have those older style Look bindings with the long end, you are safe. Even with those, leaving the binding open would reduce their height to about 2". |
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Thanks guys, I decided not to get it after checking that when the door is open it sags towards inside, so the clearance gradually reduces as I roll inside. If I park on left or right sides of my 2 car garage I should be fine, but if I forget and park right at the center I might have issues with about 5" to 6" on top of my roof.
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