Cross rails on the roof of the car - choose the best option
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The trunk on the crossbar of the car allows you to transport goods that do not fit in the passenger compartment. There are many options for cross-bar roof racks at auto supply stores. If you have time and desire, the crossbars for the rails can be made independently.
To transport luggage by car, the longitudinal bars are not enough from above. You need to fasten the load, box or basket to special arcs. Cross rails on the roof of the car are installed on the longitudinal rails, drain, integrated roof rails, placed in regular places or on a smooth surface. The price of the design depends on the manufacturer and configuration and exceeds the mark of 30 rubles.
Inexpensive cross rails for cars
Owners speak positively about three companies that offer cheap crossbars:
- "Eurodetal" - steel arcs 1,25 m without fasteners, sold for 600 rubles.
- Lada - transverse trunk for a car 1,4 meters for 890 rubles.
- Atlant - steel crossbars 1,25 m long for 990 rubles.
Eurodetal
Prices are valid as of July 2020 and are for comparison only. Cheap rectangular profiles at high speeds begin to make unpleasant noise. Owners of domestic cars more often purchase universal transverse rails on the roof of a car from these companies.
Crossbars at an average price
TOP-3 representatives of the category "up to 5000 rubles":
- Lux - the best universal crossbars for car roof rails according to buyers. The kit includes 2 arches and 4 supports. The five-kilogram design is designed to carry 75 kg of luggage. Arcs with an aerodynamic profile, which reduces noise during movement. There are options with keys. The price of some models "Lux" reaches 7000 rubles.
- Carcam - lightweight (3,9 kg) transverse car roof rack with keys. The maximum load capacity is 70 kg. The crossbars are mounted on longitudinal arcs, so they can be installed on any model of the machine.
- "Ant" - universal transverse rails on the roof of a car with a length of 1,2-1,4 meters, mounted behind the doorway. Mounts are rubberized so as not to scratch the paintwork of the body during installation. The maximum baggage weight is 75 kilograms.
Doms
Dear transverse arches
The best manufacturers of premium products are:
- The Swedish manufacturer of goods for sports and tourism is considered the world standard for quality. On the official website, universal cross rails on the car roof are sold separately from the mounts. The price of one arc is 61,5-360 euros, the cost of fastening starts from 65 euros.
- The American manufacturer of roof racks has been in business since 1973. The company produces cross rails for car roofs, develops both universal racks and crossbars for a specific car model. The price starts from 15000 rubles.
FicoPro
Slightly cheaper premium segment models are produced by FicoPro, Turtle, Atera.
Homemade transverse trunk on a car with your own hands
Some drivers consider the price of factory roof rails to be too high. You can make supports with your own hands. Material and tools required for work:
- a metal rule with a stiffener;
- aluminum corner 35x35x2 mm in size;
- aluminum strip 40x2 mm;
- rivets 4x10 mm - 24 pcs.;
- furniture barrels (with internal and external threads) - 8 pcs.;
- bolts for fastening (will be screwed into the barrels) - 8 pcs.;
- riveter;
- drill.
Homemade transverse trunk on a car with your own hands
Instead of the rule, you can use a pipe, but then the noise during movement will be stronger. Instructions for the manufacture of roof rack crossbars for a car:
- Check the length of rivets and bolts. If necessary, trim the hardware.
- Saw off the rule. The length is determined by the width of the car.
- Prepare corners. Cut 4 pieces equal to the width of the rule. Trim the corners in height so that they do not stick out after attaching to the rails. Drill holes - 2 on one side (for attaching to the longitudinal bars) and 8 on the other side (for connecting to the rule).
- Saw a strip. Since the thickness of the corner is not enough to fill the entire groove of the longitudinal arc, inserts will be required. The length and height of the pads must match the dimensions of the groove. Rivet the inserts together, drill holes for the barrels.
- Proceed to the collection of homemade crossbars for roof rails on the roof of the car. Glue the corners to the rule. The length of the gap between the corners is selected based on the distance between the grooves.
- Attach the prepared inserts to the rails using the external thread of the furniture barrels.
- Attach the crossbars to the rails by screwing the bolts into the furniture barrels.
Homemade price - 1300 rubles. The resulting design can be painted with black paint or body color. The described mounting option (using corners) is not the only solution. Some drivers weld staples.
The trunk on the crossbar of the car allows you to transport goods that do not fit in the passenger compartment. There are many options for cross-bar roof racks at auto supply stores. If you have time and desire, the crossbars for the rails can be made independently. Minus homemade - the occurrence of extraneous noise when driving at speeds above 80 km / h.
