Best roof box for x3

rd450 · 03-04-2012, 03:21 PM

Anyone have any recommendations on roof bars and box combination for x3. Heard of both Thule and Yakima as good buys ?

Photos of your boxes installed wold be great to

Thanks

rd450 · 03-05-2012, 01:33 PM

Anyone there ???

CaliRubicon · 03-06-2012, 09:09 AM

Working out the same problem right now. The problem I have found is that the the rails for the BMW are a different design then most. So my present set of Yakima will not grab the rails. I have a large collection of yakima and I am trying to find a way to convert. Yakima said that they are working on a conversion but that Thule has a set of towers that fit. And apparently Yakima equipment fits on Thule. I have not found whether my Yakima stuff will fit on BMW cross bars. Still putting it alltogether. Hope this helps.

CaliRubicon · 03-06-2012, 09:11 AM

Oh and I like my Yakima. Got it originally because I liked the round bars vs. square bars. Both systems have similar options.

bren · 03-06-2012, 09:39 AM

Search. There are pictures floating around here somewhere of a few different roof boxes.

TuffLittleUnit · 03-06-2012, 02:28 PM

I'm using Atera bars see http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=595743

My Thule Atlantis roofbox fits nicely with aerobar T-bar adapters.

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rd450 Private 22 Rep 79 Posts Drives: bmw x3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: scotland iTrader: (0)	Best roof box for x3 Anyone have any recommendations on roof bars and box combination for x3. Heard of both Thule and Yakima as good buys ? Photos of your boxes installed wold be great to Thanks
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rd450 Private 22 Rep 79 Posts Drives: bmw x3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: scotland iTrader: (0)	Anyone there ???
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CaliRubicon Enlisted Member 9 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW X3 35i Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Northern California iTrader: (0)	Working out the same problem right now. The problem I have found is that the the rails for the BMW are a different design then most. So my present set of Yakima will not grab the rails. I have a large collection of yakima and I am trying to find a way to convert. Yakima said that they are working on a conversion but that Thule has a set of towers that fit. And apparently Yakima equipment fits on Thule. I have not found whether my Yakima stuff will fit on BMW cross bars. Still putting it alltogether. Hope this helps.
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CaliRubicon Enlisted Member 9 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW X3 35i Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Northern California iTrader: (0)	Oh and I like my Yakima. Got it originally because I liked the round bars vs. square bars. Both systems have similar options.
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bren user 4 Rep 229 Posts Drives: German Camaro Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	Search. There are pictures floating around here somewhere of a few different roof boxes.
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TuffLittleUnit Lieutenant 112 Rep 517 Posts Drives: G26 420d MSport Pro Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Leeds, UK iTrader: (0)	I'm using Atera bars see http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=595743 My Thule Atlantis roofbox fits nicely with aerobar T-bar adapters. __________________ G26 420d Gran Coupe MSport Black on black, MSport Pro Pack, Comfort Plus Pack, Harman Kardon audio
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