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Hello, I am trying to find a roof rack for our car. To be honest I didint realise how expensive it was. Halford quoted me over £250 for the whole lot, the bars and the roof rack. I think we are only able to get a roof rack because of the boot of the grand c4...

 

Has anyone got any ideas where I can get some decent ones that may not be as pricey and what sort I need to get? Right now I only need it to hold one bike. But soon 2.

 

Any help would be greatly appiciated

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I have a set of Thule roofbars which I took off my 2008 c4 pic when I bought the car Edited by john h
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Thankyou Paul, I didint realise how pricey these things are untill I wanted one!! I was put off having a tow bar on the car really, as I normally don't buy car with a tow bar because that normally means they have been pulling heavy loads. A boot bike rack would be easier as I'd be putting the bike up and down 3 times a week
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Sure I've read somewhere that tailgate mounted ones are not recommended but it didn't say why, could it be down to plastic on the lower half of the door ?
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These bars mount securely ACROSS the roof, you would then need the longitudinal bike mounting rails to fasten to them for either one, two or more bikes, plenty on ebay
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If in doubt ask the seller, tell him your vehicle and the type of bike you intend to carry and he should be able to advise

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Something to think about, the Grand C4 is a tall car, simple roof bar/bike racks may need you to stand on a ladder to fit a bike on, but I think there may be some that pivot the bike up on to the roof.

 

This one from Halfords is £19.99 to carry one bike http://www.halfords.com/camping-car-seats/bike-racks-cycle-carriers/bike-racks-cycle-carriers/halfords-value-roof-mount-cycle-carrier

Some more here http://www.roofbox.co.uk/bike-carriers/bike-carriers-racks-range.php?gclid=CKvhhdznzL8CFc3HtAodzyMABg

 

If you search roof bike carrier on Amazon there are some even cheaper.

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