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Posted by king on July 14, 2008, 1:30 am
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I could use a bit more space in the holidays.
>> A roofrack and a box (Thule) would do the trick.
>>
>> Until now I've only seen a roofrack that can be bought at the Toyota
>> dealer, but none at Halfords that fits.
>> Is this roofrack so special that only Toyota can sell it to me for a high
>> price or has anyone found a reliable substitute.
>>
>> Thanks
>> King
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> Halfords do a Thule rack and box that fits the Prius - I know this cos I
> just fitted it! You might have to go to one of the bigger Halfords stores
> to find this stuff - but it is freely available on the Halfords web site.
>
> You need to ask for Thule parts no: -
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> 762 (standard) or 862 (Aerodynamic) bar set.
> 750 Roof adaptor kit
> 1345 Fitting Kit - this last item will need to be ordered in - only takes
> a day or so.
>
> They fitted mine for me in about 10 minutes at no cost.
>
> The box was a Halfords (actually a re-badged Thule) 470 litre EXODUS in
> nice, glossy black - same as the car. It all looks rather smart when
> mounted on the roof and cost around 370 UK pounds all in. The box can
> handle 60 kgs - although I don't intend to load it anything like that
> much.
>
> PS if anyone knows I'd love to know what the maximum roof loading is for
> the Prius - I can't find a reference to it anywhere.
>
> Chas
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Chas,
Many thanks for this excellent advise. I will check it out at my local store
(they can order anything).
I also have a black so thanks again. When you see me drive the
M1.....honk!!!
Cheers
King
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