General doblo roof bar confusion !

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General doblo roof bar confusion !

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I am picking up a '56 Doblo Dynamic tomorrow. Thing is, I need a set of roof bars as soon as possible to start using the car for work.
I have been very happy with Thule kits on my previous vehicles, but I can't find a definitive list of parts needed to fit a Doblo MPV.

Has anyone here fitted a Thule set of roof bars to their Doblo successfully ?

The car has 6 plugs in the roof (fixed points?) although I am only aiming for two bars, A lot of sites point towards fitting kits for 'gutter-less' vehicles, no mention of the holes in the roof ?

I think I need 761 bars, 753 feet and 3021 adaptor kit for the mounting points - does anyone have first hand knowledge that this combo is correct or otherwise please ?

By the way - so much for just having to change the fitting kit : the bars are longer and the feet are different to the ones I kept from my last car !
 
I'm in the same boat as you & looking at different options...

I saw these on eBay.

These would allow me to use my existing roof bars and roof box which I purchased for my previous car...

Or this option.

For this option, I would have to ditch my existing roof bars & put the roof box on these...

I'd rather go for the first option, but I don't know what the fit is like - Does anyone have the eBay roof bars that can comment on them?
 
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Those bars do look good but I have my eye on some thule accessories so would prefer their square section bars - nobody on here fitted them ?
The rails would look great and allow quick fitting / removal of bars but I've had a look elsewhere on here and the fit is not great if these are the same ones...
 
I did see some on ebay once which looked as though they were fabricated from a single piece of stainless tube with the ends flattened to form feet and the middle foot welded on. Trouble was, they looked like a pair of home-made rails.
I wonder if there are some better options for similar vehicles from other stables?
I suppose the chances of roof rails from another marque fitting are remote?
 
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Just as a update for anyone looking for the same info,
The combo listed above is correct.
I have fitted the front bar - looks very neat.
Fit is very secure, but won't be the quickest bars to take off when not required.
Unfortunately there was a bolt missing for the other bar so not quite finished yet...!
 
I'm in the same boat as you & looking at different options...

I saw these on eBay.

These would allow me to use my existing roof bars and roof box which I purchased for my previous car...

Or this option.

For this option, I would have to ditch my existing roof bars & put the roof box on these...

I'd rather go for the first option, but I don't know what the fit is like - Does anyone have the eBay roof bars that can comment on them?

I have the second option the Fiat branded roof bars. There are three of them on the roof and they look great on, but they're starting to corrode on the section that bolts to the roof. Its round the back so you can't see it so its not an issue now. I have never taken them off in the two years I've had the car so maybe that normal wear?
 
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