Hi all ,


'ive Just bought a panda Active, 'As norm no roof rails,
(they look odd withought em,


anyone know where i can buy some,




Thanks inadvance,

Good luck with that! They do come up the odd time here or on ebay.

Thanks.


I will keep a look out on Ebay.


I wonder if The fiat Main dealers sell them, ?


(Megga £££S iguess,but need's must..

Have a look at Partsworld.
http://www.partsworld-uk.com/catego...3_2012_Accessories,i.html?sortBy=FeaturedDesc

Black ones at £400, but they have some Alessi white ones at £99, if you'd be happy with white.

There was a 10% discount, but that is currently in dispute.
https://www.fiatforum.com/member-offers/250393-10-ff-discount-partsworld-uk-3.html?p=4068818

Thanks,




(Black ones at £400)




^ 4 canal fire... not cheap are they... (shock)






Hmmm ...the white ones might actualy look ok,(my panda is black) theyre not a bad price.

I bought some of the White ones for my New Orleans Blue 100HP and they look fine.
Also very handy in a car park cos they stand out.

I've seen a couple of sets come up for sale over the past year or so. They tend to be around the £100 mark.

I'd say you're best option would be in a local/independent scrap yard. You might drop on and get them reasonably cheap too

Wrightyy

The white Alessi ones were around the £50 mark last year on ebay.

I think the full retail for Alessi ones was around the £1000 mark. Silly, as they were standard, and not normally a wearable part. If they get damaged in a collision, unlikely the car would be repaired, so any stock has a limited market. Haggle?

£100 is on a par with aftermarket bars for some vehicles.

Will these alessi bars fit a 59 plate panda? And do i need these bars? Or can you put a thule pack on without the fiat roof rails. Just need something so I can use my roof box.

You need some kind of bars (either crossbars or longitudinal) for the Thule feet to fit to.

The Alessi ones perform the same function as the black ones. They're exactly the same size. They're just a different colour.

Hi oldhammer

I've got an original set from a 54 4x4 you can have for £100. Will be passing Manchesterish some time in June so could maybe deliver too or meet you somewhere. PM me if you're interested.

Brilliant..thanks, iwill pm you shortly.

Well decided to take the plunge on the alessi bars cost £100'but a major advantage for me is there white in colour and my panda is white so no painting required. Just got to wait for them to arrive now.

If I could hijack the thread a bit - could any kind soul tell me the gap between the Thule fittings one they're on the rails ie. What's the actual usable width of roof bar? Reason being I've got hold of a Thule roof rack but don't want to buy the feet and discover it's too wide to fit on. Thanks!

I have a Thule Ranger folding box and Thule feet and crossbars which works fine on the rails. It hasn't had much use though since we got the Honda.

Thanks Wee Smurf. I'll measure the rack and see how it compares to a Ranger

Hi chamonix, I have an 08 jtd and a Thule ranger. Unfortunately mine came without side rails and I purchased the cross rails rather than the side ones. Ironically the ranger sits fine left to right, but the gap is to great front to back with the fixed cross roof rails :0 ! You should be fine with the side rails and adjustable cross rails, fits fine left to right.

Never thought my panda would be to big for a Thule ranger...

Thanks agavins. I used to use a friend's Thule roof box on mine and had the same problem; it went on but only just and with a fair bit of swearing.

Turns out the roof rack I've been given is a monster at 953mm across so it's narrower than the gap between the rails but not by much. At the back there's only about 40mm gap so think I'll have to go have a sneaky measure of someone else's set up before I take the plunge...