Tango Dioblo said:

These are on eBay now for £75+£15p&p which is great value... I think.
Item number: 220139355604

I have asked about all black versions to suit a standard 'non-bling' Doblo and he's hopeful they would be out in September. If there were a waiting list I'd ask to be on it

Rob

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Ozzie1989 said:

or would it make it over the top?

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I thought roof rails were designed to go 'over the top'?

sludgeguts said:

I thought roof rails were designed to go 'over the top'?

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sludgeguts said:

I thought roof rails were designed to go 'over the top'?

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Well, they've just arrived.
Takes but a few minutes to fit them.
The ends come off which allows for a little adjustment, I was surprised that the middle support isn't bolted to the roof but aside from that everything was straightforward.

Any pictures, would be quite interested to see!

Their e-bay listing is quite conflicting as it shows some square shaped bars and some round-ish bars... which ones do you actually get?

Mine are a quadrant-shaped cross-section.
Because the mid support is offset from the middle, there is only one way the bars will fit BUT, because the ends come off (they fell off as I removed them from the wrapping) these look to fit any end.
Looking at the view from my bedroom window, the rear brackets seem to have dimpled the roof slightly. The feet of the supports aren't the right fit for the recesses built into the roof. When I removed the plastic screws I discovered a thin washer under each so I took this off and used it when I mounted the rails - hoping that this would help keep water out - maybe I'm being a bit paranoid but the rubber bases provided with the rails don't sit tight to the roof in some places.
I also found that the plugs for the bolt holes were a very loose fit so I put a drop of Uhu around them to provide a water seal & hold them in place
Here you can see the dimples...

And the way the feet overlap the recesses...


But the overall effect looks great..

Hmmm, I'm not so keen now. Looks like those bars are made for something else and have been made to fit by altering the length of the tubing.

What a shame, back to the to Fiat Alloy bars I think.

Rob

Tango Dioblo said:

Hmmm, I'm not so keen now. Looks like those bars are made for something else and have been made to fit by altering the length of the tubing.

What a shame, back to the to Fiat Alloy bars I think.

Rob

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Yes, the footprint is definitely larger than the roof recesses - which is a real shame - I also noted that when I attached the rear foot, I had to pull down the front foot a few inches - which explains why the roof has dimpled. (and I tried swapping the feet around but that made no difference)

Aside from that, I bought them specifically for the odd times when I need to carry sheet materials or long lengths of wood & they've already served their purpose.

Tango Dioblo said:

What a shame, back to the to Fiat Alloy bars I think.

Rob

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the bars look good but they should be made to fit alot better.
A set of 3 genuine fiat alloy bars sold on ebay last week for £51. I did list them in 'auction watch'. I should've bid on those. You can get a pair from fiat for about £80.

I specifically wanted the rails rather than the bars - I just prefer the look of them.
I use a 'vacu-rack' device (basically, a set of four dent pullers but specially made to act as a roof rack) which attaches by suction pads to the roof, by placing these alongside the rails & can sit lengths of wood on them & strap to the rails alongside, so keeping the height down.
I also feel that the rails would create less drag than cross bars - even shaped ones.
I agree that the ends could have been better sculpted though.

It is quite a shame about the ends.

Only other question I can think of is do you think they would support the cross bars (the type that clamp onto longitudinal bars you have) and a load?

Halfords do a pair of cross bars for £35 that clamp onto existing rails, or at least we used to

Still they serve their purpose of looking nice

Ozzie1989 said:

Only other question I can think of is do you think they would support the cross bars (the type that clamp onto longitudinal bars you have) and a load?

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I imagine they would support quite a load as they felt quite 'meaty'. Being quadrant section I imagine it won't be easy to find cross bars to fit - others I have seen tend to be round or oval section.
Bolted either end & the central support pressing onto a fixing point, I'm not sure how much weight the combined fixing points can handle but I reckon you'd get plenty on.