Roof bars an feet, reviews an opinions..
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Alright guys, I'm in the market for a set of good roof bars an feet.

I've had a look around an spoke to a few people who really recommend Thule. I already had a preety good idea Thule where the daddys but its always good to ask around first.

Popped into halfords today to have a gander at some, seen a set of halfords own, all in £85 setup, was shocked when I picked up a set of Thule bars alone that weighed more then the halfords bars an feet!

I'm swaying towards a set of aero bars, seem to get better reviews when it comes to wind noise an affecting mpg, plus they look a shit load better then just black bars.

So yeah, Thule 861 bars an 757 feet, does anybody use these or have any experience with them? Or just any reviews on what you use personally would be good. What's drawing me to Thule other then reviews is the fact spares are available if anything gets damaged.

There to fit to my passat with roof rails, an must be able to carry bikes/2 kayaks, an lock.

Cheers chaps

i have thule 861 aero bars and 757 feet on my a4 and they do the job nicely, i bought a cheaper aero bar and feet set that was half the price of the thule set for the volvo and they have been faultless as well

thule aeros on my s4 and no complaints, yes you'd notice there on at speed but I've got a noisy exhaust now so....

Here for the craic..

Supercharged Arden powered

I've got the Thule brackets with the standard bars. They are noisy but I only fit them when I've got the ladders on which make even more noise.

Business partner has the halfords kit on his car and it has also performed well carrying ladders at least.

If its a fairly new car, you can't beat the OEM bars. Other than those, Thule get my vote every time.

Cheers lads.

Went for 961 bars, 757 feet and a 591 carrier in the end, really chuffed with the setup. Took a while tinkering but its fantastic. Easy to use an solid as hell, barely any damage to the mpg either or wind noise, chuffed to bits.

Car sits nice on those wheels

Cheers, the 110mm drop helps too, lol.