Roof Cross Bar recommendation

[Dannyb6467]

Evening all,
I have oem roof rails on my SWB Kombi and want cross bars for it.
Does anyone have any part numbers for Thule or similar please?
Any photos would be appreciated too, I’ve seen on some vans in passing what looks to be like aero style, some are straight and flat, others look like they are curved and others square tube.
Cheers.
Dan.

 

[richi]

I wanted aero bars for mine because I didn't like the look of the Thule wing bars

Thule have stopped making 1500mm Aero Bars but I found the exact same thing on eBay called Menabo Aero Bars

Really happy with them and they are happy with 2 kayaks on them

 

[Dannyb6467]

View attachment 20466 View attachment 20465 I wanted aero bars for mine because I didn't like the look of the Thule wing bars

Thule have stopped making 1500mm Aero Bars but I found the exact same thing on eBay called Menabo Aero Bars

Really happy with them and they are happy with 2 kayaks on them

Evening Richard,
I have looked at the Menabo bars online but cant see any that they say will fit the van...im sure they are not specifically for the Transporter but can you remember what you purchased??

Cheers.

Dan.

 

[richi]

Evening Richard,
I have looked at the Menabo bars online but cant see any that they say will fit the van...im sure they are not specifically for the Transporter but can you remember what you purchased??

Cheers.

Dan.

Mine are the Dozer xxl 150cm X 5cm

they are on the page below

Shopthewall | MENABO DOZER XXL 150cm x 5cm roof bars for vehicles with open intergrated

 

[Dannyb6467]

Cheers for that. Ordered!

 

[richi]

Cheers for that. Ordered!

I have had so much help on here it is a pleasure to be able to help anyone

 

[Undertoker]

Hi guys
i have just purchased my first transporter and I want to buy some official version roof bars, but I am unsure what ones to buy and want some advice please
the vehicle I have is a 2019 petrol engined automatic gearbox Highline Kombi
it is a long wheelbase
can anyone please point me int he right direction to buy some black roof bars please
thanks
John

 

[DaveD]

Hi guys
i have just purchased my first transporter and I want to buy some official version roof bars, but I am unsure what ones to buy and want some advice please
the vehicle I have is a 2019 petrol engined automatic gearbox Highline Kombi
it is a long wheelbase
can anyone please point me int he right direction to buy some black roof bars please
thanks
John

Bloody hell, when an undertaker needs roof bars you know the situation is bad!

 

[Undertoker]

The deck in the back slides out so I can use it for when I go camping as well and I have a roof box we always seem to need
You won’t be seeing any coffins on the roof yet

 

[Pete C]

I seem to recall that the price from a VW dealer isn’t too bad.
Plenty of info on here too about fitting them properly so they don’t leak.

Pete

 

[david173]

I got black ones from Vandemon

VW Transporter T6 (2015- ) ROOF BARS BLACK T6 SWB

VW Transporter T6 (2015- ) ROOF BARS BLACK T6 SWB

www.vandemon.co.uk

They are OMTEC brand which i believe is who make them for VW. would recommend fitting them as per this thread:

Roof Rail Leak Free Fixing.

Got some ebay roof rails and did not want to gorm silicone into and around the fixing holes. Instead I got some M6 threaded bar cut a little longer than the bolts supplied with the rails. I then used the rubber washers that came off the blanking bolts together with a washer and M6 nyloc nut...

www.t6forum.com

Good luck!

 

[david173]

I also picked them as they state the capacity is 75kg, some only have 30kg as they are more of a styling product, one to watch

 

[T5-heath]

I’m also looking for roof bars so following up the advice here, for a T5 though, unfortunately Vandemon are out of stock right now.
Anyone have any experience of these?

ROOF RACK RAILS & CROSS BARS BLACK VW TRANSPORTER T5 SWB 03-15 full set | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for ROOF RACK RAILS & CROSS BARS BLACK VW TRANSPORTER T5 SWB 03-15 full set at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Undertoker]

Well I ended up finding these and went with them, will update on how I get on.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[T5-heath]

Thats great, thank you, they seemed the only ones I could find that mentioned 75kg, which is what I was after.

 

[david173]

Vanstyle to the OEMTEC ones too i think, you could call them and ask

 

[T5-heath]

I think the ones listed on the vanstyle site are 40kg and also out of stock when I looked, as you say be worth a phone around.