Anyone come up with a non roof rail solution yet? I really need roof bars but begrudge paying around £500 to get a set on!

Anyone seen these and know whether they will fit the L494 (it says they do!)

https://www.driveden.com/exterior-accessor...ars-p96543 Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
Range Rover sport HSE Dynamic P400e Silver
Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic 2016 MY
Range Rover sport 3.6tdv8HSE 2007 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2005 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2007 honey
Range rover Vogue 2005 4.4 - GONE and missed
BMW 535d M sport 2006 - GONE not as missed
BMW X5 4.4 2004 sport - GONE

Are you sure that those bars don’t need the roofrails because the end fittings look exactly the same as my Evoque crossbars that also needed rails and similar to the bar end fitting on my Countryman that also needs rails to mount the bars on? The Evoque and Countryman systems like the RRS are rebranded Thule kit. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

This questions coming up every 3rd month, I posted already solutions for the L494, 2 Years ago.
Please search online you will find it anyway.

Here:
http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/43-range-...rails.html

Here another very good option:
http://www.whispbar.eu/en_eu/product-categ...ixed-point

I am a freak, hating roof rails on my range (stylewise and because useless for roof rack) have both, and both are great.
Whispbar is better for longer use, and rhino is better for short term use.

Best
René 2012 RRS HSE SDV6, BOURNVILLE 12/12-10/14
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They look right! How do they fix to the roof (it says fix points, which I don’t think I have?)

More importantly, anyone sell them in the UK? Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
Range Rover sport HSE Dynamic P400e Silver
Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic 2016 MY
Range Rover sport 3.6tdv8HSE 2007 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2005 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2007 honey
Range rover Vogue 2005 4.4 - GONE and missed
BMW 535d M sport 2006 - GONE not as missed
BMW X5 4.4 2004 sport - GONE

when you remove the finishers (covers) you will see holes like these (sorry, slightly blurry photo):

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I’ve ordered a set from the link. Will update how they are but it seems the clamp to the roof, rather than using fix points  Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
Range Rover sport HSE Dynamic P400e Silver
Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic 2016 MY
Range Rover sport 3.6tdv8HSE 2007 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2005 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2007 honey
Range rover Vogue 2005 4.4 - GONE and missed
BMW 535d M sport 2006 - GONE not as missed
BMW X5 4.4 2004 sport - GONE

These are the bars fitted. They seem to go on ok and the bars look good quality. The feet are a bit cheap and lack some backing or rubber padding to protect the roof edge. That said I reckon they’ll do me for a couple of Thule bike racks. I’ll just have to cobble together some rubber/ protection strip for the edge. £139 from eBay was pretty reasonable though and I can’t understand why a premium manufacturer like Thule can’t make some for this car

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There is probably some restriction put on Thule by LR so that Thule cannot under cut LR prices........... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I’m sure you’re right. I’ll grass them up to the monopolies commission!

I bet you could male a Thule kit fit? You’d only need feet that are for a similar shaped roof for it to work?

Any suggestions from anyone- which cars may have a similar roof edge? Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
Range Rover sport HSE Dynamic P400e Silver
Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic 2016 MY
Range Rover sport 3.6tdv8HSE 2007 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2005 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2007 honey
Range rover Vogue 2005 4.4 - GONE and missed
BMW 535d M sport 2006 - GONE not as missed
BMW X5 4.4 2004 sport - GONE

I still have roof cross bars that I used on my 2 Evoques and the accessories expert at the BMW dealer told me that the roofbox fittings for the Evoque are different, the Land Rover roof box clamps onto the cross bars, the BMW one bolts on with a T shaped bolt that sits in the track under the flusher on the LR bars........ so I bought some BMW rebranded Thule crossbars........ when I got home I compared the two sets......... the only difference was the Evoque bars were a couple of inches longer, but as they have removable end caps I could have done the cutting to size with a hack saw ..... and saved the £185 i paid for the same bars From BMW. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Someone posted this a few weeks ago but nobody seemed to know which fitting kit it was?



The feet are 754 I’m sure but the clamps and rubbers look bang on. Anyone speak Spanish  Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
Range Rover sport HSE Dynamic P400e Silver
Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic 2016 MY
Range Rover sport 3.6tdv8HSE 2007 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2005 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2007 honey
Range rover Vogue 2005 4.4 - GONE and missed
BMW 535d M sport 2006 - GONE not as missed
BMW X5 4.4 2004 sport - GONE

Has anyone actually tried to use evoque feet, or even the pre 2013 models feet?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=ht...2357272390 Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
Range Rover sport HSE Dynamic P400e Silver
Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic 2016 MY
Range Rover sport 3.6tdv8HSE 2007 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2005 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2007 honey
Range rover Vogue 2005 4.4 - GONE and missed
BMW 535d M sport 2006 - GONE not as missed
BMW X5 4.4 2004 sport - GONE

I have a MY18 no roof rails and a set of Thule wingbars with feet that I bought for s previous Evoque. Since I am not paying for rails or a new set of bats I will try to fit and post the results here before the end of the week. On first pass looks like they should fit though!

That would be awesome. I reckon your right, I looked at the fitting kit for the Evoque and thought it looked like a similar roof shape.

It would be good to know what the kit in the video is, does that look like your evoque fitting kit?

You may need longer bars though, I bet it needs 135cm long. Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
Range Rover sport HSE Dynamic P400e Silver
Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE Dynamic 2016 MY
Range Rover sport 3.6tdv8HSE 2007 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2005 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2007 honey
Range rover Vogue 2005 4.4 - GONE and missed
BMW 535d M sport 2006 - GONE not as missed
BMW X5 4.4 2004 sport - GONE

Renaco wrote:

Here another very good option:
http://www.whispbar.eu/en_eu/product-categ...ixed-point

I am a freak, hating roof rails on my range (stylewise and because useless for roof rack) have both, and both are great.
Whispbar is better for longer use, and rhino is better for short term use.

Best
René