Roof box without drilling?

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by lapsio

Tbh I also considered just getting biggest box I can find that's why I'm a bit concerned about roof rigidity I'll be looking for tallest box in case I'd like to put there something round so I'll be looking for probably 45+ cm high but most of those are unfortunately like 450L xl boxes xD (couldn't find many high and short boxes) So I think it's gonna require some extra precautions.

For now I'm considering Thule XT XXL

I do not have first hand experience yet but this is based on talking with a friend who used a roof rack on his BRZ.

A box will be more sketchy on the highway (not sure what the normal speed limit is where you are traveling but anything over 60mph/95kph). He switched from a box to an open basket and it felt more stable at high speeds.

[lapsio]

Originally Posted by finch1750

I do not have first hand experience yet but this is based on talking with a friend who used a roof rack on his BRZ.

A box will be more sketchy on the highway (not sure what the normal speed limit is where you are traveling but anything over 60mph/95kph). He switched from a box to an open basket and it felt more stable at high speeds.

So I actually followed this advice and got myself Thule Canyon XT. It's quite small and I think it fits BRZ really well. I really like how it looks, imho even adds a bit of unique character to the car. Aero seems fine. Few times on highway I forgot about this rack (I have really loud tires so I didn't recognize air turbulence noise) and ended up speeding like 150kph with it. Still it took that beating like a champ.






Sorry for filthy car but like... it's winter here. And i didn't have time to take it to hand wash.

[Ultramaroon]

Elegant solution. Thanks for sharing.