What roof box you prefer on E61?
01-08-2008 | 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by phelix' post='514796' date='Jan 7 2008, 08:50 PM
Is that you daughter having just emerged from the roofbox saying how great it is to be back on terra firma?! 
01-08-2008 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Tommi' post='514791' date='Jan 7 2008, 11:40 PM
Thanks for your comments.
I have looked all of those you guys mentioned, and I guess I have to pick one of those. Thule has good looking boxes like Spirit, which I think suits best for E61, because of nice and sporty look. But as I really need it for cargo (bags and toys etc) Thules Atlantis 900 might be good choice (r.a.i.
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I have looked all of those you guys mentioned, and I guess I have to pick one of those. Thule has good looking boxes like Spirit, which I think suits best for E61, because of nice and sporty look. But as I really need it for cargo (bags and toys etc) Thules Atlantis 900 might be good choice (r.a.i.
)maximum cargo and with Atlantis 900 you get a lot of it. And it is decent looking also...
When I was buying the box last summer (from Finland) thule was the only one I found...
Congratulations for a new car, use it well!!!
01-08-2008 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommi' post='514791' date='Jan 7 2008, 10:40 PM
Stay tuned! Tomorrow I will be back with photos of my new touring!! 
Photos will follow ... later
What an anti-climax... 
02-04-2008 | 01:39 PM
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Hi again.
I chose Thule. Today I went to a Thule dealer and after a short bargain we got a deal of Atlantis 900 and Thule Rapid rack system. Total 600eur, and the guys helped me to install the whole system. The box is huge, like a sleeping-car. It seems to be extremely easy and simple to use, except if you need to take it off frequently. Only color available was silver/black - looks ok though with my Alpine White.
Only thing bothers me is it has to be installed quite front to avoid crash/contact with boot lid. It looks a bit front weighted.
r.a.i. - have you had any worries with your boot lid or placing your Atlantis 900?
I chose Thule. Today I went to a Thule dealer and after a short bargain we got a deal of Atlantis 900 and Thule Rapid rack system. Total 600eur, and the guys helped me to install the whole system. The box is huge, like a sleeping-car. It seems to be extremely easy and simple to use, except if you need to take it off frequently. Only color available was silver/black - looks ok though with my Alpine White.
Only thing bothers me is it has to be installed quite front to avoid crash/contact with boot lid. It looks a bit front weighted.
r.a.i. - have you had any worries with your boot lid or placing your Atlantis 900?
02-04-2008 | 01:53 PM
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Do you have pictures of your new roof box on the car, Tommi?
I think i need a new one for mine, i hate the box i have now (Carbon look)..
I think i need a new one for mine, i hate the box i have now (Carbon look)..
02-06-2008 | 12:30 PM
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02-06-2008 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BMW-ALPINA' post='527218' date='Feb 4 2008, 11:53 PM
Do you have pictures of your new roof box on the car, Tommi?
I think i need a new one for mine, i hate the box i have now (Carbon look)..
I think i need a new one for mine, i hate the box i have now (Carbon look)..
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02-08-2008 | 04:16 PM
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Hello,
I'm looking too for a roof box. My preferences went to Thule but, after I red a crash test made by the Touring Club of Switzerland, I started to have doubts. Thule Atlantis flew since the roof to the frontal crash test (30 Km/h)!!! That appears incredible but Touring Club of Switzerland is very serious with its test. There is the test report but only in french and german:
French: http://www.tcs.ch/etc/medialib/main/rubrik.../3801_01_fr.pdf
German: http://www.tcs.ch/etc/medialib/main/rubrik.../3801_01_de.pdf
What do you think ?
I'm looking too for a roof box. My preferences went to Thule but, after I red a crash test made by the Touring Club of Switzerland, I started to have doubts. Thule Atlantis flew since the roof to the frontal crash test (30 Km/h)!!! That appears incredible but Touring Club of Switzerland is very serious with its test. There is the test report but only in french and german:
French: http://www.tcs.ch/etc/medialib/main/rubrik.../3801_01_fr.pdf
German: http://www.tcs.ch/etc/medialib/main/rubrik.../3801_01_de.pdf
What do you think ?
02-17-2008 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Tommi' post='527211' date='Feb 4 2008, 11:39 PM
Hi again.
r.a.i. - have you had any worries with your boot lid or placing your Atlantis 900?
r.a.i. - have you had any worries with your boot lid or placing your Atlantis 900?
Actually I have had same problems with both boxes I have.
I think that the design of boot lid - I mean the opening is quite big and opens very high, causes the contact with the box. I don?t worry about
that too much...I think that the problem is the same with every big box out there..
I have also installed the box same way as you, propably the only way - and it seems to come little bit over the windshield.
But there is no problems with loading it. Just remember to put larger weight in the middle. My last trip I drove 4500km with the box fully loaded with no problems.
I have the same and only colour. Black looks better, but it heats up quite a lot at the sun..
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