[The Great Soprendo]

Originally Posted by jayt43

Great Soprendo,

I originally fitted my Thule roofbox to a Fiat Bravo. Then, when I changed my car to a Jazz, all I had to change was the Rapid Fitting Kit (£25) as the 120cm bars (going across the roof) were already the right size.

However, Thule specify that you need 127cm (part 759) bars for the Civic. So, if you already have the gutterless foot pack, but not the part 759 roof bars, you'll need them + Rapid Fitting Kit 1416.

Over and above that, there's nothing else you'll need to fit for a Thule installation.

Thanks. What you say is exactly what I thought (my Thule kit for the Alfa 156 likewise means I need new bars and the rapid fitting kit), but I wasn't aware I would have to modify the gutters to make it work like TomThumb is suggesting. This is not a good thing in my opinion - extra money, plus doesn't look fantastic to have protruding covers spoiling the lines of the car for when the roof bars are not being used.