Car Roof Rail Types

The main roof types are.

Car roof rail types.

They tend to be found on cars from roughly 2006 onwards and are flush with the car roof ie there s no gap between the roof and rail. This type of roof rail typically has several inches between the roof of the vehicle and the rail. The roof racks you can use will depend on the type of roof your vehicle has. Roof rails are usually one of two types.

The first type resembles a long inverted c in this type of roof rail the feet of the roof rail are attached to the roof of the vehicle and the rail itself forms an arc. Roof bars for cars with solid roof rails. Naked bare roofs. The bars themselves foot packs to attach to the bars and fitting kits which connect the feet to the roof.

If your car has open rails factory fitted roof rails which come out of the roof you may only need bars and a foot pack. The main roof types are. A wide range of. Even if they don t have cross bars some cars come from the factory with tracks or raised rails running front to back on the roof of your car.

Of the two types of factory mounting points raised rails are the easiest. Raised side rails are elevated off the roof such that a tower can be fitted all the way around it. They roof racks you can use will depend on the type of roof your vehicle has. Factory siderails flush raised.

If this is the case for you you can use a thule or yakima mount to connect directly to these. Factory tracks fixed mounting points. Again most commonly found on estate cars the solid roof rail pictured below is a more modern version of the raised roof rail.