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adzyp

Tue May 24 2016, 05:30pm

Member No: #40167

Joined: Apr 17 2015
Location: stoke

Hi, im looking to fit some roof bars onto my 2011 DS4 and struggling to see how they fit. They will only be used a couple of times a year so just looking for a cheap aftermarket pair but not sure which ones will fit.

Ive looked at the C4 fitting guide but it suggests there are 4 fitting points on the roof but they dont appear to be there on my DS4?

FrankBullitt United Kingdom

Wed May 25 2016, 02:49am

Member No: #19238

Joined: Apr 12 2011
Location: Cambridgeshire

Which bars do you have?

We have a set of Thule bars with the feet and conversion pack from Thule. They will work the same way as all other fittings in how the connect to the car though - you will notice each 'foot' has a pin that sticks out at about 45 degrees, these fit in to a hole in the car that is in the recess the door closes in to - if you open the doors, crouch a little and look up you will see a black plug - remove this with a small Allen key and then locate the 'pins' on the foot into this, tighten the whole ensemble and it is job jobbed.

Let me know if that still doesn't help

adzyp

Wed May 25 2016, 03:42am

Member No: #40167

Joined: Apr 17 2015
Location: stoke

Apologies, just realised I wasn't very clear. I don't actually have any bars yet, im looking to find some and seem difficult to come by.

To be honest, im not looking to spend a lot of money on some, was hoping to get some aftermarket ones for about £50 or something, just aren't sure if all will fit? (i know all bars dont fit all cars) Just dont know if these fitments that I need come with most sets or can be purchased separately to allow me to get any bars?

FrankBullitt wrote ...

Which bars do you have?

We have a set of Thule bars with the feet and conversion pack from Thule. They will work the same way as all other fittings in how the connect to the car though - you will notice each 'foot' has a pin that sticks out at about 45 degrees, these fit in to a hole in the car that is in the recess the door closes in to - if you open the doors, crouch a little and look up you will see a black plug - remove this with a small Allen key and then locate the 'pins' on the foot into this, tighten the whole ensemble and it is job jobbed.

Let me know if that still doesn't help

FrankBullitt United Kingdom

Wed May 25 2016, 06:30am

Member No: #19238

Joined: Apr 12 2011
Location: Cambridgeshire

Ah, I see.

No, you need to buy bars that are specifically for the DS4 - only cars with roof rails such as estates or MPV's can tend to get away with universal bars.

The location of the foot in the rear door has quite a large space to bridge (the door drops away from the roofline quite heavily) and for the rear alone I can see wy you end up with specific feet. Our Thule ones cost £220 (although we bought them with a roof box which have an overall saving of £60) and whilst I appreciate you want to spend much less I would say that the Thule ones come as a foot pack, conversion pack and the bars - only the foot pack is car specific shchi means you can reuse the bars and conversion pack on every car you have in the future so whilst it is a big investment they will last for years!


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