Car Roof Rail Types

The roof racks you can use will depend on the type of roof your vehicle has.

Car roof rail 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. Most cars have roof rack options that are temporary can be removed and permanent can t be removed after installation. Roof rails are usually one of two types.

Because cars come in all shapes and sizes roof bars are sold in three separate parts. 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. Again most commonly found on estate cars the solid roof rail pictured below is a more modern version of the raised roof rail. Most cars have roof rack options that are temporary can be removed and permanent can t be removed after installation.

A wide range of. 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. Raised side rails are elevated off the roof such that a tower can be fitted all the way around it. The main roof types are.

Factory tracks fixed mounting points. The bars themselves foot packs to attach to the bars and fitting kits which connect the feet to the roof. Of the two types of factory mounting points raised rails are the easiest. 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.

Naked bare roofs. They roof racks you can use will depend on the type of roof your vehicle has. If this is the case for you you can use a thule or yakima mount to connect directly to these.