Roof bars for the excite

[DaveEV5]

Hi, just wondering if anyone has had any luck getting roof bars for the excite (which doesn’t have the rails)? I called Halfords but they weren’t able to advise and they gave me the Thule number which I haven’t managed to get through to yet!

Any tips/advice would be amazing. Being able to put bikes on the roof is one of the deal breakers for me but the exclusive just pushes me a bit out my budget!

 

[Justin H]

It's not much help I know but I have never seen a roof load rating for the MG5, only a rating for the roof rails. That's why I doubt any of the car model searches would work at either Halfords or Thule web sites. Because of insurance being made void in the event of an accident I would try to stretch to the exclusive model. That's roof rail loadings of 35kg for the standard and 75kg for the long range model.

 

[5teep]

I'm pretty sure you could get universal ones to fit. The kind that clamp above the door.

 

[Justin H]

I'm pretty sure you could get universal ones to fit. The kind that clamp above the door.

That's the type I would recommend too. I honestly don't think that there would be any problem with weight. Every other car I have had has always had a maximum roof load written in the owners handbook and I find it strange that MG haven't put it in theirs, especially for the Excite which doesn't have roof rails.