Genuine Thule Square Roof Bars Honda Crv 5 Door Suv 2002 - 2006
26 Apr, 2017
Good quality, but VERY fiddly
My old Honda CRV had factory-fitted roof rails so I was able to buy roof bars and top-box that very quickly clamped onto those, and I coild do the job myself.
When I replaced the car with a later-model CRV, I was disappointed that it only had screw-in fixings for roof-bars. That in itself is not Thule's fault, but I found the kit designed by Thule to fit their bars left a lot to be desired.
It basically consists of some short lengths of studding, some metal sleeves and some nuts and washers (along with a cheap allen wrench and spanner) to fix the bar-ends to the car. This takes a LOT of fiddly work up a step-ladder and all of the parts are loose, so very easy to drop down a drain, or to lose before they are needed next time. Fitting the bars on the mounting studs then takes two people to achieve.
I really miss the simplicity of my old clamp-on system. I realise that Thule have to design something to use the mounts provided by the car manufacturer, but I'm sure they could have come up with something a bit cleverer than this.
Dewalt 18v Cordless Impact Driver Magnetic Bit Holder & Screw DCF825 DCF885
13 Nov, 2019
Useful addition to the existing one.
Very useful to replace the belt holder if you don't need that. Gives a second store for screwdriver bits (and any magnetic crap that comes along!)
AUTOLEADS BSF15 AMP STANDARD SPUR BLADE FUSE LEAD CABLE BUS FOR CAR VAN VEHICLE
30 May, 2018
Useful little gadget
I used this(in conjunction with a "piggy-back" fuse holder) to convert a VW Polo's cigarette lighter socket to only come on with the ignition.
For that job, I actually needed this to be a 'blown' fuse, so I had to deliberately overload it, to make it open circuit. For that reason (and guessing I, m not the only one to use it this way), I think it would be useful to be able to buy a version with no actual fuse link, just the wire tap to one side (or even both sides?) .
Also, maybe the wire is a little thin if you really were pulling 15Amp. The piggy-back fuse holder came with a much heavier guage cable attached.
Other than those suggestions, this is perfect for the job.