KAMEI Husky XXL roof box black RIGHT side opening...

A new box from KAMEI available in black. The Husky XXL has a rated capacity of 510 litres but thanks to its low profile reinforcing ribs and fittings, and a lid that's an optimum shape for load carrying, we reckon it loads like a 600 litre box.

It includes KAMEI's ingenious central locking system - all the benefits of central locking without the potential drawbacks:

The box is unlocked with a quarter key turn, but locked again just by pulling the box shut. Big deal? Actually, yes. All other central locking systems have a big drawback when it comes to closing the box, because you need to turn the key in the lock at the same time as holding down both the front and the rear of the box – which is a three handed operation if the lid is being held up by bulky gear, or if the base is sagging due to incorrect loading or weakness.

The KAMEI system has three catches and three hinges, for extra security. And you can’t take the key out of the lock until the box is properly shut. It's a really neat system.

Other specifications:

• The plastic is 'DUROKAM', a top quality ABS plastic developed by KAMEI to optimise weight, stability and impact resistance.
• The box meets the strict requirements of the DIN 75302 / ISO 11154 programmes, with crash and vibration testing carried out at the TÜV as well as the German Centre for Aerospace.
• All KAMEI boxes are refined after wind tunnel testing.
• The special spring struts provide wide and easy opening and closing.
• There are sliding low profile box to bar fittings at all four fixing points, so there’s never a need to drill new holes if the distance between your roof bars is non standard.
• This box comes with fittings to accommodate roof bars up to 82mm wide x 32mm deep and fits bars positioned between 62cm - 87cm apart on the roof.
• 6 year guarantee!
• Weight 18kg empty, maximum load 75kg, gross loading limit 93kg.
• If you will be using aluminium aerobars 'T track' adapters are also available (listed below), these give a neater fit than the standard U bolts provided with the roof box.
• This is a right hand opening box; it opens on the drivers side of a normal UK right hand drive car. The Husky XXL black is also available in left hand opening format.

Who are KAMEI? They're a German company, based in Wolfsburg near the VW factory, who make the best quality boxes on the market. Don't just take our word for it! They're Quality Assured to ISO 9001, represented in over 40 countries, and have won numerous Best Buy awards over the years, including the UK's Auto Express 2008 and 2009 "Best Buy" awards for the Corvara DuoLift 390, with the 2007 Auto Express Best Buy award given to a KAMEI Delphin box. And of course the Auto Express 2010 and 2012 "Best Buy" awards were given to this box. (There wasn't a test in 2011.) With their innovative and intelligent designs, top quality materials and engineering, and outstanding build quality, it's no surprise that they are Original Equipment box suppliers to several major manufacturers, including Audi, Mercedes-Benz and VW.

Do you need roof bars as well? If so, check out our amazing box and bars package deal which provides everything you need, including this box, locking roof bars, and a roof box storage device, all for a fixed price! Click here for more details.

This season we are offering a free roof box hoist to give you a superb deal. Boxes are bulky items so the ideal place to store them is above your car in the garage, or perhaps in a shed. Many people will leave the box attached to the bars, and also use the box for storage.

If you don't need a box hoist, our alternative gift is a set of 3 Fasty straps - 0.5m, 1.5m and 3.0m. Although of much less financial value they will be useful for 1,001 things, time and again. To order the 3 straps, tick the Alternative free gift box below. Please note that only one box hoist or one set of straps will be included per roof box ordered.

Technical specifications at a glance:

External dimensions: 200 (l) x 90 (w) x 44 (h) cm

Internal dimensions: 188 (l) x 80 (w) 39 (h) cm

Volume: 510 litres

Weight: 18kg

Max load capacity: 75kg

Max number of skis: TBC

Opens from: right hand side (left hand side opening version available)

Type of struts: hydraulic gas struts

Opens how wide: 35cm

Fits bars up to: 82 (w) x 32 (d) mm, aerobar adapters available (see below)

Distance between roof bar fittings: 62 – 87cm

Space required on roof bars for mountings: 72cm

Guarantee: 6 years

Colour: black (silver grey version available)

Very few customers know much about the roof box market before they visit our site. We have a lot of information about the things to think about before buying, and the “real world usefulness" of various roof box features, but you’ll be buying sight unseen, and you probably won’t have used a roof box before, so there is inevitably some luck in getting a box that you’ll be happy with.

We want to remove the risks of buying these large and often expensive items, perhaps from brands which almost every other roof box retailer doesn’t stock, and so we have a unique “90 day Exchange Scheme” for roof boxes.

This allows you to use a roof box and, with the benefit of experience, to exchange it for a new one within 90 days of invoice date. Most exchanges are from a shorter box to a longer one, or from a wider box to a narrower one.

These are the rules of the Exchange Scheme:

• You are allowed one exchange only.
• The original box must be in "as new" condition, subject only to fair wear and tear.
• The replacement box must be a different model.
• The replacement box must not be part of a package deal or be from our Bargains section.
• Roof bars are never part of the Exchange Scheme.

This is how the exchange scheme works:

• We charge in full for the replacement box, including the appropriate carriage charge and a charge for any packaging needed for the return of the original.
• We arrange the collection and pay the return carriage costs.
• When the original box arrives back here we refund you for the invoice value of the original box, but you won't get back more than the invoice value of the replacement box. In other words, if the replacement is cheaper than the original we won't be giving you "extra cash back".

Delivery charges and arrangements:

We charge a contribution towards delivery costs, depending on what you order, where you live, and how quickly you want the goods.

For most UK addresses, the charge for our two to three day service is £5.50 (£9.50 for orders including a roof box) and our charge for Next Working Day deliveries is £8.50 (£12.50 for orders involving a roof box). AutoSock, and small spare parts, are charged £3.95 (1st Class post) or £5.50 (express courier, usually Next Working Day).

There are different charges for any delivery including a sea crossing, and deliveries to Skye - we will contact you with a quote on receipt of order.

Orders for Next Working Day delivery need to be received by 4.00pm.

There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays. Next Working Day orders placed on a Friday will be delivered on the Monday, Next Working Day orders placed on a Saturday will be delivered on the Tuesday.

We are very flexible with our deliveries and will aim to deliver on a day and at an address which suits you. Goods can usually be left without signature - we prefer this with roof boxes. There's a "Special Delivery Instructions" box in the checkout area where we'll ask you to choose a typical instruction and then amend it to suit your particular requirements.

No retailer or courier company can ever "guarantee" a Next Working Day delivery. All courier companies occasionally have the same transport problems as can happen to everyone else, including snow blocked roads, closed roads, traffic jams, mechanical breakdown, an inability to find the delivery address, or to gain access to it if, for example, it's in a block of flats. We work with some of the best couriers in the business, and overall they provide an outstanding service.