KAMEI Grizzly XL roof box, metallic silver,...

The Grizzly XL combines the optimum dimensions, good looks, huge load capacity and symmetry of the KAMEI 450 with the "Just pull shut to lock" central locking system that's used in the Corvara series. This makes it a "Winner" in our eyes, especially as we persuaded KAMEI to make some boxes for us in a really smart metallic silver.

KAMEI makes the best quality boxes on the market. Don't just take our word for it! They're a specialist box manufacturer, Quality Assured to ISO 9001, represented in over 40 countries, with numerous Best Buy awards over the years, including the last five Auto Express "Best Buy" awards. 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. And KAMEI boxes have the longest guarantee of any manufacturer in the car rack systems sector - 6 years!

This box is entirely symmetrical so you can fit it to open either on the left or on the right. It also seems bigger than its stated 430 litres of capacity, thanks to its low profile reinforcing ribs and fittings, and a lid that's an optimum shape for load carrying. Certainly it's amazing how much you can stuff into it! You'll also notice that, as with the Delphin series and KAMEI 450, it has only been tested to 50kg, not to 75kg. Does this matter? We think "Not at all" because (1) we know that these boxes are stronger and tougher than many which have been recently tested to 75kg and (2) because until recently the thinking was that our customers must not be encouraged to overload their vehicles. With a typical roof loading limit of 75kg, and the box and bars together usually weighing 25kg approximately, the prudent load weight is 50kg.

• Made from top quality 'DUROKAM', an ABS plastic developed by KAMEI to optimise weight, stability and impact resistance.
• It uses KAMEI's patented 'Just pull shut to lock' triple locking central locking system - the box is unlocked with a quarter key turn, but locked again just by pulling the box shut; the key can't be removed if the box is not properly locked.
• Stabilus gas struts for wide and easy opening and closing.
• 'Sliding Comfort Fitting' low profile box to bar fittings.
• This box comes with fittings to accommodate roof bars up to 44mm wide by 32mm deep. If you'll be using aluminium aerobars, or your roof bars are wider than 44mm, then we recommend the use of 'T track' adapters (listed below) which give a neater fit than the U bolts.
• Weight 19kg
• 6 year guarantee

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, a set of 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.

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".

Technical Specifications at a glance:

External dimensions: 220 (l) x 80 (w) x 36 (h) cm

Internal dimensions: 208 (l) x 70 (w) 32 (h) cm

Volume: 430 litres

Weight: 19kg

Max load capacity: 50kg

Max number of skis: 7

Opens from: either side - symmetrical so you can choose

Type of struts: hydraulic gas struts

Opens how wide: 32cm

Fits bars up to: 44(w) x 32(d) mm, aerobar and wide bar adapters available (see below)

Distance between roof bar fittings: 62 – 87cm

Guarantee: 6 years

Colour: metallic silver lid on a black base

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.