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KAMEI Delphin 340K carbon-grey box LEFT opening no. KM349 - return no. 901

£294.95
RRP:
Code: REKM349-901

We've always liked KAMEI's Delphin range – they’re the preferred choice of all our staff here. No frills, but they have the strongest locking system on the market, are very user friendly, seem to last for ever, never go wrong, win product tests, and keep looking good when other more obviously styled boxes look a bit weird even 3 years up the line.

See how this box might look on your car


Condition report: Fitted but not used for real - in excellent condition with a few light scuffs.

A spacious and good looking roof box from KAMEI in a scratch-resistant carbon-grey finish. You should be able to fit 2 bike carriers next to it, no problem if you use aluminium roof bars that are at least 118cm long.

KAMEI makes a virtue of the 'Click' and 'Push button' locking system used in this box: Long boxes with central locking can be awkward to close, especially on taller vehicles, and when stuffed full. You need to hold the box tightly closed at the front, at the middle, and at the rear, and turn the key; this often requires two people. With a KAMEI Delphin box you pull down on one end of the box until it clicks shut, then pull down on the other end, and then push the locks in and cover them with a weatherproof flap.

Specifications

  • This is a left hand opening box; it opens on the passenger side of a normal UK right hand drive car.
  • 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.
  • Stabilus gas struts for 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 T-track adapters which slide into the slots in the top of aluminium roof bars (including all the aluminium bars we sell), and also with U-bolts (M8 thread) which fit around bars up to 83mm wide x 32mm deep. It always makes sense to use T-track adapters with aluminium roof bars, because these allow you to position the box anywhere on the full length of the bars, they produce a much smarter look (no bits of metal visible below the roof bar) and it's a more aerodynamic fitting system. T-track adapters also allow you to push the box further back or forward than is possible with U-bolts - which can be important if there's a potential clash with a fully opened tailgate. And T-track adapters also provide more flexibility in roof box positioning than claw style fittings (this is the type which grabs around the roof bars and is tightened with a turning wheel inside the box) - this is because claw fittings should not be used in the area of the roof bar feet (these fittings will touch the feet before they are tight enough on the bars) so you may not be able to position the box just where you want it. Claw fittings also limit front to back positioning. So now you know why KAMEI includes standard T-track adapters (which are an extra cost for all other brands of roof box) and does not use claw style fittings.
  • If you have BMW roof bars, note that these have unusually wide T-track slots, and will require additional adapters - see part KM52004 in the list below.
  • Holds up to 6 sets of carving skis.
  • Weight 16kg empty, maximum load 75kg, gross loading limit 91kg.
  • 6 year guarantee!

About KAMEI

There's a general consensus that KAMEI, based in Wolfsburg in Germany, 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 6 consecutive 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 KAMEI are Original Equipment box suppliers to several major manufacturers, including Audi, Mercedes-Benz and VW. And their boxes have the longest guarantee of any manufacturer in the car rack systems sector - 6 years!

Technical specifications at a glance:

External dimensions: 190 (l) x 75 (w) x 40 (h) cm

Internal dimensions: 178 (l) x 65 (w) 34 (h) cm

Volume: 340 litres

Weight: 16kg

Max load capacity: 75kg

Max number of skis: 6 (carving)

Opens from: Left hand side

Type of struts: hydraulic gas struts

Opens how wide: 34cm

U-bolts fit bars up to: 83mm wide x 32mm deep – which includes all the bars we sell except Yakima aluminium bars. T-track adapters provided as standard and are recommended for use in all the aluminium bars we sell

Guarantee: 6 years

Colour: Carbon-grey lid on a black base

A good question. It's not easy to convince customers that a 330 or 340 or 390 litre KAMEI box is in practical terms as large as a 480 litre Thule box, even if they have seen the boxes side by side, and the cartons (see pictures below - click on them to see a large picture). Now an influential German motoring web site has provided us with more evidence, which is that KAMEI's Corvara 390K was within the 5% measuring tolerance, but the Thule Dynamic 800, a stated 420 litres, came out at 274 litres, a 34.7% exaggeration!

The boxes in the cartons shown above have declared volumes of 480 litres (Thule), 330 litres (KAMEI), 320 litres (Karrite), left to right. The message is to treat capacity with a big pinch of salt - length and width are the most important measures of real world usefulness.

See the "exaggeration" bar chart above, as well as the Google translation.

Auto-Presse also report that the KAMEI Husky L and Delphin 470 boxes are larger than their stated volumes. None of this surprises us - KAMEI is a family business which takes pride in doing things properly. "Made in Germany".

We offer our existing customers a full "Next Day if possible" spares service, and will cannibalise new stock as required to find you the parts you need.

To find the spare parts you need, please see the diagram below, identify the product codes, then choose them from the list below. If you need more than 1 of any item, change the quantities in the Shopping Basket.



 KAMEI delphin-Husky roof box spare parts

Item: Description: Our price (each): RRP:
Roof box adapters: KAMEI 20mm T-track adapters no. KM52003 for all the aluminium bars we sell £15.00 £20.00
Spares 11-3-011/06 - Kamei Safety Bolt A for push button lock (Lid Catch) £4.50
Spares 52011 03 - Kamei internal load strap (pair) £7.50
Spares 52043 07 - Kamei U bolts (x4) for 90mm simple/comfort sliding fitting £15.95
Spares 52093 - Kamei M8 wing nut (x1) for 90mm simple/comfort sliding fitting £0.50
Spares 12219 - Kamei M6 wing nut (x1) for 52003/52004 adapters £0.50
Spares 52587 07 - Kamei push button locks (x2) with keys (x2) £22.95
Spares 52589 07 - Kamei 'push button lock' keys (x2) £15.00
Spares 52592 01 - Kamei cover for push button locks (1) £4.50
Spares 52598 01 - Kamei Gas Strut (x1) - 269 mm long, 90 N with ball socket £18.95
Spares 52690 01 - Kamei Z profile for comfort sliding fitting (x1) £4.95
Spares 52691 01 - Kamei internal clamp for comfort sliding fittings £5.90
Spares 52697 10 - Kamei fitting kit for Comfort Sliding Fittings (90mm U-bolts) £21.95

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.

These are our standard charges; there are usually surcharges for all offshore destinations and some remote postcodes - for details please see our delivery information page.

Delivery of this item

Roof boxes
Express Delivery £ 19.50 1 to 2 working days
Standard Delivery £ 14.50 3 to 4 working days

Delivery of other items

Small items & Spare parts
Express delivery £ 6.95 1 to 2 working days
Standard delivery £ 4.95 3 to 4 working days
Standard sized items (Roof bars, bike carriers and most other items)
Express Delivery £ 9.50 1 to 2 working days
Standard Delivery £ 6.50 3 to 4 working days
Long wide roof boxes, Dropracks and Roof tents
Express Delivery £ 19.50 2 working days

Delivery times

Delivery times are calculated in working days (Monday to Friday, excluding Bank holidays).

Cut-off times for Express Delivery orders
Express Delivery orders placed before before the cut-off times shown below will usually be desptached on the date of order. Express Delivery orders placed after these cut-off times will be despatched the next working day.

Small and Standard Sized Items Order by 4pm for same day despatch
Roof Boxes, Dropracks and Roof Tents Order by 1pm for same day despatch

Delivery FAQs

When will my order arrive?
There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays, except for postable items where Royal Mail has a Saturday delivery. Express Delivery orders placed on a Friday (before 1pm) should be delivered on the Monday or Tuesday, Express Delivery orders placed on a Saturday or Sunday should be delivered on the Tuesday or Wednesday. The arrangements for Very Heavy Items are different and are shown above.

What about Next Working Day delivery?
We have offered a reliable Next Working Day service for well over 20 years but, due to the pressure on the couriers caused by the coronavirus crisis and the huge increase in online shopping, we can no longer be confident about the delivery date, which is why we now call the service ‘Express delivery’. Most Express delivery orders will arrive on the next or second working day, but some will arrive on the second or third working day, or be split between these days. So-called “split deliveries” happen when the couriers do not have enough trailer space for everything that should be moved around the UK, so they will load what they can and leave the rest for the next trailer.

Is my delivery day guaranteed?
No retailer or courier company can ever "guarantee" a Next Working Day delivery. As well as split deliveries, 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.

Do I need to be at home?
We are very flexible with our deliveries and will aim to deliver to an address which suits you – this does not need to be your home address. 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.

Payment options:

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Item: Description: Our price (each): RRP:
Returned KAMEI roof box: £294.95 (rrp. )
Special offers:
FASTY promotion: £8.75 (rrp. £17.50)
Accessories:
Roof box adapters: £15.00 (rrp. £20.00)
Roof box accessory: £22.95 (rrp. £28.00)

All our prices include VAT at 20% Total: £294.95

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