Yakima SkyBox NX 18 nano-texture roof box, no. 8007370

This superb box and bars package deal provides everything you need, including locking roof bars. All you need to do is to click on "Add to basket and choose bars" to place your order; we'll then show you which roof bars are available. You'll pay more for aluminium than for steel, and you'll pay more for Atera, Thule, or Yakima than you'll pay for CRUZ. The savings on buying the components individually are huge and, if the bars you choose don't come with locks as standard, we'll include them for free, so often the savings are even bigger than advertised. We're very confident that you won't find such good value anywhere else!

What's not to like about Yakima's SkyBox NX roof boxes! They are exceptionally well made, good looking, aerodynamic boxes, thoughtfully designed and engineered, with a number of excellent innovations including their locking and mounting systems.

They have a "Just pull the lid down to lock the box" system, as also found in the best KAMEI and INNO boxes; Yakima call their system 'SuperLatch’. "Close lid to lock" systems get around the main problem of many other central locking systems which is "How do you shut and lock a fully laden box, especially on a tall vehicle?" Inferior central locking systems require you to somehow keep both the front and the back of the box tightly closed - which needs two hands, held wide apart - while at the same time using a third hand to turn the centrally located key and lock the box. It shouldn't take two people to lock a roof box, which is why sprung loaded systems are so useful.

Yakima boast that you can open and close these boxes with one hand, which is particularly useful on tall vehicles when you might need to grip the vehicle with your other hand. The visible parts of the SuperLatch system are the two solid external handles - one on each side because all SkyBox NX boxes are dual-side opening. These handles include Yakima's SKS locks; you'll need the key to open the box, and you can't lock the box and remove the key if the lid is not properly closed. The lid includes a moulded handle for easy opening, and a pull-down ridge for easy closing.

A lot of technical work was done on the aerodynamics to minimise wind noise and drag. The result is a range of boxes with very clean lines. The base includes a spoiler to push air under the roof bars, and air diffusers at the back of the box - which is shaped with the aim of accommodating tailgate-mounted spoilers.

The roof bar fittings are as low profile as any that we've seen, because the tensioning tool is separate from the fittings, a clever idea which helps to increase the usable space inside the box. This tensioning tool includes a torque limiter - it clicks to let you know when the roof bar fittings are tight enough. There's a location to store the tensioning tool on the inside of the box - so it's to hand when you need it, not e.g left at home by mistake.

Yakima is, with Thule, one of the two biggest worldwide car rack brands. Yakima is based in near Portland in Oregon, USA, and is named after the city in Washington state where it was founded in 1973.

Other features and general information:

• The SkyBox NX 18 is 213 x 91 x 92cm, with a capacity of 510 litres (approximately 18 cubic feet). It's known by Yakima as the SkyBox NX XL. See also the Specifications tab.
• Box weight 24kg, loading weight 75kg. As always, note that the maximum load that may be carried is your vehicle's maximum permitted roof load, less the weight of the box and the weight of the roof bars.
• The dual side opening on this wide box makes it very easy to fit to the roof bars.
• The box to bar fittings are very easy to use and take up minimal space in the box.
• The lid opens very wide, making for easier loading and unloading.
• Three-point central locking on both sides of the box.
• The rear of the box is shaped to accommodate hatchback and estate car tailgates. If your tailgate includes a large spoiler, it would be particularly sensible to look at Yakima's "hatch clearance guidelines" - see tab.

Please click on the pdf symbol below to view Yakima's "tailgate clash guidelines":

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.

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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.

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?
Most Express delivery orders will arrive on the next working day, if the order is placed before the cut-off time (see above). Some will arrive on the second working day if there has been a "split-delivery". 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:

We take the following cards, and also PayPal. Please note that the entry on your card statement will be from "The Roof Box Company".

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