CRUZ raised rails package with 118cm aluminium bars

Roof bar specifications:

• Length: 118cm
• Airo bar profile: 80mm wide x 28mm deep with a T-track slot in the top of each bar
• Product weight, feet and bars together: 4.90kg
• Maximum loading weight: 75kg across both bars, depending on the vehicle loading limit

We're really impressed with the new CRUZ modular roof bar system - it's good looking, smartly designed, well-engineered, strong (the load limit is 75kg, depending on the vehicle), easy to use, and very good value for money.

This is a modular system - it consists of (1) a set of four lockable feet and (2) two aluminium Airo bars - both items have been pre-ticked in the list below. (3) Locks are also available, also very good value; tick them if you want them.

As well as being massively quieter than rectangular steel bars, CRUZ Airo aerofoil bars generate less drag and therefore help to reduce fuel consumption.

Other features:

• 80mm wide x 28mm deep
• The T-track adapters used in the slots in the tops of the bars are the standard 20mm x 20mm ones - all the products we sell, that use T-track adapters, use this size
• There are black rubber strips to push back into the T-track slots when there's nothing fitted to them
• The aluminium parts are anodised for a very long lasting, silky smooth look

Please also note that any brand and model of roof box, bike carrier, water sports or ski carrier can be fitted to CRUZ bars, if it has suitable fittings; more information is provided on individual product pages.

All parts of this roof bar system have a 5 year warranty, and all packaging is fully recyclable. They have been City crash-tested and are also approved to the following standards:

• TÜV GS ('Geprüfte Sicherheit', the German safety standard)
• European standards for roof racks, being ECE R26, DIN 75302:2019, and ISO/PAS 11154:2006

If you already have a pair of CRUZ roof bars, note that the 'CRUZ FIX raised rail feet (4 feet) no. 930-800' shown in the list below will fit to their R (raised rail), X and FIX (fixpoint and flush rail) and T (clamp on) roof bars, so you may only need to buy a set of these raised rail feet. Please first check that your existing cross bars are the same length as the modular bars listed below.

Cruzber is Spain’s largest roof bar and roof rack manufacturer, founded in 1963, based in the Province of Córdoba in Andalusia. sell most of their products under the CRUZ brand label, operating from over 145,000 square feet of modern premises and using state of the art manufacturing machinery. Cruzber is highly regarded in the European market in particular, for its quality and its innovation, and is now also winning market share in e.g. Australasian markets. We have no doubt that CRUZ branded roof bars are the best made and overall best value in the mid-market.

The aim of this note is to persuade you that kayaks should always be tied to the carrying vehicle at both bow and stern.

Untied kayaks have, in our experience, the greatest potential for a roof bar or kayak carrier failure. The massive forces that untied kayaks can generate have even been known to snap roof bar fixing bolts with the result that a complete assembly of roof bars and kayaks has ended up on the road. We know that this has happened with almost every brand of roof bar, and regardless of whether the kayaks are on a special carrier or just strapped to the bars.

You need to fix bow and stern lines, probably using the front and rear screw-in towing eyes to get strong and accessible fixing points on the vehicle. Kayak shops should be able to provide suitable 'paracord' for this purpose. Alternatively, we have sets of straps available that are perfect for the job and are really easy to use. Yakima make some excellent Bow/Stern tie down straps and Thule makes the QuickDraw 838 which we have listed together with every kayak carrier we sell.

Please note that kayaks should be strapped to the roof bars, or to kayak carriers, using straps that are suitable for the purpose, e.g. 25mm polypropylene straps with strong buckles. Bungee cords must never be used.

Please also note that all roof bar instructions point out the dangers of carrying unsecured long items, as of course do all kayak carrier instructions.

If you tie down your kayaks properly you almost certainly won't experience a product failure. If you don't you may or may not get away with it. If there is a disaster and the kayaks end up on the road, separated from the vehicle, then you were not using tie downs and you have subjected the roof bars to forces for which they were not designed. The costs of sorting this out are yours, not ours, and you may also have difficulties with your insurers.

We're sorry to be so firm about this, but "things coming off the tops of cars" is the stuff of nightmares, and we want to do all we can to prevent accidents of this sort from happening.

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 other items

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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