Roof racks

[spanner]

Can you get one for the csl?

Anyone got one for sale?

Ideas on cost?

Should I get one from a dealer or are there other types available out there?

I had a look last night and can't immediately find anywhere to attach one to! How do they work?

Cheers

Rich

oh - ridiculous question I know, but has anyone ever got a towbar onto one? I don't really need this but it's always handy to have 2 track cars in the same place!

[Mark CSL]

Spanner you cant fit a roof rack to the csl carbon roof and all that. also the m3/csl cant tow with its fancy diff.

Hope this answers your questions

[spanner]

bugger.

Tow bar isn't an issue at all - I was kind of kidding about that!

I could really do with a roof rack though - it will save me having to buy another car / van!

From having a look last night - I can't actually see why you couldn't have one - the roof rack wouldn't put any weight on the carbon roof - from my saloon previously it just attached where the black strips are at the side of the roof.

I will keep digging and report back if I come up with any answers.

I have tried a bmw dealer but I'm at work and don't have the chassis number with me - the chap I spoke to had never heard of a csl either!

[englebert]

Will be interesting to hear how you get on as i wouldn't mind getting one too for my MTB.

[azrael]

They should be able to get chasis number from your Reg

[spanner]

only got the car last august - on a private plate since I got it, the bm system isn't updated with my reg and I can't remember the old reg!

[NZ_M3]

Search on MTorque ... I remember seeing a guy's CSL that came with the plugs for roof racks - it does exist.

I didn't believe it myself first, until he actually posted photos of it.

So short answer - yes you can have roof racks - but you'd need to get the weather strips redone with those special ones.

Here ... found them:
original link: http://www.mtorque.co.uk/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=586552&Searchpage=1&Main=58015&Words=%22roof+rack%22&Search=true#Post586552

photos:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii271/sethlj/DSCF0088.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii271/sethlj/DSCF0090.jpg

[Bealo]

Bloody hell NZ_M3 is there anything you don't know about the CSL?????

It's good to have you around :thumbs:

[NZ_M3]

Bloody hell NZ_M3 is there anything you don't know about the CSL?????

It's good to have you around :thumbs:


LOL ... my wife thinks I am mad actually :hahaha:

[Andyk]

Don't do it.....think of all that extra weight.

[spanner]

excellent nz - thanks for that.

lol at the weight thing! I would remove them for track days of course, although, it would make for an amusing image, just not with the bikes up there!

:thumbs:

Got my chassis number today too so will be following it up later.

[glendog74]

Don't do it.....think of all that extra weight.

Quality! Keep it standard gets my vote too, unless of course BMW made an official CSL rooftop box - in Carbon Fibre of course! :hahaha: