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Roof bars and Xenon lights

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#1 ·
Hi folks

Just got my first Mini Cooper S (54 plate) and have a couple of quick (hopefully not silly) questions!

1 - how do I tell if I've got xenon lights?
2 - what is the short roof adaptor (thule) for? And do I need it to carry two bike on the roof?

Dave
 
#5 ·
Yes, racks like Thule need the adapter since otherwise the rear bar isn't held on. Mini bars fit into attachments in the gutter but the Thule doesn't use those, so you need the adapter. I don't care for this system, which doesn't seem half as secure as the Mini one, but I guess Thule know it works.
 
#7 ·
Well, it turns out I've got xenons so that's a bonus (I think!).

As for the roof bars, I still can't work out if the Thule will fit over the rear window, so I've bought everything including the short roof adaptor and am going to have a play with it.

Still interested to hear if anyone has managed to fit the Thule without the adaptor (but not both over the drivers door).

Cheers, Dave
 
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