Roof-rails or Spoiler?????

[Rocco9999]

Hi.

Should I buy a clubman (S) with the roof rails / bars or a rear spoiler?

It seems you cant have both?

I may well put a roof box or bike rack on the top, so do I have to spec rails?

But then again how often would I use the rails and almost all the pictures are of the Clubby without rails....

and the spoiler looks cool on the clubby's truncated rear end

Fanks!

[minicore]

The A-Team van spoiler?

You definitely need the spoiler OR the rails, but I can see why you can't have both - I think they'd really clash.

I was a big fan of the rails until I saw them in person... kinda makes the Clubby look like an overturned sledge? I'd go with the spoiler.

I'd assume you can still add a bike rack or roof box at a later date, even without the rails, in much the same way you'd fit one to the hatch?

EDIT: OK, so "standard" spoiler is much tamer than the JCW one, and probably would look fine with the rails. Can these definitely not be spec'd in tandem?

[Rocco9999]

funny - A team van - yep love it, proper B.A.


I think i'm going off the rails (no pun intended)...i've seen a few pics and think I prefer the smooth roof with a B.A. Baracus spoiler (maybe I should get a black JCW with red roof then?)

Yes, I think you can deffo cut some holes to add the roof bars (transverse ones) rather than the rails which run longitudinally - dont think you can add these later...

And nope the config turns off the rails once the spoiler is selected - spoilsports!

[minicore]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocco9999 (original)

I think i'm going off the rails (no pun intended)...i've seen a few pics and think I prefer the smooth roof with a B.A. Baracus spoiler (maybe I should get a black JCW with red roof then?)

Absolutely!



The reverse of this would look (even more!) lush I reckon, not to mention with the JCW kit on!

[minicore]

Some good pics of the S and JCW Clubby spoilers in this thread.

[mcmini3]

Roof bars are for those who have given up on life and lead their lives in the slow lane.

The dealer seemed to find it strange that I didn't want them - and you get no rebate if you decline them at specification time.

Maybe the factory has a warehouse full of roof bars that they are trying to shift? Just another component that adds weight, increases the drag factor and collects dirt.

[Rocco9999]

Quote: Originally Posted by mcmini3 (original)

Roof bars are for those who have given up on life and lead their lives in the slow lane.

funny!
That's what i thought - but then what about bikes?

[Rocco9999]

Love that pic of the JCW, thanks Minicore.
I've been quoted £1900 for the kit which means I might as well buy another JCW - but I wanted something a bit quieter and less full-on than my jcw so....

....but £1900! come one!
does anyone on the forum fit them? Woodmans is it?

[thirdraildesignlab]

I made the mistake of assuming that the spoiler was a default part of the S package on Clubmans here in the US, as it is on the Coupes. So I ordered without, but intended to have one. I learned soon after that it cannot be aftermarket or dealer added, in the sense that it requires drilling the roof, whereas the JCW spoiler is a glue-on.

[caveman_dave]

Quote: Originally Posted by mcmini3 (original)

Roof bars are for those who have given up on life and lead their lives in the slow lane.

Mine as roof rails, I would like a spoiler, but it was a toss up and roof rails won, I use a roof box and bike racks, but one thing is for certain I have NOT given up on life or live in the slow lane.

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocco9999 (original)

funny!
That's what i thought - but then what about bikes?

Exactly. Roof rails are useful, spoiler is purely cosmetic.

[Rocco9999]

..yeah I went with roof bars in the end...

no spoiler on my Soho Clubby S

[smilesapart]

Definately the Spoiler - there's no contest! Roof rails make it just look like a family run around

[Rocco9999]

..went for rails and am really happy with them:

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[milestones]

looks great!

we have the rails and actually like them more than we thought we might... gives the clubman a 'wagon' look that works imo

[billy.batson]

Go for roof rails every time, especially on the Chili Red/Black model, they look superb. The spoiler just looks silly, too boy racer-ish, in my opinion.