With a roof rail larger items can easily be transported by the vehicle. The carriers are bicycles, skis or even the holiday luggage moved over long distances. The helpful railings are manufactured by different manufacturers, their products often via the Internet offer.

A renowned producer of practical transport aids was founded in 1942 in Sweden. For many decades, the Swedish company Thule forth different roof rails. For current product range includes the WingBar Edge 959 , which we have tested extensively. Whether it is worth buying the tail boom, learn in this review.

Delivery and packaging

The Thule products are offered via the Internet. We acquired our WingBar Edge 959, which we tested in port, a famous online shop. There, the roof railing was sold directly from the manufacturer.

After ordering passed little more than 48 hours for us the roof rail was passed. By robust package of support while well protected in transit. So there is little risk that the rail is damaged on the delivery route. Bumps and minor shocks are absorbed well by the massive enclosure that the Thule roof rail WingBar Edge 959 protects.

In the package there are the largely pre-assembled components. The delivery of Thule roof rail WingBar Edge 959 is not only the actual roof rack, but also locks and keys that are used to secure the rail. In stable package is also located a guide that the performed installation portrays.

Manual and Installation

The operating instructions for the Thule roof rail WingBar Edge 959 explains the structure of the carrier.In the twelve pages, there are large-scale graphics that illustrate the assembly to the smallest detail. It explains, for example, how the locks are used in the carrier.

Using the manual installation is carried out in a short time. We needed only 20 minutes to install the support for the first time on the roof of a test vehicle. The handles easily get out of hand. Due to the graphic instructions, the carrier may also from a beginner to be mounted, which has so far secured no railing on the vehicle. The following waste and construction of the carrier is carried out much faster.We needed only ten minutes after we had fixed the railing for the first time.

The roof railing at a glance

The Thule roof rail WingBar Edge 959 has winged forms on contributing to the catchy appearance of the wearer. Due to the slight curvature of the carrier creates a good fit , so that the two supporting elements are also on rounded roofs. These look quite presentable. They are available in two different colors. The customer can be either a silver or black versionarise.

The support of the railing consist largely of solid aluminum , which is still relatively easy. There are large caps, which were formed of plastic on the sides of the carrier. The black elements also contribute to the attractive appearance, the Thule roof rail WingBar Edge 959 distinguished. The scope of supply also includes four telescopic legs, which are attached easily to the vehicle.

At the five-centimeter wide feet of Thule roof rail WingBar Edge 959 is the actual carrier mounted. Here the user can also choose from several variants.

All variants can weighing a maximum of 75 kg will be charged. Thus the Thule roof rail WingBar Edge 959 is assured to safely transport massive bicycles or heavy luggage.We have the railing of Thule also tested in practice. We built the support on several test vehicles, we moved the debate on highways, country roads and in city traffic. In the next section explains all results.