Integrated Roof Rail Crossbars — Page 37

A roof rack for integrated roof rails is a pair of cross bars mounted on rails that sit flush on the roof with no gap, turning the roof into a base for a roof box, roof basket, or bike rack. The category includes over 1,000 vehicle-specific items: Erkul (Turkey) aluminum cross bars in the Ecem V2, Wizard V2, WingCarrier V2, Wingbar V2, Strong V2, and Skybar V2 series, Bold Bar V2 cross bars by Omsa Line, OEM cross bars by Cixtai, and racks with cross bars and a net for vans.

How to tell if you have integrated roof rails

Integrated roof rails (also called flush, built-in, “molded-in”, or rails with no gap) sit on the roof as a solid strip: you can’t slide your hand between the rail and the roof. Their cross bar clamps are different, so a rack for another roof type won’t fit:

• Raised rails with a gap above the roof — you need a rack for standard rails.
• Factory mounting points under covers — rack for OEM mounting points.
• Roof with no rails and no mounting points — rack for a bare roof.
• You need the longitudinal rails themselves — roof rails.

How the options in this category differ

“Lockable” in the product name means there’s a lock: a key blocks access to the mounting hardware. The lock makes removal harder, but it doesn’t increase load capacity.

How to choose cross bars for your roof rails

• Model and years. Select your car in the “Make and model” filter — only cross bars matched to your rails will remain.
• Rail shape. The clamp hooks onto the rail’s profile or channel, and these can differ even between adjacent generations. For transition years, send the manager photos of the rail from the side and from above.
• Panoramic roof and sunroof. Check where the cross bars will sit and whether the sunroof will still open.
• Color. Matte grey or black is purely about looks and doesn’t affect load rating.

What you can carry and how much

Cross bars are the base for roof boxes, roof baskets, bike racks, and ski racks; you can’t mount these accessories directly to the rails. Before buying an accessory, confirm its mounting system matches the cross bar profile. The allowable weight is the lowest of the limits — the vehicle roof rating (listed in the owner’s manual), the rails, and the cross bars; also include the weight of the box itself, and distribute the load evenly.

An aerodynamic profile is quieter than a rectangular one, but wind noise at speed is still possible. With cargo on the roof, fuel consumption increases too, so it’s best to remove cross bars when you don’t need them. Vehicle-specific cross bars install without drilling or cutting — you can fit them yourself using the instructions or have them installed at DD Tuning’s network of certified service centers; the manager will point you to the nearest one.

This description was prepared with the help of AI based on the analysis of over 1 million phone calls between DD Tuning managers and customers, as well as the company’s knowledge base. We collected the questions customers ask most often and practical, field-tested answers.