Product Review: Nordrive Yuro Roof Bars - The Filter Blog

For most of us, shopping for roof bars is right up there in the excitement stakes with shopping for car insurance or buying new iron for the house. You just want to get it over and done with but want to make sure you get a decent product that does what it's supposed to and doesn't cost the earth. Let's face it there are plenty more fun things to be doing, and with that in mind, we'll keep this brief! What You Need to Know: The Nordrive Yuro Bars, despite the daft name are a great piece of kit, they're a mid range set of bars at a low price point and buck that age old adage - "you get what you pay for". In my opinion you actually get a bit more than you pay for with the Yuro bars, and that is a very rare and good thing! You can fit them in about 5 minutes and they're compatible with all roof rack accessories, so when you're rushing around like a mad man on the morning of your holiday or roadtrip, fitting a set of Yuro bars to the car won't increase the stress levels unduly! Our short demo video gives you a good idea of how the bars look and fit on a car: The Nitty Gritty: Fitment: The Yuro bars are suitable for cars that have factory fitted raised roof rails, these are the type that have a gap between the roof and the rail that you can get your hand under, usually found on estate cars, 4x4's and mpv's. They will fit the vast majority of cars with raised rails but there are a few exceptions, those being cars with oversized rails such as the Nissan Pathfinder or Dacia Duster. They're extremely simple to fit to your car, so much so that absolutely anybody, as long as they have opposable thumbs should be able do it, you probably won't even need to read the instructions (we know you weren't going to anyway - although we recommend you do) You won't need any tools other than the Allen key which is included in the kit and there are just 4 bolts to tighten. Material Quality: The overall quality of materials is really very good and is a notable step up from the Yuro's main competitor which is the Menabo Brio (these are the roof bars you'll find from time to time in Lidle or Aldi). The difference in quality is to be expected though as the Brio bars are pretty much the cheapest you can buy. Now we're not dissing the Brio, it's a decent entry-level product and we've previously stocked them here at MicksGareage, in-fact and we still sell Menabo products, but the Yuro is in a different league in terms of quality and finish, despite there being only a small difference in price. The plastics are nicely textured, the rubber contact points with the car are soft, the end caps fit well and don't fall off, the security locks are unique (some aren't and use a generic key which isn't very secure) and the anodised silver finish looks good and doesn't mark too easily. They're also quite compact in their design, in terms of the cross bar profile. This is a good thing because the low overall height of 8.5cm does actually help when you're trying to load heavy things like buggies of golf clubs into a roof box for example. The small profile of the cross bars is a positive point because a smaller frontal surface area creates less aerodynamic drag and impacts less on your fuel economy than a larger bar. Mounting Accessories: The aluminium cross bars measure 25mm in height by 39mm in width and feature the T-Track system which means that all accessories on the market such as roof boxes, bike racks and watersports carriers will fit. The T-track system allows you to mount accessories along the full length of the bar which is very handy - the mounting feet often get in the way on bars that don't have the T-Track system. Dimensions & Other Nerdy Stuff:

Max Weight	90kg's
Length	127cm
Overall height	8.5cm
Overall width	7.5cm
Cross bar height	2.5cm
Cross bar width	3.9cm
Max distance between rails	119.5cm
Max rail height	2.5cm
Max rail width	4.5cm
Min distance between roof bars	70cm

Will They Fit My Car? The best way to check is to use the reg lookup system or the drop down menus to select your car on our site but if you don't want to do that you can just check the application guide below:

Make	Model	Year
ALFA ROMEO	156 Crosswagon - railing	10/04>12/07
ALFA ROMEO	156 Sportwagon - railing	03/00>12/07
ALFA ROMEO	159 Sportwagon - railing	03/06>09/13
AUDI	100 Avant - railing	01/82>12/94
AUDI	200 Avant - railing	08/83>11/90
AUDI	A4 Allroad - railing	04/09>
AUDI	A4 Avant - railing	09/01>10/03
AUDI	A4 Avant - railing	11/03>04/08
AUDI	A4 Avant - railing	11/95>08/01
AUDI	A6 Allroad - railing	03/12>
AUDI	A6 Allroad - railing	06/06>02/12
AUDI	A6 Avant - railing	08/94>02/05
AUDI	Allroad - railing	06/00>05/06
BMW	Serie 3 Touring (E46) - railing	09/99>08/05
BMW	Serie 3 Touring (E91) - railing	09/05>08/08
BMW	Serie 3 Touring (E91) - railing	09/08>05/12
BMW	Serie 5 Touring (E39) - railing	04/97>08/00
BMW	Serie 5 Touring (E39) - railing	09/00>03/04
BMW	Serie 5 Touring (E61) - railing	04/04>05/10
BMW	X3 (E83) - railing	01/04>10/10
BMW	X5 (E70) - railing	03/07>09/13
CHEVROLET	Captiva - railing	07/06>
CHEVROLET	Cruze sw - railing	09/12>
CHEVROLET	Trans sport 4p - railing	03/98>02/05
CHEVROLET	Trans sport 5p - railing	03/98>02/05
CHRYSLER	300C Touring - railing	05/05>12/10
CHRYSLER	Grand Voyager - railing	01/96>06/01
CHRYSLER	Voyager - railing	01/96>02/01
CITROEN	Berlingo (van) - railing	05/96>03/08
CITROEN	Berlingo Multispace 5p - railing	05/96>03/08
CITROEN	BX Break - railing	09/82>12/96
CITROEN	C3 Picasso - railing	01/09>10/12
CITROEN	C3 Picasso - railing	11/12>
CITROEN	C3 XTR - railing	03/04>12/08
CITROEN	C5 sw - railing	03/01>04/08
CITROEN	C5 Tourer - railing	05/08>
CITROEN	C-Crosser - railing	06/07>01/13
CITROEN	XM Break - railing	09/91>12/00
CITROEN	ZX Break - railing	01/94>12/98
DACIA	Dokker - railing	11/12>
DACIA	Dokker Stepway - railing	11/12>
DACIA	Dokker Van - railing	11/12>
DACIA	Logan Furgovan - railing	02/07>09/13
DACIA	Logan MCV 5p - railing	02/07>06/13
DACIA	Logan MCV 5p - railing	10/13>
DACIA	Sandero Stepway - railing	01/13>
DACIA	Sandero Stepway - railing	07/09>12/12
DAEWOO	Matiz - railing	09/98>12/04
DAIHATSU	Terios - railing	04/06>
Dodge	Journey - railing	06/08>12/11
FIAT	Croma - railing	05/05>04/11
FIAT	Doblò 5p - railing	11/00>12/09
FIAT	Doblò Cargo (Passo Corto) (Tetto Standard) - railing	11/00>12/09
FIAT	Doblò Cargo (Passo Lungo) (Tetto Standard) - railing	11/00>12/09
FIAT	Freemont - railing	05/11>
FIAT	Idea - railing	01/04>11/12
FIAT	Panda - railing	02/80>08/03
FIAT	Panda - railing	09/03>01/12
FIAT	Panda 4x4 - railing	09/04>12/13
FIAT	Panda Classic - railing	02/12>12/12
FIAT	Panda Cross - railing	10/14>
FIAT	Sedici - railing	03/06>05/15
FIAT	Stilo Multiwagon - railing	01/02>05/08
FORD	C-Max 7 - railing	11/10>
FORD	Focus Wagon - railing	01/08>05/11
FORD	Focus Wagon - railing	02/05>12/07
FORD	Galaxy - railing	01/95>08/06
FORD	Kuga - railing	03/13>
FORD	Kuga - railing	06/08>02/13
FORD	Mondeo sw - railing	01/01>04/07
FORD	Mondeo Wagon - railing	05/07>10/14
FORD	Tourneo Courier - railing	03/14>
FORD	Transit Courier - railing	03/14>
Great Wall	Hover H6 - railing	02/11>
HONDA	Accord Tourer - railing	04/03>06/08
HONDA	Accord Tourer - railing	07/08>
HONDA	CR-V - railing	01/96>03/02
HYUNDAI	i20 5p - railing	11/14>
HYUNDAI	ix35 - railing	03/10>12/15
HYUNDAI	ix55 - railing	04/09>09/12
HYUNDAI	Santa Fe - railing	01/01>02/06
HYUNDAI	Santa Fe - railing	03/06>09/12
HYUNDAI	Santamo - railing	01/99>12/01
HYUNDAI	Terracan - railing	01/02>12/08
HYUNDAI	Tucson - railing	08/04>02/10
Infiniti	FX - railing	09/08>04/14
JAGUAR	X-Type sw - railing	04/04>12/09
JEEP	Cherokee - railing	05/14>
JEEP	Cherokee - railing	10/01>04/08
JEEP	Grand Cherokee - railing	04/92>03/99
JEEP	Grand Cherokee - railing	04/99>05/05
JEEP	Grand Cherokee - railing	06/05>12/10
JEEP	Patriot - railing	10/07>12/12
KIA	Carnival - railing	04/99>12/11
KIA	Cee'd Sporty Wagon - railing	09/07>08/12
KIA	Sorento - railing	07/02>10/09
KIA	Sorento - railing	11/09>01/15
KIA	Soul - railing	03/09>12/13
KIA	Sportage - railing	07/93>10/04
KIA	Sportage - railing	11/04>08/10
LANCIA	Musa - railing	10/07>12/13
LANCIA	Musa - railing	09/04>09/07
LANCIA	Voyager - railing	11/11>
LAND ROVER	Discovery 5p - railing	09/09>
LAND ROVER	Discovery 5p - railing	10/04>08/09
LAND ROVER	Evoque 3p - railing	04/11>
LAND ROVER	Evoque 5p - railing	04/11>
LAND ROVER	Freelander - railing	12/06>08/15
LEXUS	RX - railing	05/03>05/09
LEXUS	RX - railing	06/09>12/15
MAZDA	5 5p - railing	08/05>10/10
MAZDA	6 Wagon - railing	04/08>12/12
MAZDA	6 Wagon - railing	09/02>03/08
MAZDA	6 Wagon - railing	01/13>
MAZDA	626 sw - railing	06/98>09/03
MAZDA	MPV - railing	06/00>04/06
MAZDA	Premacy - railing	03/99>07/05
MERCEDES	320 - S. Wagon (W124) - railing	01/92>12/96
MERCEDES	Classe C sw - railing	04/01>12/07
MERCEDES	Classe C sw - railing	05/96>03/01
MERCEDES	Classe C sw - railing	01/08>08/14
MERCEDES	Classe E sw - railing	05/96>02/03
MERCEDES	Classe E sw - railing	03/03>08/09
MERCEDES	Classe E sw - railing	09/09>
MERCEDES	GL - railing	09/06>02/16
MERCEDES	GLK - railing	10/08>
MERCEDES	GLS - railing	03/16>
MERCEDES	ML - railing	07/05>09/11
MITSUBISHI	Grandis - railing	10/05>06/11
MITSUBISHI	Outlander - railing	05/03>01/07
MITSUBISHI	Outlander - railing	02/07>02/10
MITSUBISHI	Outlander - railing	03/10>09/12
MITSUBISHI	Pajero - railing	01/91>03/00
MITSUBISHI	Pajero 3p - railing	04/00>10/06
MITSUBISHI	Pajero 3p - railing	11/06>
MITSUBISHI	Pajero 5p - railing	04/00>10/06
MITSUBISHI	Pajero 5p - railing	11/06>
MITSUBISHI	Pajero Pinin 3p - railing	07/99>12/06
MITSUBISHI	Pajero Pinin 5p - railing	07/99>12/06
MITSUBISHI	Pajero Sport - railing	01/98>05/08
MITSUBISHI	Space Runner - railing	10/91>12/01
MITSUBISHI	Space Wagon - railing	07/98>01/04
NISSAN	Murano - railing	10/08>
NISSAN	Navara 4p - railing	01/05>
NISSAN	Primera sw - railing	01/02>12/08
NISSAN	Qashqai - railing	01/14>
NISSAN	Qashqai - railing	03/07>01/14
NISSAN	Qashqai+2 - railing	09/08>
NISSAN	Terrano - railing	05/93>02/05
NISSAN	X-Trail - railing	06/14>
NISSAN	X-Trail - railing	09/01>05/14
OPEL	Agila - railing	05/00>01/08
OPEL	Antara - railing	11/06>
OPEL	Astra F sw - railing	09/91>08/02
OPEL	Astra G sw - railing	10/98>02/04
OPEL	Combo Tour 5p - railing	04/12>
OPEL	Frontera - railing	09/98>09/04
OPEL	Omega sw - railing	06/94>12/03
OPEL	Zafira - railing	04/99>08/05
PEUGEOT	1007 - railing	05/05>05/10
PEUGEOT	2008 - railing	06/13>
PEUGEOT	207 sw - railing	07/07>12/13
PEUGEOT	307 sw - railing	05/02>04/08
PEUGEOT	308 sw - railing	05/08>04/14
PEUGEOT	4007 - railing	07/08>12/12
PEUGEOT	407 sw - railing	09/04>12/11
PORSCHE	Cayenne - railing	01/03>01/10
RENAULT	Clio III Sportour - railing	02/08>08/13
RENAULT	Clio IV Sporter - railing	04/13>
RENAULT	Kangoo 5p - railing	02/08>
RENAULT	Koleos - railing	06/08>09/11
RENAULT	Koleos - railing	10/11>01/14
RENAULT	Laguna II Grandtour - railing	03/01>09/07
RENAULT	Laguna III Sportour - railing	10/07>
RENAULT	Megane II Grandtour - railing	09/03>08/09
RENAULT	Megane III Sportour - railing	09/09>11/13
RENAULT	Megane III Sportour - railing	12/13>
RENAULT	Scenic 7 posti - railing	04/13>
RENAULT	Scenic 7 posti - railing	05/09>03/13
RENAULT	Scenic X-Mod - railing	04/13>
RENAULT	Scenic X-Mod - railing	09/09>03/13
SAAB	9-3 Sport Sedan - railing	07/05>06/12
SAAB	9-3x - railing	10/09>06/12
SAAB	9-5 sw - railing	01/01>08/10
SEAT	Alhambra - railing	01/96>06/00
SEAT	Alhambra - railing	07/00>09/10
SEAT	Alhambra - railing	10/10>
SEAT	Exeo ST - railing	09/09>
SKODA	Fabia Wagon - railing	01/08>03/15
SKODA	Fabia Wagon - railing	04/15>
SKODA	Octavia Wagon - railing	01/05>04/13
SKODA	Octavia Wagon - railing	05/13>
SKODA	Roomster - railing	09/06>
SKODA	Superb Wagon - railing	02/10>09/15
SKODA	Superb Wagon - railing	10/15>
SKODA	Yeti - railing	10/09>
SSANGYONG	Actyon - railing	11/06>12/11
SSANGYONG	Korando - railing	01/11>
SSANGYONG	Kyron - railing	11/06>12/11
SSANGYONG	Rexton - railing	11/02>12/12
SSANGYONG	Rexton W - railing	02/13>
SSANGYONG	Rodius - railing	11/13>
SUBARU	Forester - railing	02/13>
SUBARU	Forester - railing	04/08>01/13
SUBARU	Justy - railing	01/94>10/07
SUBARU	Legacy Station Wagon - railing	01/99>04/03
SUBARU	Xv - railing	01/12>
SUZUKI	Grand Vitara 3p - railing	01/99>09/05
SUZUKI	Grand Vitara 5p - railing	01/99>09/05
SUZUKI	Ignis 5p - railing	10/00>12/08
SUZUKI	Jimny 3p - railing	01/98>
SUZUKI	SX4 - railing	03/06>08/13
SUZUKI	Wagon R+ - railing	01/98>09/03
SUZUKI	Wagon R+ - railing	10/03>02/08
TOYOTA	Avensis Wagon - railing	04/09>
TOYOTA	Avensis Wagon - railing	05/03>03/09
TOYOTA	Corolla Verso - railing	09/04>05/09
TOYOTA	Land Cruiser 5p - railing	12/02>10/09
TOYOTA	Rav4 - railing	02/06>02/13
TOYOTA	Rav4 - railing	03/13>
TOYOTA	Rav4 3p - railing	10/00>01/06
TOYOTA	Rav4 5p - railing	10/00>01/06
TOYOTA	Verso - railing	06/09>
TOYOTA	Yaris 3p - railing	04/99>12/05
TOYOTA	Yaris 5p - railing	04/99>12/05
VOLKSWAGEN	Bora Variant - railing	06/00>02/06
VOLKSWAGEN	Caddy (van) - railing	03/04>08/15
VOLKSWAGEN	Caddy (van) - railing	09/15>
VOLKSWAGEN	Caddy Life 5p - railing	01/04>08/15
VOLKSWAGEN	Caddy Life 5p - railing	09/15>
VOLKSWAGEN	Caddy Maxi - railing	09/07>
VOLKSWAGEN	Caddy Maxi Life 5p - railing	09/07>08/15
VOLKSWAGEN	Caddy Maxi Life 5p - railing	09/15>
VOLKSWAGEN	Golf Plus - railing	03/09>
VOLKSWAGEN	Golf Plus - railing	05/05>02/09
VOLKSWAGEN	Golf V Variant - railing	05/07>09/09
VOLKSWAGEN	Golf VI Variant - railing	10/09>09/13
VOLKSWAGEN	Golf VII Sportsvan - railing	05/14>
VOLKSWAGEN	Golf VII Variant - railing	10/13>
VOLKSWAGEN	Passat Alltrack - railing	03/12>09/15
VOLKSWAGEN	Passat Variant - railing	03/97>08/05
VOLKSWAGEN	Passat Variant - railing	09/05>12/10
VOLKSWAGEN	Sharan - railing	05/95>09/10
VOLKSWAGEN	Sharan - railing	10/10>
VOLKSWAGEN	Tiguan - railing	05/16>
VOLKSWAGEN	Tiguan - railing	12/07>04/16
VOLKSWAGEN	Touareg - railing	01/03>01/07
VOLKSWAGEN	Touareg - railing	02/07>04/10
VOLKSWAGEN	Touareg - railing	05/10>
VOLKSWAGEN	Touran - railing	05/03>07/10
VOLKSWAGEN	Touran - railing	08/10>08/15
VOLVO	V40 Cross Country - railing	01/13>
VOLVO	V40 sw - railing	01/95>12/04
VOLVO	V50 sw - railing	02/04>04/13
VOLVO	V70 sw - railing	01/00>04/07
VOLVO	V70 sw - railing	05/07>
VOLVO	XC70 sw - railing	01/00>04/07
VOLVO	XC70 sw - railing	05/07>04/13
VOLVO	XC70 sw - railing	05/13>
VOLVO	XC90 - railing	09/02>06/15
VOLVO	XC90 - railing	07/15>

Where to Buy: Nordive Yuro Roof Bars are available to buy online from Micksgarage.com

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