Roof box on Model 3

[Envchem]

Hi guys,

I hope you are all well. As the title says I am about to go for holidays for 10 days and having a toddler and a baby I am pretty sure that we will not be able to accommodate all our belongings in the boot/froot.
I do have the Tesla roof racks and I was thinking of getting a roof box.
Any of you guys using one? Any recommendations? I was thinking of getting the Thule Motion Xt XL. Do you think it is too big for a 3?

By the way i have read the horror stories about the racks cracking the glass etc. I have installed them twice already and run on them on the car for about two months (geek in me wanted to see effect on consumption) with no issues.

Thanks for any help/suggestions.

 

[Rajanm1]

Surprised there was no impact to range with the bars.
Apparently putting the roof box on backwards is more efficient than forwards. The geek in you might appreciate that as well!haha

 

[Envchem]

Hi. Yes I was a bit surprised too. I saw that article but I am a bit sceptical to be honest. Would that cause any problems? All that air pressure on the boxy part? Last think I would like is for the roof box to open on the motorway

 

[Rajanm1]

Hi. Yes I was a bit surprised too. I saw that article but I am a bit sceptical to be honest. Would that cause any problems? All that air pressure on the boxy part? Last think I would like is for the roof box to open on the motorway

Make sure you lock it shut!haha
Would have thought it would be fine but only one way to find out....

 

[Envchem]

Sooo I ordered a Thule Motion Xt XL roofbox. I found some info online that it has been used on top of Model 3s in the States with no issues whatsoever. What I am planning to do now is to put it on the car on Friday (delivery is Thursday) and do all my commute with it next week. I am doing 115 miles per day so i should have enough data to produce reliable data on extra consumption. I will keep you posted.

 

[webbah]

Sooo I ordered a Thule Motion Xt XL roofbox. I found some info online that it has been used on top of Model 3s in the States with no issues whatsoever. What I am planning to do now is to put it on the car on Friday (delivery is Thursday) and do all my commute with it next week. I am doing 115 miles per day so i should have enough data to produce reliable data on extra consumption. I will keep you posted.

Great choice. I love it on my car! And it doesn't look bad either for a roof box:

 

[Cogarch]

Great choice. I love it on my car! And it doesn't look bad either for a roof box:

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Like a mother Tesla carrying a baby Tesla on its back -- or maybe its head..

 

[fancealot]

Out of spec motoring on youtube are currently crisscrossing the USA in a Tesla model 3, two people, two large ish dogs and the tesla chock a block full of gear, they have a roof box on thiers too - a Yakima Grand Tour 16 and it seems to work for them, have a watch of thier roadtrip videos they put up W per mile rand range per charge etc so you can see if a roof box is good for you - FWIW they stated on the videos they were impressed about how little the range is affected by the roof box.

 

[webbah]

Out of spec motoring on youtube are currently crisscrossing the USA in a Tesla model 3, two people, two large ish dogs and the tesla chock a block full of gear, they have a roof box on thiers too - a Yakima Grand Tour 16 and it seems to work for them, have a watch of thier roadtrip videos they put up W per mile rand range per charge etc so you can see if a roof box is good for you - FWIW they stated on the videos they were impressed about how little the range is affected by the roof box.

It has some affect, but my big wheels (staggered) have a bigger affect than the box. And all things considered, "winter is coming" and here in Switzerland I typically see a 30-35% loss in range due to freezing temps which is much worse than a roof box. ;-) I just go with the flow (haha) and charge when I need to. I do my best to keep range reducing things in check, but I also like a good looking car. Some roof boxes out there look like absolute crap and cheap.

 

[Envchem]

Hi guys. Thanks for all the responses so far. Really useful and insightful. Tagged the roof box today. Mr Deadpool is ready to be tested