The car is currently an indispensable and convenient means of movement. In addition, they are transport for the carriage of various kinds of baggage, cargo. Due to the fact that the passenger car in its dimensions is not too big and long, in order to transport something cumbersome on it, you will need a special trunk, which is installed on the roof of the vehicle. Let's consider the process of establishing the trunk for different types of transport.
Types of trunk
Many consumers want to have a compact car, but at the same time do not want to abandon the transportation of large-sized goods. That is why installing on the roof of a special trunk car intended for these purposes. And removes all the questions arising about this. The adaptation under consideration is very practical, convenient and in principle, it can be called universal. Because you can carry in it anything, ranging from small suitcases, ending with boats, sofas, etc.
It is thanks to the trunk vehicle can be used with maximum efficiency. The trunk is of course comfortable, but the owner of the car, if you need to transport some kind of cargo, the question arises - how to install the trunk on the roof that it is necessary and whether it is necessary to produce this process independently, without assistance.
In order to sort out how to install a convenient device as a trunk on the roof, it is necessary to start to deal with the available species of this device.
Manufacturers and accessories for vehicles know how popular the drivers are trunk. They always have crazy demand and therefore, a mass of such devices have been developed that differ in their dimensions, dimensions, design and types of installation. In order to determine which trunk will be the best option for the goals set, let's talk a little about their types:
- The first in line for consideration of open trunkings. It seems to resemble an open platform, on which it is details for fixing baggage. The cost is quite low compared to other analogs, is a budget option, and at the same time practicality - excellent, because it is convenient to place bulky cargo, due to the lack of sides, roofs and other limiting elements. This is as for preferential characteristics, but the disadvantage is an increased fuel consumption, because the load on the roof creates additional resistance. To all other atmospheric precipitates, it is easy to move the cargo transported.
- Budget box - a comfortable device for transporting small baggage. It is usually made of plastic, sometimes there are models from carbon fiber, but as you understand any furniture items, except for fooling chairs, do not fit there. Benefits include protected from factors from outside, i.e. precipitation, moisture, etc. No additional fuel consumption occurs in this case, because the form of the device perfectly reduces air friction.
- Products of specialized type. This kind of trunk is also installed on the roof and are designed to transport boats, winter-type inventory, as well as bicycles. In this case, the main difference from previous options is the presence of a design characteristics. The advantages of such a trunk are fixing reliability.
Install the trunk
No need to think that to install the trunk you need a whole team of assistants, because in most cases this process is performed independently, that is, in two hands. The duration of the installation under consideration will not take a long time if you carefully read the instructions for holding such a process and find out about all its nuances. If you have all the tools you need at hand, then you rule very quickly and without any problems.
Fastening the trunk on the roof of your vehicle can be made in several ways. It all depends on the characteristics of a constructive nature:
- Full installation. Today it is fashionable to find a lot of car models, a special details for mounting the trunk immediately go. This option is very practical. In order to fix the racks, you will need only bolts and your physical effort (and small). Install the trunk in this way, you will succeed within 6-7 minutes.
- Universal montage type. Most machines are currently not equipped with special fasteners for installing the trunk. Therefore, the device under consideration has to be attached to special elements intended for drainage. This method is characterized by its complexity, as well as temporary costs, in contrast to the standard attachment.
- Raligue mount. Most modern cars have railing. These are such strips of plastic, which are located on the roof of automotive transport, which come from the front to the rear window. If you use these elements, the fastening of the trunk will not be so time-consuming, because all the parts of the trunk are attached to these elements of the machine, just screw the trunk to them - and the case is done.