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Yakima Skybox 18 Carbonite review

Priced at $999.

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This overall score is made up of: ease of loading/unloading (50%), ease of fitting to the roof bars (25%) and lock/lid opening (25%).

Ease of fitting score View more details.

How easy the roof box is to fit to the car's roof bars. 

Loading and unloading score View more details.

How easy it is to load and unload items into and out of the roof box. The best-scoring models are reasonably wide so they are easy to reach from the side of the car.

Lid opening/lock score View more details.

How easy it is to open and close the lid, and lock or unlock it. The best-scoring models can be opened from either side, so you can do it from the passenger side, which is safer if you've pulled over on the side of the road.

Likely fuel consumption increase View more details.

How much more fuel you're likely to use when carrying the roof box. 

Recommended View more details.

We recommend car roof boxes that score at least 85% overall.

Price View more details.

Recommended or typical retail price.

$999
Size based on fuel use View more details.

Based on the front area of the car roof box, used to assess fuel use.

Medium
Dimensions
234 x 91 x 41
Claimed volume (L) View more details.

The manufacturer's stated volume of the box, in litres.

510
Claimed maximum load (kg) View more details.

The manufacturer's stated maximum load weight for the box, in kilograms.

Not stated
Weight of car roof box (kg) View more details.

Weight of the box itself. Keep in mind that when assessing the carrying capacity, you'll need to take the weight of the box off this capacity. For example, where a carrying capacity is 75kg and the weight of the box is 15kg, actual carrying capacity is 60kg.

Locking side View more details.

This is the side from which you can unlock and lock the box. Ideally this is on the passenger side, so that when you stop by the side of the road to unlock, you aren't standing on the traffic side.

Maximum speed with box fitted (km/h) View more details.

The manufacturer's recommended maximum speed in km/h with the box fitted (where stated).

Recommended distance between bars (mm) View more details.

The recommended distance in mm between the roof rack bars when mounting the box.

Not stated
Contact
yakima.com.au
Lock theft protection
Yes
Load-securing devices View more details.

The number of straps inside the box for securing the contents.

None
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