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Roof rack refers to a set of bars secured to a car roof for carrying bulky items like luggage, bicycles, skis and a lot more, on a road trip. It is installed on the roof of the car and therefore, the interior space remains unaffected by its installation. The most important components of roof rack for cars includes side rails or tracks, towers which are either clamped or attached to the rails and mounts which provide help in placing bulky items securely on the rack system. Roof racks for cars have been around for quite some time and previously people would mount a roof rack directly to the gutter surrounding the line of the roof. However, in the current age, since most cars do not have gutters, so roof racks are usually installed by attaching hooks to the top of the door frames.

Roof racks for cars are quite useful for carrying that extra baggage, or bicycles, while travelling, which you would have otherwise left behind due to lack of enough space in the car. Most of the car owners nowadays, prefer to install a roof rack on their car, no matter how big their car is. It can comfortably carry all your stuff without causing any bit of damage and you even carry your ski and golf kit on a roof rack for having an enjoyable holiday trip. Installing most roof racks does not require special tools and the tools that you usually require are included with the roof rack kit. Markets are loaded with a wide variety of roof racks and two of the most famous manufacturers of roof racks are Thule and Yakima.