jonathankreb

I recently bought some of the "roof rack basic carrier" cross bars for my GL second hand. The previous owner said he had lost the keys. I checked with the mercedes dealership about replacement keys and they said they couldn't help me. I had heard that these bars were manufactured by Thule, but when I checked with Thule, they also could not help. Part of the problem seems to be that the faces of the lock cylinders have no markings whatsoever on them. Normally, a Thule lock cylinder has a number on it corresponding to the key. Any ideas where I should go from here (I am guessing a locksmith)? Is Thule not the manufacturer?

CBR Dude

They are Thule or in some cases Mont Blanc. I've seen some knock offs too. They are all over eBay. The Thule should have the 3 digit key number on the lock.


Mine are Thule, but are not the basic ones. If you look hard in the plastic I found Thule stamped in it. Someone took the chrome pieces off one of mine and then tried to take the other one. I went to work a few weeks ago the second one slid down the roof. I suspect they came back for the second one and it too broke?

jonathankreb

Thanks--I'll see if there is any Mont Blanc connection.

CBR Dude

There are also lots of knocks offs of these on the market. If it truly is a Thrule the lock cylinder can be switched out. The knock offs look almost the real thing and sell for a lit less than the real ones. The lock set is not that good it only keeps the honest people honest and slows the others down.