Lucid Air roof box

[Demosthenes]

I really wanted the original Lucid roof box to materialize but it doesn’t seem like it’s coming. So I started looking at other roof box options but I couldn’t find one that I thought looked as good as the one Lucid had designed.

Ended up backing a Kickstarter project for a roof box and it actually completed successfully and delivered a functional product to me. The company is called Enroad and so far I’m quite pleased with the product. It even has a 30W solar panel built into it which helps power a built in tail light via a portable power bank hidden inside. Fingerprint opening, reasonably sized for my purposes, looks like it was purpose built for a black AGT.

Kickstarter tends to be a random gamble most of the time, but this one was a win for me!

 

[SBD1500]

That's looks pretty cool actually. I've never owned a roof box. What do people typically store in there?

 

[Demosthenes]

I think it’s widely variable. But you can put anything from luggage to sporting equipment to camping gear etc. Anything that you want that will fit basically. I think this box is about 14 cubic feet volume.

 

[Buffalo Bob]

Looks very cool to me. I know if would compromise some of the cargo space, but I think it would look really great if there was a way to have the bottom curve of the box consistently rest only an inch or two above the roof line. Might help the aerodynamics too!

 

[Demosthenes]

Looks very cool to me. I know if would compromise some of the cargo space, but I think it would look really great if there was a way to have the bottom curve of the box consistently rest only an inch or two above the roof line. Might help the aerodynamics too!

I guess that might require the entire shape of the box to be specifically engineered to match the exact curvature of the lucid and take into account the cross bar positioning etc. But would be nice! This Enroad box was the most aero one that I could find, especially compared to the options available from Thule etc.

 

[Jackles]

That’s awesome. How is the brake lights wired?

 

[Demosthenes]

That’s awesome. How is the brake lights wired?

Unfortunately the tail light isn’t directly wired or connected in any direct way to the brakes or the vehicle operation specifically. It relies on a motion sensor and so activates upon sensing deceleration I think.

 

[AbhinavAir]

This is beautiful! The light bar makes it seem almost custom for a Lucid!

If possible, could you post some daytime pics? Would love to see some more details. TIA!

 

[Demosthenes]

This is beautiful! The light bar makes it seem almost custom for a Lucid!

If possible, could you post some daytime pics? Would love to see some more details. TIA!

Will post. The coolest feature is the solar panel on the top of it which u can’t take a pic of easily. Agreed that it looks almost custom made for a black air. Loving it so far!

 

[raleighone]

Wow, looks great. I'm not a fan of rooftop boxes and would prefer a Yakima EXO type cargo box system on the back (no drag, deeper dimensions, acts like a table, etc). But still checking if Gravity can handle the Yakima system. If not, this seems like an excellent option.

Thanks for showing it in a parking garage. Another reason I like to avoid these, but seems like that one fits pretty well/low profile.

The solar is kind of a cool idea, but 30W won't get you much. But I guess better than nothing and can at least power itself. I wish they had controllable strip type flood lights along each side. That would be killer when you need light on a campsite pulling in dark...similar to the Rivian lights on their side mirrors.

 

[Demosthenes]

Here’s some more pics at random angles in daylight.

Yeah 30W is primarily enough to power the tail light. But it’s hooked up directly to an XT60 adapter which plugs into any compatible powerbank to store solar charge so if you park outside on a sunny day or drive for a while under direct sunlight then it’s decent. It comes with a powerbank that also doubles as a camping light. A larger capacity panel would be great though. And having flood lighting built in would be awesome.

 

[Wolfman]

This is a very cool roof box. We ended up with a Thule Motion 3 XL which worked great during a longer trip and had a huge volume.

The issue for us ended up to be the roof racks. They look great but are somewhat poorly designed. We had them installed at Lucid but they eventually cracked the windshield anyways. Lucid also charged for the install (Munich, Germany) and also declined to take ownership of the issue.

The biggest problem, however, is the actual design of the screw nuts inside the pillars. Unless the screw with the cutting edge is used every time (normally just for for removing paint the first time, but should be used ever time for potential rust/dirt) the small wrench can break the nuts loose inside the pillar (even with little torque - using the little plastic torque allen wrench) Then the screw just rotates, rendering everything useless.

I can only recommend the roof racks for the aluminum roof and suggest to clean the threads every time before use with old and the thread cutter.

 

[californiaboy935]

This is a very cool roof box. We ended up with a Thule Motion 3 XL which worked great during a longer trip and had a huge volume.

The issue for us ended up to be the roof racks. They look great but are somewhat poorly designed. We had them installed at Lucid but they eventually cracked the windshield anyways. Lucid also charged for the install (Munich, Germany) and also declined to take ownership of the issue.

The biggest problem, however, is the actual design of the screw nuts inside the pillars. Unless the screw with the cutting edge is used every time (normally just for for removing paint the first time, but should be used ever time for potential rust/dirt) the small wrench can break the nuts loose inside the pillar (even with little torque - using the little plastic torque allen wrench) Then the screw just rotates, rendering everything useless.

I can only recommend the roof racks for the aluminum roof and suggest to clean the threads every time before use with old and the thread cutter.

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