Six years ago I bought a very nice 04 XJR to replace my aging Audi A6. I bought the Audi new in 03 and put a ton of miles on it as a daily driver as well as taking it on long trips. Soon after I bought the Jag I tried to get a small tow hitch receiver installed, not for towing just for bikes, and possibly an adapter for a small cargo basket. Unknown to me, this was more of a problem than I could ever have imagined. Nobody, nowhere, nohow would install one for me. No matter how much I insisted that it would be light-duty only. Since then I've had to either borrow or rent a car/SUV that I could use to carry luggage for my family trips so I decided that now I'd get a quality roof rack and a (Thule) cargo box no matter how expensive it may be. Then came the second shock, I can't find one for my XJR, anywhere. There are a few threads about this but they are old and none of the part numbers are current and the Thule website does not list a part for the X350. So, I hope someone solved this and found an "off-the-shelf" solution that they can share with me, I have until May to find something so I could really use some guidance. Thanks.

 

I know this is Australia but I found this after just 10 minutes on google, hopefully you can also do a search, I have had a couple x350 jaguars and pretty sure that at the time when it was a current model Jaguar used to offer a roof system for bike carrying etc

Thule WingBar Evo Silver Roof Rack For Jaguar XJ 4 Door Sedan 2002 to 2011 (roofrackstore.com.au)

Also this guy found one for his XJR
bike rack - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

 

First, shout out to roviw! Thank you sir, you have no idea how much this helped, so I'll tell you :-)

For those of us (like me) who have never installed a roof rack before and for those of us (like me again) who have no idea what parts to buy, I will describe what I bought and what I have learned. A Thule roof rack system for Jaguar X350 requires 3 kits, Thule 711300 Evo WingBars Roof Load Bars 127 cm, - 2 Pack that I bought on eBay for $175 with shipping (AND) THULE Rapid Traverse Foot Pack 480R Set of 4 that I bought on eBay for $40 with free shipping (OR) Thule Rapid System Footpack 754002 Set of 4, (AND) Thule Rapid System Kit 1263, for $158 and free shipping. The Thule Rapid System Kit 1263 was nearly impossible to find but I got the last one in stock from the Roofrackstore in Australia who were very nice to do business with. The Thule kits come with easy-to-understand assembly instructions, and once I assembled them I attached the assemblies to the roof using the spacing specifications provided. Putting the assemblies on the roof was very simple and easy to do. Finally, I also bought a Thule Sidekick cargo box on Craig's List for $250 which puts my total cost for the entire project at around $625 this may seem like a lot of money but a brand-new Thule cargo box alone is around $500 so I'm OK with the cost. I had a lot of trouble finding the Thule Rapid System Kit 1263 since Thule has discontinued it and after speaking with a Thule rep I learned there was no known replacement part and he refused to suggest one. For that reason, I'm attaching a few pictures that show what it looks like because I saw quite a few online that look very similar and may work with a little persuasion.