Thule 613 Pulse Cargo Box Alpine, Black

Fast delivery. Great price great quality. Excellent experience

I've had this roof box for about 4 years now, maybe about a year of that time it was not installed. It's very secure on my roof rack with very simple clamps to attach. The included internal cargo straps could be better, but serve their purpose fine. The box does rattle a bit when empty, and the noise generated from it isn't terribly loud. I've never found actual water in the box, but dried out stains on occasion, so if it has been compromised I've never gotten any of my items wet or noticed it. I'm not a huge fan of the lock system it has, but it does work fine. If you haven't packed your items super well it can be frustrating to close and lock the box. The box feels a bit flimsy but I've yet to break or notice anything wrong with it when taking it on or off my car.For an entry level priced Thule, I'd say it could be a bit better for the money; but the next model up is hundreds more dollars. If you want a well-trusted roof box brand for a bit less money, this is a great option.

This box fits well on my Model Y with the Tesla/Yakima roof rails. The box fits with no problem, but you need to adjust the automatic trunk opening height (very easy, just manually set height and hold close button for a few seconds.)You also want to adjust the brackets to make sure the rubber is in contact with the rack and not the metal. This could leave a scratch on your rack if you drive around with the metal in contact with the crossbars. I ended up putting a piece of high density foam to lift up the box off the rack. It seems to do the trick, but I may need to regularly replace it. I guess time will tell.Also make sure the box is flat and not twisted when you tighten it up, or the latch/lock will be hard to operate (it's made of thin flexible plastic).As most people mentioned, the plastic is thin and wobbly when not on the car, but it feels much better once mounted in place. I haven't tested how much it reduces my range yet, but it doesn't appear it have a large impact at lower speeds (<50 mph).

I wanted a Thule roof rack as my previous Thule rack, Evolution came to the end of its life after 20years of heavy use. Thule Pulse Alpine is just about similar size and will accommodate my fishing poles. I didn’t measure the distance between rails of Tacoma OEM style roof rack when it swung out as cross bars: they were too far apart for this Thule box. What I did was to buy 4 stainless steel u-bolts, three 4 feet aluminum strut channel, two sets of L strut connections, and self etching primer and black spray paint. I used front cross bar to attach front craw of Thule box, u-bolted on two primed&painted 4’ strut channels parallel to the Thule box, determined where to add strut channel cross bar for rear craws of the Thule box: cut the strut bar to the length and used it as back latching points. I could have used one of those crossbars that attach to existing rails if they could grab on to 2.5” wide oval rails that can swing out as cross bars: standard for OEM style roof rack for Tacoma. One more thing I’d go back to do is to prime and paint hardwares like u-bolts and strut joints. Overall I’m happy with my DIY and Thule pulse Alpine. I’m glad I’m set for this fishing season for sure lol

This is a great box for the price with a big caveat.It’s super easy to install assuming you have the proper crossbars on your vehicle and installs in just a few minutes with just the turn of 4 hand screws - if you can close the lid on a jar, you can probably install this box onto your car.The material is cheap abs plastic, but it is durable, stylish, quiet and has been weather proof over more than 500 miles of heavy rain. (If you are having trouble with weather leaking in, I would remount the box forward or aft to try to keep the edge of the box out of your cars slipstream).Even though it feels like it’s going to crack at times, it actually turns out to be pretty tough and has taken a fair beating. Where thule goes wrong is with the latching mechanism. Most reviews complain about the lock but the lock and it’s mechanism are adequate and you shouldn’t have a problem locking the box if it is packed correctly. The problem is that it’s extraordinarily difficult to pack the box correctly unless you are under packing it.The ideal packing configuration for this box is to pack it so that nothing touches the lid of the box - which is harder than it seems most of the time.The box locks with two mechanisms: a passive latching mechanism which holds the box top in position and a lock mechanism that secures the top. Without a proper latch you cannot lock the box.The proper way to close the box is to pack it, and then close it until it latches at all three latch points. When it’s latched the lid will remain closed without any assistance. If it doesn’t remain evenly closed around the entire box then the box has too much stuff in it. If you think it’s close to latching and you want to fight it for 20 minutes you can try to get it to latch with the help of a friend but I’m not sure it’s worth the time. After it’s latched completely you can turn the cylinder in the lock and it will close the box without issue. The key should turn easily in the cylinder 180 degrees. Do not force it. Not only does it not make any mechanical difference in closing the box, you will break the key. It’s always smarter to remove stuff from the box and try again until you get a proper latch.I would prefer that Thule add a different kind of latching mechanism to their box- even if it means giving up a central locking mechanism. As it stands, I plan to rivet my own latches to the box in hopes that it will solve some of the issues with properly closing the box.