Hey, looks good! Yes, those are the "newer" BMW cross bars. I think what people are saying about putting the box back further for wind and sound is right but plyon is correct as far as the location of the cross bars. Something to do with weight or stress distribution on the X's rails. For more weight you should probably keep it where it is.
I have the same cross bars but placed them further back since I only use them for a bike rack and I didn't want to "see" the racks when I open my sun roof. Plus it's a lot louder when you open the top and the bars are whistling up there. There's about three inches of space between the open hatch and the back of the bike rack.

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