Roof Racks

I don't know about other racks but if you go the Thule route you should def. hit up Steve he will get you great pricing!!


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I have one (Thule). It works really well. The rubber on the feet will leave marks, but they're only superficial and can be polished out, and obviously your gas mileage will take a hit. First time setup takes awhile putting it all together, but afterwards installation and removal can be done with two people in about 5 minutes.

Take a look at used sites like GearTrade for deals on attachments. I picked up my Thule bike attachment (the kind where you can leave the wheels on) for $70 shipped, and it was brand new (had been bought and returned to BackCountry.com).

How about a hitch rack? I put a lightweight Reese tab hitch on my old Focus, and could attach and remove a bicycle rack in seconds. Nothing touched any paint at all.

I've seen receiver hitches for older Fiestas, however now that they've changed the "diffuser" underneath the bumper, I've not seen one yet for the 2014 models. I know, doesn't work for kayaks or skis, but you can't beat a hitch rack for bicycles.

Did you check out the Sea Suckers? They are really strong suction cups that are removable. Won't damage the paint either.

svt3d said:

I don't know about other racks but if you go the Thule route you should def. hit up Steve he will get you great pricing!!


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I'm interested. But who is Steve and how would I contact him?

Thanks

I've had Thule (regular and aero) and Yakima (round). I prefer Yakima because I like how everything works and the carriers mount to the rack bars. The Thule stuff looks more modern but is over engineered and tends to have more pieces to loose and it doesn't seem to be as simple to connect a carrier to the bar. For my FiST I'm planning on the Whispbar through racks (Yakima bought Whispbar) because there the most efficient and I hated my Thule setups. Round Yakima racks are the most versatile but are the loudest and cause the most drag.


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I've had Thule (regular and aero) and Yakima (round). I prefer Yakima because I like how everything works and the carriers mount to the rack bars. The Thule stuff looks more modern but is over engineered and tends to have more pieces to loose and it doesn't seem to be as simple to connect a carrier to the bar. For my FiST I'm planning on the Whispbar through racks (Yakima bought Whispbar) because there the most efficient and I hated my Thule setups. Round Yakima racks are the most versatile but are the loudest and cause the most drag.


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Yep, yep. I've got a round bar Yakima setup and it is noisy, but not difficult to use. It is one of the items which I kept when I decided to ditch the '12 SES

Did the Yakima system work well? Any damage from the Q clips or anything like that? I just got a set up from a friend and I'm waiting on the right Q clips to come in the mail.

I ended up buying my wife a Tacoma Double Cab and bought the factory rack option for it.

As far as the Q clips I've had on other cars, they can mar the paint if you're careless when setting them up especially if they get dropped and have little nicks on them. Take your time and make sure everything is seated correctly. I used some 3M clear bra material to protect the paint on my GTI by making little protected areas to go under the clips and spots where the landing pads sit.

Also a buddy of mine keeps a piece of 440 parachute cord wrapped around his front bar. It stops the wind noise and the humming,

I have the Yakima and I think it works great. I had to get different bars and q clips because I pulled it off my old car. I was impressed, I don't have the shield and it makes zero noise on the fist. It was crazy loud on my Genesis Coupe!