Post your Roof Racks!!!
#4
Wheels, vent visors, smoked sidemarkers, front plate, lots of new stuff on the rack etc.
I prefer Yakima because of the round bars. The rectangular bars on the Thule stuff tend sag over time. Plus, with the round bars you can rotate stuff like ski button downs back so they provide less resistance.
I prefer Yakima because of the round bars. The rectangular bars on the Thule stuff tend sag over time. Plus, with the round bars you can rotate stuff like ski button downs back so they provide less resistance.
#5
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yeah.. i just helped a buddy install a Yakima rack yesterday on his xB... just bought the necessary individual parts and put it together.
looks pretty sweet... we set the back bar back further so he'd have more room for the big boxes he needs to have.. followed necessary directions, and came out looking nice
will try to get pictures of it the next time i see him.
looks pretty sweet... we set the back bar back further so he'd have more room for the big boxes he needs to have.. followed necessary directions, and came out looking nice
will try to get pictures of it the next time i see him.
#6
Ah yah the Yakima....I'm going to be taking a surf class at my college next semester and Im going to need a rack. Im just bummed that there really isn't a 'secure' locking mechanism for surf boards, only tie downs and from what I have read- no one is really fond of them on their xB. If only they had the same 'clamp' just as the snowboards do. Any help for a good surf board holder would be killer. thanks
-G.
-G.
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#8
Here ya go:
Yakima Rack. The board is nicely secured by rack pads bought off ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/CAR-OR-SUV-RACK-...QQcmdZViewItem
Yakima Rack. The board is nicely secured by rack pads bought off ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/CAR-OR-SUV-RACK-...QQcmdZViewItem
#9
^^^ very awesome! thats what Im gonna need next semester. Now these straps though, anyone can un-do them correct? Im wanting one that locks just to make sure it's not stolen. Hell I live in OC but everyone likes to steal yet they're filthy rich
#11
here are some pics of the one i made, you will have to scroll down past the VW stuff to see them http://asthewrenchturns.blogspot.com/