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Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/15/2009, 9:06 am
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ? (John Van Buren)

: Hi!

: I use Thule Saddles up front and Yakima Rollers in the back. The Yakima
: rollers fith my Thule bars perfectly - you just need to remove a plastic
: spacer from their attachment hoop. My bars happen to be Thule, as that is
: what I bought the first time.

: My Honda Element did not have a place to attach towers to hold the bars in
: the extreme rear of the car, so I bought a set of tower attachments
: designed for a camper and actually drilled holes in the roof to attach
: them. It worked out well!! I have noticed that Honda uses the same to far
: forward rack attachment points on their CRV too.

: Hope this helps,
: John

Hi John,

I've got a pair of Yakima's rollers that I don't normally use anymore. Don't think they give the support needed to the hull that saddles do.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Reg_B -- 10/13/2009, 8:45 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
KenC -- 10/31/2009, 12:29 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Reg_B -- 10/26/2009, 9:22 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2009, 1:49 am
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Reg_B -- 10/27/2009, 10:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2009, 1:10 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ? *Pic*
Dan R -- 10/15/2009, 4:04 pm
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Reg_B -- 10/17/2009, 7:42 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
John Van Buren -- 10/15/2009, 7:49 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2009, 9:06 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/16/2009, 4:06 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Bill Hamm -- 10/17/2009, 12:51 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/18/2009, 1:04 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2009, 12:49 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ? *LINK* *Pic*
Dale Benham -- 10/14/2009, 1:29 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Dave Houser -- 10/14/2009, 3:56 pm
Thule
Robert N Pruden -- 10/13/2009, 10:54 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Brian Scarborough -- 10/13/2009, 4:52 pm
Thule
Doug S -- 10/13/2009, 3:17 pm
Re: Thule
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2009, 12:51 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/13/2009, 12:36 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Jeff McGee -- 10/13/2009, 9:56 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Daniel -- 10/13/2009, 11:41 am