ih8vtec13 Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 All you sedan owners that need a rack asap stay the hell away from Thule! My local ski shop told me that the fit kit was a special order and I should have it in about a week or so, and now its well into January and the problem is with Thule not them. The fit kit is not available until mid Febuary, so now I am stuck with this rack that I am looking into returning or selling because I am probably going to get a Yakima because they are on their game. I can't understand why Thule, one of the best rack companies wouldn't have something ready for this ski season and I am so pissed at the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChruiSSer Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 I'll tell you...I bought the Yakima from a member on the board and I've had it on the car for a week or so and used it once and I am PLEASANTLY suprised. It took a while to get the fit right on the car, but it was well worth it. The only downside is one of the allen bolts was semi stripped so it took a while to get it tight. Fortunately it just holds the towers in place and since it'll always be on my sedan, I don't have to worry about making them wider. BUT I bought the Thule 6pr ski or 4pr. board carrier. The yakima bars are round and the thule mounts that come with the carrier are square, but they DO FIT! I actually like it better because I didn't spend another 25$ on the special adapter clamps and the carrier is tight enough to stay straight up, and easy enough to just fold it down so it doesn't howl as bad. I'm very pleased with this systerm, and I'm gonna put it to use again on sunday with this wicked storm that's coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 FWIW, the Thule rack for the wagon SUCKS too. It doesn't fit properly and needs to be modified with a Dremel to work. Several emails to Thule......no response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutback99 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Same complaints here. I WAS a Thule person... but now I love the yak. See : http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7062 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad21 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 The stock Subey (Thule square bars) rack for the wagon fits perfectly and makes virtually no noise. I posted pics somewhere awhile back. I've carried three bikes up there. I was going to skip the roof rack and get a receiver hitch (I have 4 hitch mount racks!) but it is over $400 at this point. The roof rack from Subey was $125. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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