Recent content by SheWolf

I agree about 58" crossbars. That's what Yakima recommended to me for the CX-5. They do extend farther out, but not so far that you'll whack your head. There's a lot more width, then, to put two kayaks on the roof.

Thanks, everyone, for your feedback. My kayaks weigh 35 and 49 pounds each. The rack with all components weighs about 35 pounds. So that's 119 pounds, which is under the weight limit. And to clarify, the Yakima rack's towers are on the outer edges, just above the doors, not in the center...

Hello. Has anyone here used a clamp-on after-market roof rack, such as a Yakima rack with Q Towers, which then put dents in the roof rails that run above the doors of their CX-5 or any other Mazda? I used such a Yakima rack on my Saab 9-3 for eight years, hauling two kayaks on dozens of trips...

Funny you should ask about kayak racks today. I just took my CX-5 into the local Mazda dealership today to show them four large dents that a Yakima Q Tower kayak rack put into the roof rails (the painted metal running along the sides of the car above the doors). While my Yakima rack did not do...