Buying a roof rack

[90210brandon]

$220 ain't bad, but I paid $180 in Calgary. I would stick to $200...no more.

These are them. I wish I had a better pic but I don't.

 

[90210brandon]

The problem with aftermarket racks is that they have clips that attach in the door opening..the mazda rack bolts right on the roof. Trust me get the mazda (thule) rack as seen in the first pic.

True, mine bolt directly to the car. I would highly recommend getting the Mazda ones also. I had the regular attachments from THULE on my car and they scratched the roof. With the Mazda ones you wouldn't have that problem.

 

[ottawaP5]

You are right about them..I have the same ones and they are solid as hell! I have my bike up there and it doesn't move at all. Whats neat is they can be taken off in 5 minutes, and they don't scratch the car.

 

[Jak-O]

Hey guys.

Brandon, which Thule bars do you have on? V2's? or Velo Vise? I want the V2's, but the Thule website does not recommend them.

Thanks for the help.

 

[90210brandon]

Hey guys.

Brandon, which Thule bars do you have on? V2's? or Velo Vise? I want the V2's, but the Thule website does not recommend them.

Thanks for the help.

Hey Jak-O, I don't know what 'V2's' are. Mine are the load bars from Mazda. Like it was said before, they fit the car perfectly. No rubbage...nothing.

 

[Jak-O]

Sorry Brandon.

I should have been a little more clear...

I have the factory load bars, I was actually referring to your bike racks....the nice looking silver ones.

Thanks

 

[90210brandon]

Oh,...now it's clear. The bike 'trays' are also THULE. The whole system is THULE. I picked up the trays 10 years ago. I know that they still make them. I just looked at their website and yes, they are the Velo Vise trays. The Fairing is the Medium 871 also, just in case you want to know. BTW, I painted the trays silver then put a blue strip on them down the middle.

 

[Myk]

Hey RedWagon, why did you get the Yakima system, when the bike trays can just attach to the factory cross bars?

 

[redwagon02]

Well, a couple of reasons. First, I got my car in May of 2001 and nothing was available to use the OEM roof racks and use a fork mount tray. Second, The yakima set up was from a previous car, other than buying new trays (steelheads) and a new fairing.

 

[ottawaP5]

myk are those mudgaurds i see? where did you get them?

 

[90210brandon]

And Myk, where are your 'bumper marker lights'?

 

[Myk]

I took the marker lights out because I really hate the orange, so either I get celica, or neon or whatever side markers and make them fit, or fill the holes in and get the bumper painted, or make little air scoops...then I just gave up and started working on the fornt grill. No its winter and I put the side markers back in.

Yeah, I got big red mudders, with a silver plate on the bottom that says "MAZDA."

I got them from a guy on the Toronto board, who had a bunch for sale. He got them from e-bay, (and yes he's all out.)

 

[Myk]

If I'm not mistaken a Thule or Yakima system will run at least $300. The only reason I got a Thule is that it was used for $100, or I would have gotten the dealership one.

BUT, do standard square bar attachments fit on the Mazda rack. The reason I ask is beacuse ROCKYMOUNT has fork mount long trays for only $99 CDN.

Does the dealership have fork mount bike trays? How much?

 

[Myk]

Pics

 

[Myk]

XXX

 

[90210brandon]

BUT, do standard square bar attachments fit on the Mazda rack. The reason I ask is beacuse ROCKYMOUNT has fork mount long trays for only $99 CDN.

Does the dealership have fork mount bike trays? How much?

YES standard square bar attachments DO fit on the Mazda rack. The Canadian Mazda rack was designed by THULE, so anything THULE fits. I doubt the dealership has long trays for sale.

 

[Myk]

Then I would get the dealer Mazda lock-in cross bars instead of a new rack system, Thule and Yakima cross bars, clips and towers are too expensive.

 

[redwagon02]

You can say that again!

 

[Protege52003]

I have the thule rack system that myk has on his car with a different fairwing though. I am looking to get rid of it if anyone wants a rack. I used it on my ES sedan for a short time period and it has been in my basement since I got my PR5.

The rack was great and fit well on the sedan and wound on the canadian PR5's without the roof rack.

Can get pics of it if anyone wants to see.

-R

 

[kk52736]

I have the thule rack system that myk has on his car with a different fairwing though. I am looking to get rid of it if anyone wants a rack. I used it on my ES sedan for a short time period and it has been in my basement since I got my PR5.

The rack was great and fit well on the sedan and wound on the canadian PR5's without the roof rack.

Can get pics of it if anyone wants to see.

-R

are they the original kind of canadin style pr5 roof rack?

pm me with pic please