Thule Fairing (Wind Deflector)

[Quickbeam]

We just bought a new Mazda 5. Haven't driven it much yet, but am looking forward to doing so. We have the sunroof, and just installed the Thule roof racks (aero bars). These are not the roof racks that Mazda sells, but the Thule aero bar roof racks we purchased from a private distributor. Love the roof racks, but have noticed we get a lot of wind noise when the sunroof is open.

I called Mazda, and they used to sell a wind deflector but say it is now discontinued. I next called Thule and they sell a "fairing" (wind deflector) which they say may fit.

I was wondering if anyone else had tried one of these Thule fairings on their Mazda 5's, and if so how you liked it? Also wondering if anyone else had installed the Thule aero bars and if so, did you run into the same wind noise issues with your sunroof open? Again, if so, did you come up with any other solutions to the wind noise issue?

Thanks for your help.

 

[professorhank]

If I remember correctly, Thule and Yakima fairings suffer from the same problem with respect to the sunroof. The roof fixpoints position the fairing too far back and it rests on the sunroof. A few of us in the Yakima threads wrote about customizing an extension of some sort to position the fairing about 7" further forward to allow sunroof operation. Maybe there's a way to customize the Thule positioning also.

In addition, I remember reading on another website that someone used a Thule fairing but it rested on an OEM moonroof deflector.

 

[coolmazda5]

Check this post, with pics. You can also perform a "Search" as needed, there is a lot of good info around.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123708742