IntrepidTravele
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- 2014 Mazda3 S Grand Touring
OK, I've read completely though the thread at www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123834607-Roof-Rack-options-for-2014-Mazda3. I've also done the requisite Google search of the interwebz and lookup on Thule's website fit guide. I have a very specific question that I did not see an answer for. I suspect that may be because the answer is "no", but hope springs eternal.
QUESTION: Can I mount a Thule AeroBlade rack to the hard mount points on a '14 3S Grand Touring Hatchback? The above thread references mainly the factory aftermarket rack, which is a Yakima. Other searches show Thule having a solution for models through '13 (using their KIT3069 & 460R foot kit, that bolts into the hard points under the roof trim). However, the Thule fit guide doesn't show this as a solution for the '14 and later. Thule does have a fit kit that clamps to the door area - UGLY. Did the '14 body style change significantly? Has anyone used the Thule solution on a '14+ successfully?
Alternately I might consider a Yak solution that allows the use of longer crossbars, as long as they are the Whisper bars.
I have two considerations: I have a fair amount of Thule stuff, so I want the look and feel to be the same as well as everything keyed the same. Also, I'd like to have the bars stick out a little bit giving me a wider platform to mount things.
Thanks!
Oh, BTW, new forum member, just bought my Mazda3, first Mazda I will have owned. So far liking it, but only had it for a day.
QUESTION: Can I mount a Thule AeroBlade rack to the hard mount points on a '14 3S Grand Touring Hatchback? The above thread references mainly the factory aftermarket rack, which is a Yakima. Other searches show Thule having a solution for models through '13 (using their KIT3069 & 460R foot kit, that bolts into the hard points under the roof trim). However, the Thule fit guide doesn't show this as a solution for the '14 and later. Thule does have a fit kit that clamps to the door area - UGLY. Did the '14 body style change significantly? Has anyone used the Thule solution on a '14+ successfully?
Alternately I might consider a Yak solution that allows the use of longer crossbars, as long as they are the Whisper bars.
I have two considerations: I have a fair amount of Thule stuff, so I want the look and feel to be the same as well as everything keyed the same. Also, I'd like to have the bars stick out a little bit giving me a wider platform to mount things.
Thanks!
Oh, BTW, new forum member, just bought my Mazda3, first Mazda I will have owned. So far liking it, but only had it for a day.