Hello
I ordered the roof rack option on my new 2005 SF. The roof rack is the cross bar pieces that bolt to the longitudinal pieces. I also installed the water rack option for my kayak. This requires unlocking the end caps in the cross pieces, sliding in the water racks, and re-inserting the end caps.
But....you can't slide in the water racks unless you remove the black plastic moulding that covers the width of the roof rack. The instructions say you can then cut the strips to accommodate the water rack placement, or if you plan on taking out the rack for the winter, just don't replace the strips until the fall, and then replace the entire strip(s) without cutting.
However, I'm getting a lot of wind noise from the water rack, and I suspect part of it is not having the moulding strips in the roof rack. I didn't want to cut them up, cause in the winter with the water rack off, there would have been gaps wherever the water rack pieces were mounted. Snow and water could get in and freeze, and I didn't want that.
So...I went to two dealerships, and asked if I could buy a set of the strips. I could cut those for summer, and save the un-cut ones for when the water rack comes off. They both found part numbers, about $7 CDN each, but said the factory no longer provides them. This is in Toronto Canada by the way.
Does anyone have a solution, or know if these moulding strips for the roof rack (cross-pieces) is available?
Thanks
Harry
I ordered the roof rack option on my new 2005 SF. The roof rack is the cross bar pieces that bolt to the longitudinal pieces. I also installed the water rack option for my kayak. This requires unlocking the end caps in the cross pieces, sliding in the water racks, and re-inserting the end caps.
But....you can't slide in the water racks unless you remove the black plastic moulding that covers the width of the roof rack. The instructions say you can then cut the strips to accommodate the water rack placement, or if you plan on taking out the rack for the winter, just don't replace the strips until the fall, and then replace the entire strip(s) without cutting.
However, I'm getting a lot of wind noise from the water rack, and I suspect part of it is not having the moulding strips in the roof rack. I didn't want to cut them up, cause in the winter with the water rack off, there would have been gaps wherever the water rack pieces were mounted. Snow and water could get in and freeze, and I didn't want that.
So...I went to two dealerships, and asked if I could buy a set of the strips. I could cut those for summer, and save the un-cut ones for when the water rack comes off. They both found part numbers, about $7 CDN each, but said the factory no longer provides them. This is in Toronto Canada by the way.
Does anyone have a solution, or know if these moulding strips for the roof rack (cross-pieces) is available?
Thanks
Harry
