gcleeton Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Can you fit roof bars to a Legacy Sedan please? Either the Subaru bars from a Wagon, or a different make? Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 *shudder* You can find an aftermarket one. but i always thought the trunk luggage racks looked good. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcleeton Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 nipper do you have to drill holes in the roof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrCharlie Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I have a Thule roof rack on my 99 Legacy GT sedan. I mostly use it for bike transporting. I rather like how it looks...downside is that it's pretty noisy, and I lost a sold 8 mpg when I put a wind deflector on the car. No drilling required, it has rubber pads and feet. Comes right off in a few minutes, but I leave it on. I'll take/post a pic when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcleeton Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 Thanks I look forward to the picture. What did it cost please? Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 but i always thought the trunk luggage racks looked good. nipper Oh gross. I have a thule rack that I really like: It's only noisy with the ski racks on. I have it off at the moment for weight/aerodynamic benefits. Plus my bike got stolen awhile ago so I don't have much use for it. They're pretty expensive. My V2 bike rack was $125 and the ski racks are around there. A fairing is like $60, and bars, feet, and the fit kit all come separately and work out to something like $250. I've had it for 6 years or so and don't remember exactly how much it was. Well worth it though. You can price them out on the thule site I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcleeton Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 Thanks I'll have a look at the site. Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmas22 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I found mine at a site called rackattack.com and they will (as will the thule site) help you get the right fit for your car. I have a 01 impreza and the only thing I would say is double check all the measurements when you put it on your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrCharlie Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Gil, sorry for the delay, here finally is a pic of my car with the thule rack: As far as cost goes, I really can't be sure, I've had the rails and bike holders on two other cars over the past five years. The feet are different depending on the car they are going on (gutters, no gutters, etc), and each type of feet have a different fit kit to make them fit exactly on a given car. I'm lucky in that a good friend of mine owns a bike shop and I've gotten all of it throgh him, parts on barter. The parts I had to pay for were still pretty pricey, even at my discount. It certainly wouldn't hurt to check eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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