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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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Just thought I'd post these for others to see. These are really nice and should be with a cost of $350. Easy to install and very sturdy.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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They look nihhce Any increase in wind noise?
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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They look nihhce Any increase in wind noise?
Not nearly as much as I thought it would be. The new Thule rack wasn't that bad either.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 08:40 AM
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These are the crossbars which came with my Appearance pkg. I was worried about wind noise, and if you pay close attention, it is present, but i like the look and decided to leave them on-now i never notice any extra noise.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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These are the crossbars which came with my Appearance pkg. I was worried about wind noise, and if you pay close attention, it is present, but i like the look and decided to leave them on-now i never notice any extra noise.
Yes they do come with that pkg as I later found out.

I agree with your assessment on wind noice. If I close the sunshade I can barely hear and really have to be listening for it.
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Originally Posted by AutoSaurus
Yes they do come with that pkg as I later found out.

I agree with your assessment on wind noice. If I close the sunshade I can barely hear and really have to be listening for it.
Jack...it there a fixed position for these or can they be positioned forward of backward on the rails?
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Jack...it there a fixed position for these or can they be positioned forward of backward on the rails?
Unfortunately, they are fixed but I guess you could move the front bar a little b/c it does expand about an inch total.
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Unfortunately, they are fixed but I guess you could move the front bar a little b/c it does expand about an inch total.
Thanks. The reason I mention it is on my wagons you could slide them forward or backward. This allowed you to minimize the turbulence and the noise. But as I indicated earlier, I rarely used them and they sat in the garage until I sold the car.
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Originally Posted by AutoSaurus
Just thought I'd post these for others to see. These are really nice and should be with a cost of $350. Easy to install and very sturdy.
Do you have the PN for these?
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Jack...it there a fixed position for these or can they be positioned forward of backward on the rails?
As stated, they can be moved a little but the issue is that the roof rails are not parallel and the width of the crossbars is not adjustable. They are nice to have though because you don't need any anything additional to mount a roof mounted carrier from Yakima or Thule.
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the width of the crossbars is not adjustable.
THe MB crossbars are adjustable but only a little. Maybe an inch total.
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Do you have the PN for these?
6-7-81-2128 which is directly from my invoice. I started with the number in the accessory catalog but of course it didn't match. Another MB screw up.
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