X166 Rack Options
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X166 Rack Options
Looking to get a roof rack. Couple of questions for anyone who has already been down this path;
Does the Whispbar S55 allow the pano roof to open? (my guess is not)
Anyone try the WB S55 with a base mount to get clearance for the pano roof?
Anyone try the WB S17 with K328 mount? Wondering if the S17 is wide enough?
Thx
Does the Whispbar S55 allow the pano roof to open? (my guess is not)
Anyone try the WB S55 with a base mount to get clearance for the pano roof?
Anyone try the WB S17 with K328 mount? Wondering if the S17 is wide enough?
Thx
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I always found it interesting that manufacturers would put the rails on a car, but not the horizontal bars. Kind of cheap not to. What's up with that?
Surely it can't be fuel efficiency on a vehicle of this size.
I'm also interested in any good deals on cross bars - I have a pod and cant attached it currently.
Surely it can't be fuel efficiency on a vehicle of this size.
I'm also interested in any good deals on cross bars - I have a pod and cant attached it currently.
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I always found it interesting that manufacturers would put the rails on a car, but not the horizontal bars. Kind of cheap not to. What's up with that?
Surely it can't be fuel efficiency on a vehicle of this size.
I'm also interested in any good deals on cross bars - I have a pod and cant attached it currently.
Surely it can't be fuel efficiency on a vehicle of this size.
I'm also interested in any good deals on cross bars - I have a pod and cant attached it currently.
On the previous gen GL, though, you could get the chrome roofbars straight from the factory on one of the option packages.
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Mine were never put back on the vehicle. It might still be nice to include them for the occasions where you need them.
