Roof rack cross bars?
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From: Orange County, CA
GLA250 4Matic, 911 Carrera S, R1250 GS Adv.
Roof rack cross bars?
I'd like to upgrade my roof rack by adding the cross bars. Evidently Yakima and Thule don't offer any specific racks or parts for the GLK (yet). I've noticed that the genuine M-B cross bars are available at dealerfit.com for a decent price, but I've never heard of dealerfit.com. So my question: is dealerfit.com an OK online place to buy accessories? (I suppose it might be better to PM me if you have something negative to say). Thanks.
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Orange County, CA
GLA250 4Matic, 911 Carrera S, R1250 GS Adv.
For example, the two M-B cross bars for the GLK have an MSRP of $300. The dealerfit.com price including shipping to Calif. is $271 total. I haven't checked the actual selling price at my local dealer, but they would at least add 9.25% tax plus possibly some additional retail markup. So dealerfit looks pretty good as long as there are no surprises.
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GLK
I think the dealerfit.com cross bars and the OEM MB cross bars are made by Thule. I am not having any luck finding them as a cheaper, unbranded product. Amazon has a cheap alternative:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0038LE4Q4/...SIN=B0038LE4Q4
Not sure that long link will work, but basically it's $89. But it looks like a square cross bar so may not fit Thule accessories.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0038LE4Q4/...SIN=B0038LE4Q4
Not sure that long link will work, but basically it's $89. But it looks like a square cross bar so may not fit Thule accessories.
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GLK 350 4Matic
Yakima's Website just updated...about 2 months ago
I have the Yakima Railgrab and they work just fine. Look Pretty Good too. I have black rails and the Yakima is black, plus the rack is more low profile than the oem MB crossbars, and cheaper too.
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From: Toronto, ON
GLK 350 4matic
I bought one last year from them. It was $245 plus 25 shipping. Don't know why its more now. Euro rate change?
When I received the box, the keys were lost, they didn't want to help as I called them after 1 week. I bought new key in Thule dealer for $5. Yes the rack is OEM by Thule.
When I received the box, the keys were lost, they didn't want to help as I called them after 1 week. I bought new key in Thule dealer for $5. Yes the rack is OEM by Thule.
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