Roof rack for Odyssey, OEM or aftermarket
Hi all, My wife has a 1999 Honda Odyssey without a roof rack. I want to
start using it to haul my canoes, windsurfing boards and kayaks (long and sometimes heavy items). I can get a stock Honda rack and crossbars on Ebay for around $250 or from a dealer for 30% more, but I'm wondering if anyone has had some better experiences with aftermarket kits, i.e. Yakima, Thule, etc. |
Re: Roof rack for Odyssey, OEM or aftermarket
CrouchingLamb wrote:
> > Hi all, My wife has a 1999 Honda Odyssey without a roof rack. I want to > start using it to haul my canoes, windsurfing boards and kayaks (long and > sometimes heavy items). I can get a stock Honda rack and crossbars on Ebay > for around $250 or from a dealer for 30% more, but I'm wondering if anyone > has had some better experiences with aftermarket kits, i.e. Yakima, Thule, > etc. ===================== read this thread. Odyssey is similar. http://www.hondasuv.com/stg/viewtopic.php?t=14424& 'Curly' |
Re: Roof rack for Odyssey, beyond OEM
Thanks for the link Curly, I might go that route, but I'm really interested
in the opinion of anyone who's bypassed the OEM route altogether. I'm not any more impressed by the tie-down bars (are they really plastic?) than I am the Honda crossbars. I'm looking at these removable Thule bar towers you attach directly to your rack gutters/roof or into an aftermarket rack-slide (up to 8' long). I'm searching for the opinions of people who have used these, or failing that, the reasons people chose not to... OEM is fine for ski boxes and cargo cases, but I'm looking for something I can trust with two canoes or six sailboards/sails/mast etc. "'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote in message news:440714D5.CA792D11@interbaun.com... > CrouchingLamb wrote: > > > > Hi all, My wife has a 1999 Honda Odyssey without a roof rack. I want to > > start using it to haul my canoes, windsurfing boards and kayaks (long and > > sometimes heavy items). I can get a stock Honda rack and crossbars on Ebay > > for around $250 or from a dealer for 30% more, but I'm wondering if anyone > > has had some better experiences with aftermarket kits, i.e. Yakima, Thule, > > etc. > > > ===================== > > read this thread. Odyssey is similar. > > http://www.hondasuv.com/stg/viewtopic.php?t=14424& > > 'Curly' |
Re: Roof rack for Odyssey, beyond OEM
In article <FMidnQxG4f6Gw5rZRVn-tQ@adelphia.com>,
"CrouchingLamb" <dn5019@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks for the link Curly, I might go that route, but I'm really interested > in the opinion of anyone who's bypassed the OEM route altogether. I'm not > any more impressed by the tie-down bars (are they really plastic?) than I am > the Honda crossbars. I'm looking at these removable Thule bar towers you > attach directly to your rack gutters/roof or into an aftermarket rack-slide > (up to 8' long). > I'm searching for the opinions of people who have used these, or failing > that, the reasons people chose not to... > OEM is fine for ski boxes and cargo cases, but I'm looking for something I > can trust with two canoes or six sailboards/sails/mast etc. http://www.odyclub.com This discussion has been going on there for 5 years now. |
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