If the bars stick out beyond the side of the car, then they tend to make a lot of wind noise. Yakima has little 'wings' that clip on over the bar ends - It really cut the noise on the bars for my van (that are up high enough so they can stick out without banging your head on them - fits 4 kayaks and a rocket box). Don't know how they Sylvain Fauvel <fauvel@nospam.uquebec.ca> wrote:
I know i am not the first one but my thule rack makes noise whenever i drive
above 80Km/h (50 mph).
Thule sells some wind deflector that would probably fix the problem but i
am sure this raise gas consumption quite a bit.
My first three cars had thule racks and made no noise!!
I am wondering what makes the noise: the bars, towers, the tip of the
xnoxab257xspamx@ptd.net wrote: : If the bars stick out beyond the side of the car, then they tend to : make a lot of wind noise. Yakima has little 'wings' that clip on over : the bar ends - It really cut the noise on the bars for my van (that : are up high enough so they can stick out without banging your head on : them - fits 4 kayaks and a rocket box). Don't know how they : Sylvain Fauvel <fauvel@nospam.uquebec.ca> wrote:
:> :> I know i am not the first one but my thule rack makes noise :> whenever i drive above 80Km/h (50 mph). :> :> Thule sells some wind deflector that would probably fix the :> problem but i am sure this raise gas consumption quite a bit. :> :> My first three cars had thule racks and made no noise!! :> :> I am wondering what makes the noise: the bars, towers, the tip of the :> bars (as opposed as to the center). :> :> Sylvain :> :> fauvel <AT> emt <dot> inrs <dot> ca : -------------- : a b 2 5 7 : ptd : n e t
The bars on my new car are longer than the previous ones. That could be an explanation. Thanks to all that responded. I'll post if i find a fix.
