Iristyle
01-31-2009, 06:44 PM
Just an FYI regarding the CX-9 factory roof rails. The short -- the Yakima 10V vertical Mighty Mounts fit perfectly.
The long version:
I have a Yakima Big PowderHound that was on my '02 PathFinder. I recently purchased a CX-9, and the two sets of rail mounts included with that snowboard rack wouldn't fit on the CX-9 cross rails.
If you check Yakimas web site you'll see that they have no fit guide for the CX-9 factory rack / rails. If you call them to ask what Mighty Mounts will fit the factory bars, they will tell you that the only option is to install their whole system - towers, bars, yada yada yada. Alternatively, you can buy the Mazda snowboard rack which holds a measly 2 snowboards and costs $125 (0000-8L-G02A). So if you want to hold 4 boards like the Big Powderhound does, that'll cost you $250 from Mazda (made by Yakima by the way). Other alternatives have been discussed on the board with other manufacturers.
I knew that the rails must be a standard size, so I headed to REI and grabbed the 10V Mighty Mounts for $34 (which I had heard work with the CX-7 rails). These fit nice and snug ... perfectly.
Just figured I would put the info out there for anyone else in the same boat -- with old Yakima racks that need to be installed on their factory CX-9 rails. I found nothing on Google when I searched around.
Enjoy!
The long version:
I have a Yakima Big PowderHound that was on my '02 PathFinder. I recently purchased a CX-9, and the two sets of rail mounts included with that snowboard rack wouldn't fit on the CX-9 cross rails.
If you check Yakimas web site you'll see that they have no fit guide for the CX-9 factory rack / rails. If you call them to ask what Mighty Mounts will fit the factory bars, they will tell you that the only option is to install their whole system - towers, bars, yada yada yada. Alternatively, you can buy the Mazda snowboard rack which holds a measly 2 snowboards and costs $125 (0000-8L-G02A). So if you want to hold 4 boards like the Big Powderhound does, that'll cost you $250 from Mazda (made by Yakima by the way). Other alternatives have been discussed on the board with other manufacturers.
I knew that the rails must be a standard size, so I headed to REI and grabbed the 10V Mighty Mounts for $34 (which I had heard work with the CX-7 rails). These fit nice and snug ... perfectly.
Just figured I would put the info out there for anyone else in the same boat -- with old Yakima racks that need to be installed on their factory CX-9 rails. I found nothing on Google when I searched around.
Enjoy!