pedro_mazda
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I'm not very good at sarcasm. Can you give me some tips (second)Forgot to insert the envy smilie at the end
I'm not very good at sarcasm. Can you give me some tips (second)Forgot to insert the envy smilie at the end
I'm not very good at sarcasm. Can you give me some tips (second)
Wow, my original post on this topic was back in October of last year and this thread is still going. (cool)
I finally got around to installing the racks on my 2008 mazda5 and I did end up getting the mazda ones; yeah, quite the delay, but the snow only disappeared a week ago!
I just wanted to say that the installation of these are a snap. It takes me about 5 mins to get em' on or off, much quicker than I was expecting. I was very suprised with the lack of wind noise. Even on the highway at 110+ km/hr there is hardly any noise. I used to have a pair of yakimas with wind jammers on my old car and those things would howl once I approached highway speeds, so with the high profile of the mazda ones I was expecting these to even worse.
Anyone else as impressed with how quiet they are? Maybe I'm just lucky with placing the little spoilers they include in just the right place.
BTW, there was some talk in this or another post on whether they are made by Thule. Well, the box they came in says 'made in sweden'.
Has anyone used the Thule artificial rain gutter brackets to attach to the factory mounting points on the Mazda5? It looks like this can be done pretty easily by drilling a hole in the center of the bracket and bolting through to the factory threads with the bracket in the horizontal orientation.
This way I will be able to use all of the Thule parts I have accumalated over the years. I haven't seen how the factory brackets attached so I am concerned that they are using more than the single threaded points to hold everything togther.
Any insight would be appreciated
Hi to all, I just bought a Mazda 5 2008 and I would like to get a roof rack. If anyone can post some pictures of the connectors on the roof would be fantastic. I want to asses if I can do it myself. I am still a bit hesitant to open the covers myself as the car is only days old.
thanks and zoom zoom to all,
Javier
The connector is a simple bolt that can be viewed by sliding the small plastic rectangular cover to expose the bolt hole. Should be easy to do this, it usually takes me 10-15mins to install the pair of racks myself.
Anthony
Hi to all, I just bought a Mazda 5 2008 and I would like to get a roof rack. If anyone can post some pictures of the connectors on the roof would be fantastic. I want to asses if I can do it myself. I am still a bit hesitant to open the covers myself as the car is only days old.
thanks and zoom zoom to all,
Javier
Thanks guys. That helps alot. My old mazda a 323 Hatch Back- 93 was a total workhorse for me. I use to haul loads of material to work on my house and with one simple walmart type roof rack I used to carry plywood, drywall and tons of other stuff. So since I want to have a proper roof rackthis time around, what would be an all purpose rack A MAzda or THule. Which one can handle the needs of a family working man the best.
Thanks again,
Javier
Is the inno roof rack lower in height than the mazda one?