zoomzoom1979
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- 2017 Mazda CX-5
Own a 2017 with bare roof. Looking to get a roof rack. Recommendations? Leaning towards either a Thule or Yakima.
Do you have the OEM rails on the car already? I'm getting the OEM's cross bars as part of the deal I made on the car. Hope that's a good decision.
I decided against the OEM rails since removing crossbars when not needed is notoriously difficult, plus rails are kind of ugly. Ended up going with Yakima JetStream crossbars, towers and clips; similar style to the Thule Evo Wing. What sold me on Yakima was the much more aerodynamic FatCat Evo ski racks.
When I don't need racks, it can all come off in a few minutes and I have a nice clean roof. Putting it back on takes a bit longer because you need to remeasure for position.