WTB roof rack for Mazda5
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- 2008 Mazda3 stick
I have a Yakima system for sale
I'm getting ready to sell the Yakima roof system off my 5, if you're interested. It includes a fairing and either 60" load bars with a bit of age on them or a set of 48" load bars that are in nearly-new condition. I'm asking $200 plus actual shipping, whatever that comes out to. I just ran a quote from Rack Attack's site, and new this setup is about $331. You can reach me at somalley dot home at gmail dot com.
The 48" bars will give you the same width, I'm pretty sure, as an OEM rack - room for a luggage box or probably up to 3 bike trays. The 60" bars will accommodate 4 bikes, possibly 5, or two whitewater canoes plus a mountain bike - can you tell I have experience with this?
BTW, the fairing pretty much solves the wind noise issue and also buys back a couple of mpg versus "naked" bars. I've run roof racks on various cars for the last 20 years, and I can't recommend fairings enough. Anyway, that's for another thread.
I'll include some pictures below.
I have a sunroof on my 2007 5, and with the towers at Yakima-recommended spacing, the fairing feet just barely clear the sunroof opening. I could have slid them forward an inch or so, but I never saw reason to do so, since everything operates just fine as is:
Closeup of a front tower:
Closeup of a rear tower:
Closeup to show some of the age/rust on the a 60" bar:
Below are the 48" bars. I took a closeup of the ends so you could see that the galvanizing is pretty much like new inside - no rust yet, the way there is on the 60" bars I currently have mounted.
I'm getting ready to sell the Yakima roof system off my 5, if you're interested. It includes a fairing and either 60" load bars with a bit of age on them or a set of 48" load bars that are in nearly-new condition. I'm asking $200 plus actual shipping, whatever that comes out to. I just ran a quote from Rack Attack's site, and new this setup is about $331. You can reach me at somalley dot home at gmail dot com.
The 48" bars will give you the same width, I'm pretty sure, as an OEM rack - room for a luggage box or probably up to 3 bike trays. The 60" bars will accommodate 4 bikes, possibly 5, or two whitewater canoes plus a mountain bike - can you tell I have experience with this?
BTW, the fairing pretty much solves the wind noise issue and also buys back a couple of mpg versus "naked" bars. I've run roof racks on various cars for the last 20 years, and I can't recommend fairings enough. Anyway, that's for another thread.
I'll include some pictures below.
I have a sunroof on my 2007 5, and with the towers at Yakima-recommended spacing, the fairing feet just barely clear the sunroof opening. I could have slid them forward an inch or so, but I never saw reason to do so, since everything operates just fine as is:
Closeup of a front tower:
Closeup of a rear tower:
Closeup to show some of the age/rust on the a 60" bar:
Below are the 48" bars. I took a closeup of the ends so you could see that the galvanizing is pretty much like new inside - no rust yet, the way there is on the 60" bars I currently have mounted.
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laredotexas
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got some oem in good condition for sale.. txt me at 9567440376 $200.00 plus shipping.. pictures upon request.
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