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- 2008 Mazda3 stick
For sale: Yakima roof rack system with Q Towers, the appropriate fit kit, a fairing and either a set of 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'll also throw in a pair of Yakima GT bike trays (not pictured - can add a pic if anyone is interested). 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?
I have a sunroof on my 2007, 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. You can see some rust through the end cap:
Closeup to show some of the age/rust on one of the 60" bars:
Below are the 48" bars. They have almost no wear on them at all - the plastic sheath has marks from where the towers were clamped originally, and that's about it. I took a closeup of the ends so you could see that the galvanizing is pretty much like new inside - no rust, unlike the 60" bars I currently have mounted.
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?
I have a sunroof on my 2007, 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. You can see some rust through the end cap:
Closeup to show some of the age/rust on one of the 60" bars:
Below are the 48" bars. They have almost no wear on them at all - the plastic sheath has marks from where the towers were clamped originally, and that's about it. I took a closeup of the ends so you could see that the galvanizing is pretty much like new inside - no rust, unlike the 60" bars I currently have mounted.
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