Roof racks for the EE

dankspeed

Hey everyone,
I'm very close to buying my first EE and desperately want a rrof rack for it. What are my options?
Thanks
Dan

wagodizzle

anything that fits...
to name a couple:

Kia Sportage
Subaru Legacy

OEM if you can find one...

then there are companies like Yakima and Thule that make racks for our cars.

noahrexion

Explorer and Aerostar (89' - 94')

ricefighter

i have subaru loyale on mine.


wagon............................4ever.........................

dankspeed

Any pics guys? I just picked up my wagon last night.
Looks like at one point it had a rack but someone removed it .

hafaadaiteg

im getting close to purchasing an EE i would love to see pics of the roof racks

ThatDoodle

Thule fit kit88 on a thule rack. i tried posting my pics but the file size is too large.

doitdub

ThatDoodle wrote:

Thule fit kit88 on a thule rack. i tried posting my pics but the file size is too large.

hey doodle, can you get a picture for me of the mounting feet? I've got a Thule kit on mine, but had some leaking through the doors where they mount last time it rained, and I'm wondering if I need a different fit kit. Thanks!

Tatty90EE4

here's what my Thule rack looks like, not a close up pic of the mounts but hopefully it'll give you some ideas.

Marc_EE9

I have the OEM rails, and Thule 761 bars, and 755(757) feet

doitdub

lovinthe4wdwagon wrote:

here's what my Thule rack looks like, not a close up pic of the mounts but hopefully it'll give you some ideas.

Do you have any leaking issues in rain/wash? The mounting for mine looks very similar..http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/ ... 050643.jpg and I'm having leaking. I can't find any part numbers on the fit kit to double check if this is the right one for the wagon or not.

Tatty90EE4

doitdub wrote:

lovinthe4wdwagon wrote:

here's what my Thule rack looks like, not a close up pic of the mounts but hopefully it'll give you some ideas.

Do you have any leaking issues in rain/wash? The mounting for mine looks very similar..http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/ ... 050643.jpg and I'm having leaking. I can't find any part numbers on the fit kit to double check if this is the right one for the wagon or not.

I haven't had any issues with leaking, at least from the roof rack. some parts of my actually window stripping leaks (what the window rolls up into) but not when it rains, only when I wash it. and as far as I know these mounts are pretty universal. you can always try moving the mounts to different areas of the upper jam to see they stop leaking?? I have my rear bar/mounts about where you have yours, but I would try moving your front bar/mounts back a little further where the jam is a bit flatter, instead of on that curved part of the upper jam.

wagodizzle

just got this Yakima rack yesterday...

its got 58 inch Crossbars and a 38 inch Faring.

i still need to get a bike attachment for it, and possibly more stickers though the CH (switzerland) one looks good alone...

Marc_EE9

^dizzle;
your bars are crazy long

your wagon is tha shizzle!! i wish mine was white

wagodizzle

Marc_EE9 wrote:

^dizzle;
your bars are crazy long

your wagon is tha shizzle!! i wish mine was white

i want to be able to fit 5 bikes, hence the length.

My91wagon

Yakima destroysss!!!

tri

i'd just go with a thule

FakeJDMEF8

i just yanked a 96 Outback Legacy rack. i know its six holes and its in, just wondering if anyone else has already done it (The Legacy Rack, not the THULE)....

if ya have, please post some pics. or any helpful pointers so i dont fook my roof up in the process. thanksss

bam-bam

tri wrote:

i'd just go with a thule

Yakima>thule

90civicwagon

check out this link. you can check out mine. i got it from a 91 toyota 4 runner. only had to cut off about an inch on the side for it to fit. not hard at all. grab a hacksaw and cut away. i had to screw it down in my top. used short self tapping sheet metal screws but still pre drilled holes. then put some good caulk made for metal on the hole where the screw would go in and caulked each screw. no leaks yet. and we had some very hard long rain couple weeks back when we had alot of flooding here in ga. works and looks great.

ShuttleVan

Go with Thule, the "feet", towers that hold the bars are designed to "grip" the roof hinges more effectively than yakima's. Capable of more weight load.