January 17, 2010
Rack Attack Team
Subaru's are very popular vehicles, and quite a few Subaru owners are avid outdoors people, who love to kayak, bike, ski and board. So having a roof rack almost goes hand in hand with these cars.
One downfall, most Subaru's do not have a metal frame around the door where the glass window touches the frame of the car. Which means with the clip into the door options, the fit has to be precise so that not to have wind noise through the door or possible damage to weather striping.
Plus the clip options are very tedious to remove and re-install. Don't fret Rack Attack has your solution. What you see above is a very popular option for all subaru owners. We install Yakima Landing Pad 7's permanently to the roof, then we use Yakima control towers that are quick release. With this option you avoid any contact with your windows and door seals, so no possibility of wind noise through the door or damage to the weather striping.
You can also remove the whole rack system from the car in seconds for saving on fuel economy or going through the car wash, you will just be left with 4 little mounts.
Once the base system is installed you get a carrying capacity of 100lbs, and the possibility to add accessories to carry everything from water-sport products, to bikes, to skis and boards and more. On this particular system our customer went with a 44" yakima fairing to reduce wind noise, and a Yakima Fat Cat 6 ski rack / 4 board.
The fat cat line is yakima's newest and best ski carrier on the market. The 6 pair carrier has 5 more space than any other 6 pair ski rack on the market to accommodate the newer fat skis, also in the closed position it only sits 3 3/4 off the top of the crossbar, making it the lowest profile ski rack on the market as well. Lower profile = Less wind resistant = Better fuel economy. These base systems can be professionally installed at any of our locations, or we do sell the kits for do it your selfers. Many body shops will also do the installation for you if you are not up for it and are too far away from one of our stores.
