YAkima roof rack - Snowboarding Forum

NewbALewb · 11-20-2012, 07:16 PM

I own a 2010 impreza, should I buy a yakima roof rack for it? ARe they pretty decent? ARe you impressed with yours? Let me know !

suekie · 11-20-2012, 07:21 PM

I like my Yakima rack. It holds on solid; I was on the highway, 4 boards on it, with a 15 mph head wind with an 80mph speed limit. The thing never even budged.

jfergus7 · 11-20-2012, 07:25 PM

I bought a Thule rack last fall from ORS and love it. Price and shipping was awesome and rack works great!

grafta · 11-20-2012, 07:27 PM

I got a yakima rack for our impreza wagon (2002). Went with the factory style mounts rather than the side clamps and all that shit. Like this > Yakima Control Tower - Yakima Factory Mount Towers

Seems good. Really solid and clean looking.

Looking to get a fairing still...

JBthe3rd · 11-20-2012, 07:30 PM

The new all black aerodynamic looking Yakima that holds the 4 snowboards looks better than the boxy grey Thule ... I just purchased Yakima 3 weeks ago and all it came down to was looks...

ashleyalcan · 11-20-2012, 07:31 PM

I have a yakima rack for my car (it's the only popular brand that fit it). It fits and holds well, but I take it off my car during the summer (unless I need it for my bike rack) because I noticed it started to wear the gloss on my paint job. Two thumbs up for the rack's functionality, but don't make it a permanent feature on your car...

NewbALewb · 11-20-2012, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by grafta

I got a yakima rack for our impreza wagon (2002). Went with the factory style mounts rather than the side clamps and all that shit. Like this > Yakima Control Tower - Yakima Factory Mount Towers

Seems good. Really solid and clean looking.

Looking to get a fairing still...

If i order that exact one, will i have to buy anything else? Or does it come with everything?

NewbALewb · 11-20-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by suekie

I like my Yakima rack. It holds on solid; I was on the highway, 4 boards on it, with a 15 mph head wind with an 80mph speed limit. The thing never even budged.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfergus7

I bought a Thule rack last fall from ORS and love it. Price and shipping was awesome and rack works great!

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBthe3rd

The new all black aerodynamic looking Yakima that holds the 4 snowboards looks better than the boxy grey Thule ... I just purchased Yakima 3 weeks ago and all it came down to was looks...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashleyalcan

I have a yakima rack for my car (it's the only popular brand that fit it). It fits and holds well, but I take it off my car during the summer (unless I need it for my bike rack) because I noticed it started to wear the gloss on my paint job. Two thumbs up for the rack's functionality, but don't make it a permanent feature on your car...

Sweet Yakima it is, thanks everyone =D <3

Clayton Bigsby · 11-20-2012, 08:32 PM

You cant go wrong with Yakima or Thule, my friends and I all bought Yakima so that everything was interchangeable. Before you buy go to the Yakima website and write down all of the part numbers for the set up you're looking, then enter it on Craigslist, you will save 100's

grafta · 11-20-2012, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NewbALewb

If i order that exact one, will i have to buy anything else? Or does it come with everything?

You need control towers, landing pads, load bars and snowboard/ski clamps.

You'll have to do some research into what will fit your year of subie... or go to the shop and make them do it for you

I got some of my gear 2nd hand off craigslist, and the landing pads from rackattack. It took a while rounding it all up, but I saved a bunch of cash.

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11-20-2012, 07:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
suekie Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 14	I like my Yakima rack. It holds on solid; I was on the highway, 4 boards on it, with a 15 mph head wind with an 80mph speed limit. The thing never even budged.

11-20-2012, 07:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
jfergus7 Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bristol, WI/Buffalo Grove, IL Posts: 58	I bought a Thule rack last fall from ORS and love it. Price and shipping was awesome and rack works great!

11-20-2012, 07:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
grafta Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,752	I got a yakima rack for our impreza wagon (2002). Went with the factory style mounts rather than the side clamps and all that shit. Like this > Yakima Control Tower - Yakima Factory Mount Towers Seems good. Really solid and clean looking. Looking to get a fairing still...

11-20-2012, 07:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
JBthe3rd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: DMV Posts: 177	The new all black aerodynamic looking Yakima that holds the 4 snowboards looks better than the boxy grey Thule ... I just purchased Yakima 3 weeks ago and all it came down to was looks...

11-20-2012, 07:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
ashleyalcan Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 7	I have a yakima rack for my car (it's the only popular brand that fit it). It fits and holds well, but I take it off my car during the summer (unless I need it for my bike rack) because I noticed it started to wear the gloss on my paint job. Two thumbs up for the rack's functionality, but don't make it a permanent feature on your car...

11-20-2012, 08:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Clayton Bigsby Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 195 Blog Entries: 1	You cant go wrong with Yakima or Thule, my friends and I all bought Yakima so that everything was interchangeable. Before you buy go to the Yakima website and write down all of the part numbers for the set up you're looking, then enter it on Craigslist, you will save 100's