I mounted my racks to a camper shell and was thinking about getting one of these Fairings to cut down on wind noise. Do you think it would work well?
298498
Yes, it's will works, if you have the rack that compatible with the fairing and if u were modified you need to do little more work, butit's should be okay will works. good luck
298499
Yes, it's will works, if you have the rack that compatible with the fairing and if u were modified you need to do little more work, but it's should be okay will works. good luck
840802
Hi Robert. Unless they changed the rails shape from 2012 year they Will be great. Make sure front crossbar is behind the front door or you will get large wind noises. Harry
1930047
The rails are about 3.5" off the roof at the brackets. They do create some wind noise, probably depending on the shape of the roof.
263527
You should, I did without problem. I also added two kayak mounts. You have to make the nuts very tight - I don't think this makes a difference between products as the vibration over time tent to loosen any temporary connection.
8653
Hi John, the cargo boxes do act as their own fairing when in use, and protrude much farther out than the fairing itself, therefore it is not recommend to use the two products concurrently. The fairing is designed for bike and ski carriers mostly, to cut down on the wind noise of the crossbars and smaller carriers, anything that extends over the front and is fairly large and wide will negate any of the effects the fairing would have on keeping the crossbars quiet, as the air will be hitting the box or boat first. Thanks!
207517
The foot packs are well padded but I would certainly clean the surface where they are mounted. There is no problem of denting. The roof is designed to accept these racks and a torque wrench is supplied to insure against over tightening. There is always a possibility of scratching while putting the rack on, but I have not had a problem.
648646
The upper and lower bars are 1 inch diameter so you could mount lights to them with adapters or clamps. The wind fairing may need reinforcement to mount lights to it though.
1340003
As long as your front rack is sturdy enough then go for broke. These Kolpin racks are really fantastic. I've got them on my 3-Gun buggy :)
1420601
We use this with 2 kayaks on our CRV that we tow behind the motorhome. We do not notice any cross-wind effect and stop regularly to check the tighteners. They have never needed major adjusting.
8654
Thule recommends against the use of fairings with cargo boxes - they can cause more noise and do not fit the rack well with a box attached
499405
yes it will fit the Rack, i first intalled the bar in the rack but it makes a really big noise when i were going over 30mph so i look around for some alternatives and this is what a found http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CM4F38/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1, this solve the problem. no more wind noise
1604421
It does cost you on fuel. I took off the front plastic fairing which was better. It also creates some additional wind noise. But... It is very sturdy and does a great job carrying stuff.
1875166
My husband installed ours and it blew down in a strong wind. He suggests you use something very sturdy, 4 solid mounting points. I wouldn't try it myself. Good luck.
806620
in a word: No. The botttom piece of the bracket is designed for a thicker bar and wwon't tighten up on your air-foil flat bars. We had better luck with the PackEmRack brand racks on the TrailBlazer. Also, notice that both of your bars slant down from rear to front. We had to remove the front bar and swap ends to make it slant down from front to rear, hence, the racks actually follow the contour of the kayak hulls. Buy these racks only if you have a way of adding a flat bottom bracket.
41986
I agree with the first two respondees. This is a good cover but don't think for that purpose. Also not sure what a transverse "sail" would do to your gas consumption.Not an expert on bikes but think they are designed to withstand the rain for short periods of time. However, a certain part of my body appreciate a dry saddle and I think this can easily be achieved with a tied on gallon plastic bag. Happy cycling.
559632
There should not be a problem. The vertical bar on the rack sits about a foot away from the back of the camper so that's as close as the bikes get.
433742
I would be concerned that the pvc would not hold up in high winds. Mount would not have an issue.