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I'm looking at a 2006 Subaru Impreza wagon with factory roof rack. Has anyone tried to supplement/modify/replace these with Yakima? What pieces do you need?

Thanks mates

Aargh!

I have 68 inch yakima cross bars on my 2002 forester. Fits 5 boats (c-1) with the yakima stacker. The bars connect to the side rails where the factory bars fit. Its a bit expensive, but worth it.

you need to get a fit kit that matches your car model.

i've got a 2004 outback with factory racks. i put my yakima bars and towers on that also. last weekend i had a tandem canoe and two c1's on it. works great!

Older models are easy to add cross bars, you just need the yakima/thule adapters. the 2010 models are going to take some serious modification to hold just 2 full size open boats I think the load capacity is about 100lbs, not enough for 2 boats

I made some bomber homemade racks for my Subaru using 1/4 steel cable and the nut/clamps for them and some painted steel cross bars. I drilled holes through the cross bars that lined up with the factory Subaru rails. (The holes are on either side of the rails.)

I then fed the coated steel cable down through the cross bars, around the factory racks and back up through the cross bars and then put a nut/clamp on each cable. I made two more connections to the factory cross-bars and was in business. The whole thing cost me about 35 bucks and I lugged three boats down to ALF (ten hour drive) using them. Bomber.


My digital camera is down or else I'd send you pictures.

Got a 2006 Outback and the Yakima mounts for the factory rails fit perfectly along with the 68" bar. Put stackers on them.

Pricey but perfect and solid.