Racks and Subarus

aargh · Post by **aargh** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:11 pm

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!

lagow8 · Post by **lagow8** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:53 pm

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.

coloradopaddler · Post by **coloradopaddler** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:00 pm

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!

craig · Post by **craig** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:12 pm

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

jatakasawa · Post by **jatakasawa** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:23 pm

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.

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:34 pm

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.