Cary B

Anyone have one of these mounted on their A4? I have an older setup from Yakima and am trying to find out what is needed to use it on my A4.

Mark P

They said that they felt the Thule fit better. Let me see if I can find the post

Mark P

Mark P

but it was for a Jetta, but he does compare it to the A4<ul><li><a href="http://www.a4.org/forum/m/a4/146355.phtml">http://www.a4.org/forum/m/a4/146355.phtml</a</li></ul>

JTM

You may not be able to do it if your rack is 2 years older or more. Last week I went to buy clips only to find that Yakima doesn't make them for the Y mounts anymore. Basically the only parts I can still use are the crossbars and the locks. Needless to say I was royally upset with Yakima. Hope that helps.

Jeff

Cary B

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Andy Hedin

<center><img src="http://131.107.68.28/a4org/Yakima_Rack_On_A4_2.jpg"></center><p>See link below for my feelings on the Yakima rack. More info in the archives...just search for "Yakima".<ul><li><a href="http://www.a4.org/bbs/a4/9913/messages/937.shtml">One of my posts about my Yak rack</a></li></ul>

MattS

Just installed one last week, I love it so far. Was a little tough finding the q72 clips for the Audi, but no complaints about the rack so far.

Ed

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ChrisWB

The only gripe is that you need to put a piece of rubber (like a piece of bicycle tube) under the hooks that grab the inside of the door, otherwise it will leave small indentations.

You really need the fairing too, or else you'll have a ton of wind noise. But be careful with it on either rack. I just took it off the other day to wax the roof, and I noticed that there is scuff marks where the fairing rests on the roof. This will happen with either rack if you leave it on too long. I had to use a cloth, body scrub, and some elbow grease to get it off. It's still noticeable if you look closely.

Anyone else with a fairing have this problem?

Andy Hedin

I've got my Yakima fairing pushed all the way forward as possible and the extreme edges rest on the very top of the windshield but the center touches the very edge of the paint on the roof. Last time I had the rack off I did notice some minor scuff marks on the paint, but you really have to be looking for it to even notice.

My suggestion to you is to jam the fairing as far forward as possible...hopefully off the paint all together.

<A HREF="Mailto:andy_hedin@hotmail.com">Andy Hedin</A>
'97 A4 1.8Tqms, Wett 1.0 Bar, ABT Filter, Euro Headlights, more...