Factory sedan roof rack base bars mounting system?
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Factory sedan roof rack base bars mounting system?
For my C5 A6 I have the Audi factory base bars - and they're the traditional "door clamp" style - where there's a metal "tongue" which clamps to the door frame and a rubber "foot". The foot sits on the painted roof and the tongue distorts the door seals when the door closes.
I saw the Mercedes E550 has the coolest rack mounting system I've seen yet:
http://mbworld.org/forums/5259416-post13.html
note that there are hardpoints on the root, with little doors covering them and the rack mounts to the hardpoints - no contact with the paint at all! No interference with the door seals either.... I'm frankly in awe!
Is the C7 rack mounting system the same as I described above for my C5, or has it been improved somehow?
TIA,
Richard
I saw the Mercedes E550 has the coolest rack mounting system I've seen yet:
http://mbworld.org/forums/5259416-post13.html
note that there are hardpoints on the root, with little doors covering them and the rack mounts to the hardpoints - no contact with the paint at all! No interference with the door seals either.... I'm frankly in awe!
Is the C7 rack mounting system the same as I described above for my C5, or has it been improved somehow?
TIA,
Richard
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It's sad that Audi doesn't see these kinds of things as a competitive disadvantage. Mercedes doesn't even tout this feature - I found it while perusing their PDF owner's manual ... see another thread for my griping on that lack from Audi Richard
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