[200q20v] Roof rack solutions????

[Gorman, Ken (PA62)]

Richard,

The manufacturer of the crossbars you have is Oris.  Website is here:
	http://www.oris-ltd.com/english/

BTW, even though Thule and Yakima cannot "endorse" their crossbars, they do
work well.  Both manufactures make mounts that allow their accessories to
work with other manufacturers crossbars.  For example, Yakima sells "Mighty
Mounts" which fit many different types of cross-bars.  My wife and I have
used the Mighty Mounts with her factory installed roof rack on her Isuzu
Rodeo.  There are over 20 different styles and shapes of Mighty Mounts and
I'm sure one will fit your crossbars pretty well.  Yakima may not cross
reference the mighty mounts 

The other Yakima option is the "DoubleCross".  Here's a picture of it used
on a current model Audi Allroad:
http://forums.audiworld.com/allroad/msgs/3625.phtml

The double-cross mounts to the factory rails - you would then use Yakima
crossbars with the double-cross mounts.

Here are some dealers of Yakima and Thule products:
http://www.rackwarehouse.com
http://www.4yakima.com
http://www.gearonthego.com/

and finally, Steve Buchholz has successfully used a Thule rack with his Audi
wagon.  Discussion can be found here:
http://www.audifans.com/archives/1997/10/msg00432.html

Regards,

Ken


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