yak racks on audi's

[Zsolt Kovacs]

I had my Yak  rack on my 5ktq for a couple of seasons in the summer. I
had it quite tight and it left no marks that I could see.

  Zsolt

Tom Nas wrote:

> "jim r" <iin10ded at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> i ran a yar rack on my 5000 sedan this winter - it has the sticky
>> feet on
>> the towers and then metal clips that grab the doorjambs. the
>> trip/jamb was
>> fine, but they did put a little haze on the paint. there are marks
>> there, i
>> dont know if theyll buff out, but they didnt come out w/ simple-green
>> and a
>> LOT of rubbing. i was a little pissed, but i guess you ve got to
>> expect some
>> marking. i put a LOT of wax on the roof to try to keep this to a minimum
>> too..
>>
>> its really slight + not very noticeable, but they did leave marks.
>
>
> Yup, the Thule rack on my 80 left some ugly scratch marks under its
> neoprene-covered feet also. Strangely enough these appeared after only a
> short drive and with a clean car- I took care not to trap dirt under the
> rack. The damage is limited to the footprint of the neoprene pads.
>
> I will not use this rack on my 90q.
>
> Tom
>
>