yak racks on audi's

[jim r]

mine's got these gummy, rubberish feet. not neoprene at all. more like
hardened silicone caulking. its weird.


>From: Tom Nas <tnas at euronet.nl>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>CC: "jim r" <iin10ded at hotmail.com>, tguttman at columbus.rr.com
>Subject: Re: yak racks on audi's
>Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 18:38:10 +0200
>
>"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
>


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