I picked up a yakima setup for $100 on craigslist for my new sportwagen.Anyone using Yakima universal cross bars for these cars?
You can shim the s53's to vent, just not fully open. The GSW uses are smaller height rail, which puts the bar closer to the pano roof. What I do is loosen the front rail, and slide it to the back. This takes all of a minute, and you end up with the rails in the back area, not visible in the pano roof, it will open fully then if you wish.
Just saw your question. In my opinion, they'll be easier to take off and put back on after the initial installation... they are a little fiddly to first put on. You have to adjust them when initially putting them on such that you use the right sized metal rail grab part (they come with small, and medium I believe, with the small already attached -- and the 2015 VW Golf SW roof rails worked with the small attachments).Are the Yakima railgrab towers easy to take on and off? We have the Yakima towers on our Jetta and like them for the easy on off but they required a mounting system bolted to the car which I would doubt you could do with the rails on the GSW
Did you put the rubber insert strips in the top groove? I've never had that whistle - the rubber strip has some angled raised bits in it that should disrupt the airflow in a way to cut that out.I love my OEM bars on mine, but has anyone figured out how to stop the little whistle above 40mph? Turning the stereo up always works fine and i've sort of just ignored it but thought id ask… Thanks.
Anyone?I love my OEM bars on mine, but has anyone figured out how to stop the little whistle above 40mph? Turning the stereo up always works fine and i've sort of just ignored it but thought id ask… Thanks.
Did you put the rubber strip in the top channel?Anyone?
Drive faster..Anyone?
Interesting that a bar fits in the rear. Is it the case that the OEM front cross bar is not wide enough to reach both rails? I don't understand it being too wide. Thanks 'cause I'd like to transfer over my JSW cross bars, if possible.Bump.
Just picked up a '15 GSW TDI to replace my '14 JSW. Have the '14 cross bars. I tried the old cross bars on the new wagon. The rear bar fits from mid rail forward. The front cross bar is too wide. Was wondering if anyone has done this yet or had any mods?