watch out putting cross racks and roof racks on sunroof equipped cars

laminated

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Apr 28, 2004
Location
Canada
TDI
15 Sportwagen
heard from a dealer that there are racks that arent high enough and the sunroof will hit it, and bend the track and will leak. and will cost big to fix.
 

demagxc

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Joined
Dec 12, 2012
Location
Massachusetts
TDI
2015 Golf TDI SEL
I have a set of Whispbar Flushbar racks installed with a sunroof. They are NOT high enough for the sunroof to pass under if installed without slight modification. However, if you cut a piece of 1/4" silicone mat (or similar material) to fit under the base of the rear bar, the sunroof clears just fine. If you hear any rattling, you can stick a piece of padding under the bars where the sunroof has the least amount of clearance. I used the soft side of some heavy duty velcro. This has worked perfectly for over 140k miles with lots of sunroof use over the summer.
 
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