Roof Racks

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

How hard would it be to make a rack like this to go along with my oldschool euro theme...

[Trucidatio]

Any of my personal stuff?

Or just Thule in general?

Please PM me

[Saloon]

Looks great! Got any of that stuff for sale?

[Trucidatio]

There are actually some great threads on here that are full of E30's with racks on them

This is mine.


Thule 300 towers
LB58 crossbars
872xt fairing
and 2 594 Sidearms bike carriers

[Saloon]

Please post pics! I've been searching for the Thule set up for a little while now for my 87 325iS.

I would love to see E30 racks with fairings! Do you have the Thule 300 feet and or cross bars?

Thanks,
Saloon

[Trucidatio]

I have seen alot of questions come up on this forums regarding vehicle racks. So I figured I could start a thread devoted to answering those questions, and helping people make the right decisions.

I have been installing vehicles racks for around 5 years now, and would say that I have fair amount of knowledge about the systems. I also have access to a stockpile of rack parts which covers over that past 13 years of rack production in the US. Mainly Thule and Yakima brands, with a few others.

So if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Or if you would like to see a vehicle with a rack set-up on it, I can also do that. We have collected a huge amount of photos of the jobs that we have done.


Decided to do a Quick FAQ for everyone also.

The Correct Fitments for an E30 are:

Yakima.
1A rain-gutter towers, with 48" crossbars

http://www.yakima.com/racks/rack-systems/product/8000101/1a-raingutter.aspx

or
Yak Q-Towers, with Q-Clips #30, and 48" crossbars.

http://www.yakima.com/racks/rack-systems/product/8000124/q-towers.aspx

Thule
300XT Towers, with 48" crossbars.
(these are Rain-gutter style towers)

http://www.thuleracks.com/product.asp?dept_id=3&sku=300

The Fairings for and E30 do have some Variation.
From Thule you can either go with the 872XT or the 871XT
The only difference between the two is the width of the fairing. I believe the 872XT width to be the best width for the E30.

Yakima has the same options.
You can either for with the 36" or the 42", I have not tried both of these on an E30 yet, so not exactly sure which one will look better.
But the 42" is roughly going to be the same shape as 872XT from Thule.

As far as accessories go there is no limitations as to what either of these racks can carry(besides weight).
Ranging from Bike/skis/Cargo Boxes/Cargo Baskets/Kayaks/Canoes


Yakimas homepage

http://www.yakima.com/Default.aspx

Thules Homepage

http://www.thuleracks.com/