anyone purchase a ski roof rack for their xA. what's your make and model?

There are Thule and Yakima roof racks available. I'm thinking of getting a Yakima roof rack. If you are gonna get a Yakima, you need to get the Q Towers with the right clips. Check www.yakima.com for more info (customized by car). It'll cost about 200 for the basic roof rack system, then I'm guessing...another 50-100 bucks for the ski attachments.

I bought a roof rack for my 2004 white xA... After dealer installed it, I drove home thinking there was something wrong with my stereo, i couldn't get rid of this high pitched whine that disappeared when i stopped to really listen for it!! It turns out it is the roof rack... (the whine gets louder & higher pitched the faster you travel...) Also, one of the rubber "footing pads" that are not really attatched to the brackets is already missing.....
I really wanted to have a permanent, multi-use (for kayak, baggage, wood, etc) roof rack that i could leave on, but that's not what i got... I wouldn't reccommend the one i got ( i think it was approx $150 added to loan amount...) Altough it is easy to install, and came with keys, It is WAY too noisy to leave on all the time....

merjames
2004 polar white xA bought May2004, Santa Monica, CA

do you have to go custom? or is there a simple one pre made for multiple cars including the scion?

Here is a thread about the Yakima Q-Tower set up...

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17184