Hey Guys im new to the forums here. Im looking to get a roof rack for my car. I will mainly be using this for snowboarding. Whats the best set up, also if there are any used i would def be interested. The car is a 1999 A4. Thanks for the help again... Joe

 

The OEM roof bars look the best IMO, but they're not easy to find used especially this time of year. A company called RockyMounts makes bike and snowboard attachments that will work with the OEM racks, you can find them on Amazon or ECSTuning.

If you can't get your hands on a set of those, you can prolly find some used Thule/Yakima roof bars a lot easier, and attachments for those crossbar designs are much easier to find.

One last thing, the bars for sedans are much different than the bars for avants. They're not interchangeable.

 

If you have a sedan, you can typically find a Thule roof rack setup for $250. I paid $240 (including shipping) for a used Thule setup, with feet, base bars, fairing, snowboard/ski mounts, and a bike mount. I paid an extra $15 to get new cross bar endcaps and the special key that allows you to swap locks between various mounts.

 

That's a pretty good deal for all that! I think I paid $100 for my bars and two bike racks, but I picked them up and the guy just wanted to get rid of them because his wife was riding his *** about it LOL

 

Thanks guys

 

I'd go OEM. They're the most quiet setup.

 

i have a thule 400xt setup that i've been transferring from cars for a while, and i love it. just added a fairing a few months ago, and its a lot quieter. i cut the bars pretty short, left an inch on each side. its not terribly noisy. i have 3 bike racks on it now, and in the winter my snowboard racks go on.

 

i keep buying thule stuff on cl and reselling it if i find the stuff cheap because i know all the model numbers and whatnot, so its easy to tell whats worth what. i just picked up a 400xt foot pack and 58" bars for 50 bucks the other day, and a 400 setup for 35. i throw them up on cl for like 200 and call it a day. if it pays for my season pass, i'm happy. i just picked up a set of steelies and nokian snow tires barely used for 100 bucks on there too. i was like **** thats awesome. so yeah, cl is the ****. check that out first if you want to go cheap.

 

thanks guys