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Car Forum / Saab Cars / July 2006

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Racks: SAAB vs Thule

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Josh Kalish - 21 Jun 2006 01:02 GMT
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I just bought a 9-3 Aero Wagon (combi) with no rails.  I will need on
some weekends to move around bikes, skis, and possibly a windsurf board.
 Should I go with all Saab equipment?  Or Thule?  Or get the bars from
Saab and then Thule for the actual equipment specific mounts?

Thx,

J
dan@nospam.com - 21 Jun 2006 01:54 GMT
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I think the SAAB rack is made by Thule.  At least mine is IIRC.

Dan
dan@nospam.com - 21 Jun 2006 01:55 GMT
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I should add that the rack screws down which is a bit of a pain to put
on and remove.

Dan
mdb - 29 Jun 2006 17:02 GMT
I've got the Saab bars and various sport-specific racks to go on the bars. I
have a 9000 Aero and my system works great. Be careful not to lose the
plastic shields that come with the bars. The feet on the bars scratch the
hell out of your roof paint if you don't use those plastic protectors.

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Shane Almeida - 02 Jul 2006 21:11 GMT
> I just bought a 9-3 Aero Wagon (combi) with no rails.  I will need on
> some weekends to move around bikes, skis, and possibly a windsurf board.
>   Should I go with all Saab equipment?  Or Thule?  Or get the bars from
> Saab and then Thule for the actual equipment specific mounts?

The Saab racks are made by Thule, however the Saab-branded bar style is
different than the regular Thule bars.  Thule has square bars and Saab has
an oval-shaped bar with a groove in the middle.  If you get the Saab bars,
you might get stuck buying all your other racks from Saab.  I think the
Saab-style bars are actually the European version of Thule's bars.

I have the Saab bars and a Thule cargo box that fits the bars fine (the
box clamps around the bars instead of using the grooves).  VW used to sell
rebranded Thule bars that are gooved like the Saab bars.  I found a pair
of used VW-branded Thule bike racks that fit the slotted bars.  (I use a
hitch-mounted bike rack now, so if you end up getting Saab bars and want
to save some money on bike racks, let me know and I'll sell you mine.)
 
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