<I believe the factory racks for BMW, Audi, and Volkswagen are made by the same company> VW and Audi racks are made by Votex --- wouldn't be at all surprised if they made racks for BMW. <A kayak attachment is not available, but I've found two solutions - one with aftermarket saddles and U brackets, and one for Thule stackers> Another idea along the same vein, Tim --- if you can work from the top --- is to slide 5/16" (I'm pretty sure it was 5/16" that I used) carriage bolts into the Votex slots (sometimes you have to file down the crown of the head a tad for clearance) and bolt down whatever you want to file. Or use Thule slides in the slots if you're okay with those dinky 1/4" (metric eqivalent?) that they use. They work well, too. The bike carrier I bought from Audi and Votex has "Thule" marks all over it. Another idea for the Votex bars --- Malone of Maine J-cradles. Ask for the wider spacing on the studs. They work extremely well, and are solid as a rock in stiff winds. And Richard *loves* to get those special orders! Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 30 2000 - 20:00:59 PDT
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