Re: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks

After having a Yakima rack on my 96 Integra I don't ever want a non-
factory rack on a vehicle again.  With the rack off you permanently see 
where the rack sat on the roof (I've heard it referred to as Yak 
tracks, so I'm not alone with this problem).  Not extremely obvious but 
if you look you see a light shadow from the rubber pads on the rack 
feet.  Plus where the rack clamps down to the door frame has worn 
through the paint.  I'm just glad I live in a salt free environment 
(Kansas)

I would either find a vehicle with a factory rack or go with a 
trailer.  I mounted a hitch on my Integra with very little work.  
Unfortunately I couldn't find anyone who makes a hitch for the Mazda 
3.  I could find them for the 2003 Protege5 so I bet it would also fit 
the 2004 model year.  A good hitch is:

http://www.hidden-hitches.com/index.htm

Just my 2 cents.

Mel
There are 10 kinds of people, those that understand Binary and those 
that don't.
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