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Old 09-08-2007, 08:49 AM   #1
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I need a roof rack for my '07 prius. Any one here have any ideas or makes that work
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Old 03-03-2008, 01:26 AM   #2
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I am in the same boat, I need a rack for my 08 prius for bikes and kayaks.
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Old 03-03-2008, 01:36 AM   #3
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Old 03-03-2008, 07:32 AM   #4
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The photo in my avatar shows what you want. There are more here and here.

It works great for carrying my 2 kayaks.

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Old 03-03-2008, 03:19 PM   #5
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The photo in my avatar shows what you want. There are more here and here.

It works great for carrying my 2 kayaks.

Refer to the User-Guide for details.

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Does your kayak in the right-side-up position tend to try to lift-off??? Would not matter at low speeds, but I have driven our Mazda MPV minivan van or the Camry at 70-75 mph with the kayak on top for quite a few miles at a time. I thought if I have it like you have it, the boat may be putting too much upward force on the rack. I carry mine upside-down - the nose seems to follow the car's aerodynamic airflow this way and does not create that much draft at all, and what it creates it is pushing down, like a giant spoiler on the roof -...

Have not tried on the Prius yet - not that I would go 70 mph with the boat over the Prius... I still need to get a set of supports that would transform my Yakima rack from the Camry roof-line to the Prius'...

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Does your kayak in the right-side-up position tend to try to lift-off???
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70 MPH in the rain with both right-side-up, neither with a cover, were any problem at all... other then dropping the efficiency down to 36 MPG.

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