Thule vs. Yakima Roof Rack for 2010 Prius

[john1701a]

Originally Posted by ozboy

Did you get any damage to the car/paintwork with these racks, like Philosphe did with Thule?
What is the set-up time for your racks? 5mins? 10 mins?

Meticulous attention with the front worked great. No trouble there.

On the back, I didn't take enough time or bother to take the rollers off and start fresh. The shape of the roof tricked me into thinking I didn't need to. The extra vertical length (shown in my close-up photos) should have clued me in. Long story short, I have dimples in my rear now. The metal is ever so slightly indented. Oh well.

Setup time, now that adjustments are complete, is about 10 minutes.
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[btaylor]

I sure wish Toyota engineered better roof-rack mount capacity into the roof design of the Prius.

I have carried canoes, kayaks, skis, bikes, top boxes and the occasional construction lumber load without incident using the Thule systems on my Saabs, Jeeps and Subaru's over the last 25 years. It seems that the Prius is not very well set up to carry even light recreational equipment loads on the roof, and I have never liked the engineering of the wrap-around mounting clips (whether from Thule or Yakima) that fit between the roof surface and the door. I have previously seen weather seal problems emerge after continued use of that type of mounting clip...

[JonathanK]

I bought my new Thule rack, but the instructions for the 2124 Fit Kit don't have the correct measurements for the 2010. Does anyone have these numbers?

Edit: I managed to get it on anyway, but I would still like the measurements if anyone has them. The bar spread seems pretty small, especially for carrying sea kayaks and no place for a bow tie-down. If someone has gone down this road already, please enlighten me.

Also, Rack & Road can install tracks on the roof (permanently, gulp!) and then put towers and bars on them. I cannot imagine wanting to alter my new Prius, and paying multiple hundreds of dollars to do it, but it might be better than what I am working with so far.

[scottwyden]

I got my Yakima rack and King Cobra bike mount

The rack is installed but the bike mount seems to block the hatch. I need to figure something out because that is quite annoying.

Any ideas?

[Papadeux]

I received my Yakima rack and Hullraiser Aero for my 2010 Prius II. It fits perfectly! My 28lb Poke Boat fits perfectly and feels very secure, even without the front rear tiedowns. However I still use the tiedowns. I use the towing eyebolt from the tool kit in the front knock out cover. In the rear there are are two holes in heavy sheet metal to the left of the exhaust pipe. One hole is large and one small. The S-hook will fit either. I haven't had it on the car at speeds over 45mph yet, but will probably hit the highway soon. I bought my Yakima from The Rack Warehouse in Vermont. The delivery surprised me...ordered on a Friday and received it on Tuesday. And John1701a thanks for your help. Good luck to all.

[anatooli]

Originally Posted by john1701a

Meticulous attention with the front worked great. No trouble there.

On the back, I didn't take enough time or bother to take the rollers off and start fresh. The shape of the roof tricked me into thinking I didn't need to. The extra vertical length (shown in my close-up photos) should have clued me in. Long story short, I have dimples in my rear now. The metal is ever so slightly indented. Oh well.

Setup time, now that adjustments are complete, is about 10 minutes.
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Hi!
I can´t find any dealer, who can send me roof racks for 2010 Prius with solar panels. Usually Yakima resellers do not ship to europe.
My location is Finland and on next winter (in a one month) I must find roof racks for my cargobox.
Can anyone help me to find same roof racks like john1701a has, but they fit with box?

anatooli

[thorvald30]

Originally Posted by anatooli

Hi!
I can´t find any dealer, who can send me roof racks for 2010 Prius with solar panels. Usually Yakima resellers do not ship to europe.
My location is Finland and on next winter (in a one month) I must find roof racks for my cargobox.
Can anyone help me to find same roof racks like john1701a has, but they fit with box?

anatooli

I am also waiting for a solution here in Europe. I know that Mont Blanc is working on a solution for the Prius with Solar Panel, and i guess that Thule is not far behind :-) I realy hope that there will be a roof rack for my car soon, as it is getting closer and closer to skiing season here in Norway :-)

I also wonder if anyone has tried to use a cargo box on top of the Yakima roof rack situated on a Prius with the solar panel???

[anatooli]

Originally Posted by anatooli

Hi!
I can´t find any dealer, who can send me roof racks for 2010 Prius with solar panels.

... and I did find

Thule
KIT 1566, manual for 2009-- Solar Panel Prius

TH 750 (4)
TH 1566
TH 769

[ozboy]

Originally Posted by anatooli

... and I did find

Thule
KIT 1566, manual for 2009-- Solar Panel Prius

TH 750 (4)
TH 1566
TH 769

Could you upload bigger pictures please?
Can't see much

[thorvald30]

Originally Posted by anatooli

... and I did find

Thule
KIT 1566, manual for 2009-- Solar Panel Prius

TH 750 (4)
TH 1566
TH 769

Hmmmm.....is this for the prius 2010 with solar roof? Why dosent Thule have this set on their internetpages?