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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by artistic93, Dec 18, 2015.

  1. artistic93

    artistic93 Junior Member

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    I'm currently shopping for roof racks mainly for my longboard and snowboards. Do you guys leave yours on permanently or do you take them off for better mpg . I do like the aesthetics of the roof rack with fairing but I was wondering if it greatly affects the mpg. Need help on the best looking rack out there


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    #1 artistic93, Dec 18, 2015
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    Here's my rack (Yakima Q mount, 48" crossbars w/ deflector):

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    The Yakima fitment website will tell you that 58" crossbars are needed. That is wrong, as you'll have 5" of overhang on each side and I found it to be intrusive when entering the car. The 48" bars work perfectly in my opinion. My rack is left on year-round (just the mounts, deflector and crossbars) and I'll add bike mounts, a cargo box, etc as necessary to keep the weight and Cd down. Hope this helps.
     
    #2 KyleSTL, Dec 18, 2015
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    Nice! Is the deflector Yakima also? How much did you spend total for all of these and did you notice a drop in your mpg?


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    Yes, the deflector is also Yakima. I took off the logo with isopropyl alcohol.

    Everything I have was bought used (read: significant discount in still-fully-functional condition). I stalked Craigslist for a while for the right price. You can easily configure a rack on Yakima's website and almost all places will sell it for that MSRP when new. Don't forget locks and keys.

    Yes, I did see an MPG drop, hard to quantify, though. See another thread I started about low MPG across two states.
     
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    Oh ok thanks for the 411


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    #5 artistic93, Dec 19, 2015
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    yakima rack....

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    Great photos and information. Thank you.
     
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    Sick!! I wonder if those are 18's?


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    #8 artistic93, Dec 24, 2015
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    Lots of posts on this but I'm sure it was fun typing out the title of this thread.

    On other cars I've owned, I notice the fairing didn't improve mpg but reduced noise.
     
    #9 Sfcyclist, Jan 29, 2016
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