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Old 01-04-2006, 10:08 PM
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wow i never thought id have so many issues with a freaken roof rack. the dam instructions say 715mm approx... well my snowboard is long and bindings get in the way so i cant have it at 715 dam it this is ridiculous i mean i guess i could have this issue with any other rack carrier but cant they account for wide boards ARGHHH can any one feel my pain?
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Old 01-04-2006, 10:27 PM
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wow i never thought id have so many issues with a freaken roof rack. the dam instructions say 715mm approx... well my snowboard is long and bindings get in the way so i cant have it at 715 dam it this is ridiculous i mean i guess i could have this issue with any other rack carrier but cant they account for wide boards ARGHHH can any one feel my pain?
Do you have the OEM cross bars? I know the instruction says to have the the two bars at a certain distance apart but it's ok to move them around a little bit to make sure your bindings do fit.
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ya i have the oe freaken M bars, heres a question should i move the beams closer to the front or to the rear? currently i moved the front bar back ... problem is i have a wide board i cant see how that helps i am concerned about carrying 2 boards since mine is long and wide and my friends is shorted and skinny. lol stupid construction
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ya i have the oe freaken M bars, heres a question should i move the beams closer to the front or to the rear? currently i moved the front bar back ... problem is i have a wide board i cant see how that helps i am concerned about carrying 2 boards since mine is long and wide and my friends is shorted and skinny. lol stupid construction
Ok move the front bar as far forward as you can and move the rear bar back, behind the point of attachment to to roof. This is longer than the rec'd but it should be fine. G/L
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the issue with longer is that the board is wider at the farthest edges hence i gotta lock it up almost in the middle section so the bars need to be closer rather than further. thnks for the advice ill play around with ti i just want to make sure i dont damage anything i dont care where the bars are. i hope the bike rack is better
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