bflolegacy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Finally purchased and put mine on. Sorry for the bad pics, wanted to snap them with my cell before it got dark out. http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/prd11588/IMAG0564-1.jpg http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/prd11588/IMAG0563-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze741 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 ^ nice spec b and nice rack! I previously had a thule rack system. sold it due to lack of use and hurting my gas mileage. but I loved the look. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bflolegacy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 ^Thank you! I can't wait to actually use it. Me and my friend just got a group to go down to Ellicottville for a weekend so it's already paying off. I'm hoping to use it a lot this winter...now if it would just snow haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 mattg - can you post part numbers? thanks. I don't have them but I'm sure you can figure it out on Yakima's website. I'm running 48" cross bars and a 44" fairing. Fatcat 6 snowboard rack and Raptor bike racks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thothage Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hey all you guys with baskets. I have an '07 Spec B, and I've been debating on installing a basket. But I'm on the fence. How's the gas mileage and the noise? My buddy just put a Yack rack on his '09 Impreza with some sort of bike rack and he says it's super loud. He doesn't have a fearing, does the fearing make a huge difference with the noise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXR4T Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 When you talk about the racks affecting your MPG, how much is it really dropping? 2-3 MPG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browningr6 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I have a thule system with 3 bike trays on it and it hurt mine at least 2-3 empty, even more when there are 3 bikes up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXR4T Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 So I am assuming a hitch mounted rack would help reduce that deficit? I wonder what the outcome would be if you were to somehow mount the rack system to the C pillars and trunk, or strictly the C pillars (for a usable trunk). While it may look different, it would certainly help reduce the initial wall that it creates as the wind hits it going over your windshield. Anything of a smaller size (skis and snowboards) would be able to fit perfectly fine, they might make your car a little wider, but not by too much. Bikes would definitely be protruding up into the wind that is rushing over the roof of the car. This is strictly me thinking out loud, and outside of the box, so please feel free to help with any knowledge you have. The biggest question now is whether the increased drag on the rear of the car would hurt your mileage more than having the wall on top of the roof.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXR4T Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 update, I do not like the idea of widening the car, but possibly lengthening it instead. While the trunk may not be usable with the skis, boards or bikes on the rack, taking them off you would still be able to use the trunk, especially if you made a rack with a hinge to allow the part connected to the trunk to fold up separately from the trunk, allowing you to then open your trunk. The hinge would then be able to lock back down in place and allow you to put your skis back on when you are done accessing your trunk. All of this probably does not make sense and I will need to try and make models... Sorry guys.. (again, just thinking out loud and trying to think outside of the box) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urabuslegacyGT44 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 ^+1 for thinking outside the box. i would love for someone to photoshop one one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks2008legacy Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Just finished up my winter set up Yakima rack and fairing with Yakima Freshsesh Snowboard/Ski rack http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad236/flat4LGT/Leggy/DSC01010.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad236/flat4LGT/Leggy/DSC01011.jpg I just put my old rack on my Legacy. I am just getting alot of wind noise. I have always had racks on my cars. I do have the fairing as well. All I carry is a surfboard. So, I just have pads on the bars. I have never had a problem with wind noise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr soul Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 here is my summer biking setup! http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/poorguys360/05%20Legacy%20GT%20Wagon/LegacyGTRack.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/poorguys360/05%20Legacy%20GT%20Wagon/LegacyGT4812.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 ^ nice This is how I haul real estate signs. http://photos.imageevent.com/mattg/legacygt/large/IMG_8082.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr soul Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 thats cool. I too have hauled some random stuff in yakima button down's.....but no pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPU1 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Summertime:cool: http://i41.tinypic.com/dfcdn4.jpg This setup loses me about 2-3 MPGs. Add that to the 2 MPGs lost from new 225/45/17s I'm down about 5... I really should remove the rack for trips home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josk8 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o302/jossdg/IMAG1427.jpg http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o302/jossdg/IMAG1358.jpg http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o302/jossdg/IMAG1342.jpg unfortunately I no longer have this Thule roof rack. Some dirty bastard stole them in front of my house:mad:..no dents not scratch..and It was totally locked. no more thule roof for me. I just got a new 'hidden hitch' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Q Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/mo439470/specb1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 unfortunately I no longer have this Thule roof rack. Some dirty bastard stole them in front of my house:mad:..no dents not scratch..and It was totally locked. no more thule roof for me. I just got a new 'hidden hitch' How is that possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaNu1142 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I installed a Thule kit recently on my '09 LGT. I went against manufacturer recommendation & bought 47" Aero bars rather than the 53". I think they fit great--there's only about 1"-2" extending past the feet (towers) on either side of the bars front & back. I went to a paint film place & picked up a bunch of scrap so I could cover the areas where the towers are installed. I also picked up a piece for the eventual installation of a fairing. 480 towers RB47 bars 599XTR Big Mouth (still waiting on Aero bar adapter kit) Pics to come... Tits mcgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPU1 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Yeah I have 48" Yakima bars, they fit great! Could be 46" IMHO. 53" would stick out way too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocklgt Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Do I get double points? lol http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll223/gxe5spd/za.jpg http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll223/gxe5spd/998.jpg Ready for Cunningham Park http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll223/gxe5spd/999.jpg Down to rebuild the turbo and new pipes and couplers for the FMIC http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll223/gxe5spd/997.jpg Edited June 5, 2012 by stocklgt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 THREE racks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedraz Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Might start using my hitch mount instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaturallyAspirated Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 how about my galant? http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/TSI_Shinobi/2012-03-11_17-07-23_295.jpg and broke down on the back of a tow truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimaira4deth Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Blissful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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