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Old 14-01-20, 06:46 PM   #13
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Default Re: Roof cycle racks

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Originally Posted by maviczap View Post

Why cars can't just have conventional gutters to clamp a roof rack on I don't know, but that's progress
The gutters of old contributed to wind noise and drag so I'm not surprised they're long gone. Plus it's probably a con perpetuated jointly by car and accessories manufacturers to sell more parts like foot packs. My 19-plate Focus Estate has different profile roof bars to the 11-plate Focus estate I part-ex'd for no apparent reason, which proves my point!
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