Roof Rack for the RX7?

[Nik da Greek]

It\'s quite possible you\'re clinically insane, Mr. Chimp, despite the "logical" part. But in a good way, you\'ve given me a damn good laugh anyway. My advice would be take up a more RX-7-friendly hobby, like, uh, tiddlywinks, maybe, then there\'s no prob fitting the equipment in the boot lol. At least if you do fit a roof rack you\'d have loads of room for solar panels, maybe with the current fuel crisis (wot crisis?) that\'s the way forward, maybe enough solar panels would save a bit on the fuel bills!

[logicalChimp]

I know

I\'m not intending to drive around with the bars on - but if i\'ve got them in the boot, then i can use them if required.  Besides, with a strong enough surf board, I could have a car-sized spoiler - lotsa pressure to keep me on the road at high speed *cough*

[Jame5]

I\'ve only quickly skimmed over this thread so forgive me if the question has been answered... Anyway, I remember a Canadian company who will send an rx7 roof rack over the pond. There is a thread on this forum somewhere. I wanted to stick a bike on the top of mine or some snowboards. No harm in a roof rack!

[leon]

*crys*

http://www.leonharland.com/rx7/rack.jpg

[logicalChimp]

Jame5

I found the previous forum thread that covers this: http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31791

The Canadian website is http://www.yakima.com - it looks like they still do them (it\'s quite a nice site for picking a bike rack ).  However, they only list US & Canadian dealers, but apparently they can ship overseas if you phone them (from the previous thread).

Will have to give them a ring in a few weeks (once I\'ve been paid).

Cheers for the tip-off - was able to find it in the search this time

[Martiny]

I cant understand all you idiots who say this shouldnt be done. Why on earth should we buy another car just so we can go biking/surfing or whatever? Isnt it more sacrilige to break up an FD for spares? Yet no-one on here complains when that happens.

LogicalChamp, you buy that roofrack.
I bought mine from Chrissa at Action man and truck, http://www.vanandtruckworld.com/, in Pickering, near Ajax ( near Toronto )
Last time I spoke to them, they were willing to ship to the UK, ( not cheap, but they were willing to do it).

... and to those of you who think a roof rack looks hideous on an RX7, when you\'re driving your Honda/BM/Volvo around.... THAT looks far more hideous.

[Martiny]

Just adding that I recommend you get the wind fairing, as the bars do make a bit of noise at speed, and the fairing reduces the noise.

[logicalChimp]

Well, after digging around at Halfords, it turns out Thule do a bar kit for the RX FD

In Typical fashion, half the parts weren\'t in stock, but it looks like the entire kit should be around 140 quid (which is not too bad, considering no shipping

[Madbadweasel]

I did say that halfway up the thread

[logicalChimp]

*sigh* indeed you did. :Hammer

I was in there about a month ago, and coulda sworn that there was nothing on their little flip chart of supported cars....  Hence being a bit suprised when i saw it on there this time.

That said - the box for the feet is huuumongous - almost big enough to hold the full kit, or so it seems (and it\'s a lot bigger than any of the other feet boxes )

[Martiny]

Halfords? Are you SURE its for the FD? I remember they listed one for FB, and I "think" FC, but never seen for FD.

If, so thats fantastic, I paid a LOT for the Yakima rack, but having said that, I bought fittings for putting bikes on, too.

I think the box might contain some sort of "short roof" kit - I seem to remember you needed that kit for the FC?

[logicalChimp]

Halfords? Are you SURE its for the FD? I remember they listed one for FB, and I "think" FC, but never seen for FD.

They just say it is for the RX7, \'91 - \'95 or somesuch.  Don\'t remember the dates exactly, but they defo didn\'t match the FB/FC

The kit was (from memory) 2x square bars, 1x feet kit, 1x fitting kit (Thule 0003), and 1x short roof adapter (Thule 477)

Given that the dates match my car, if it doesn\'t fit i figure they gotta give me my money back

[Madbadweasel]

I put my reg in the computer and it spat those back out at me and said that thule did them.
 if it dosent fit they will give you your money back yeah...

[Martiny]

Ok, in a way, it makes sense. Once I saw a Mazda sales brochure for the UK RX-7 and it had a picture of the car with skis on a roof rack, so there must have been an option to buy them from the dealer. I asked at my dealer, but they cam up with no part numbers, although the parts man did say "I think Thule made them". Perhaps Thule agreed to supply only Mazda for a time, and that agreement has now lapsed to allow them to sell it direct?

[craigr]

I have that UK sales brocbure and I am pretty sure it has part #\'s in it. Will dig it out tonight and let you know.