Putting on an OEM roof rack that I picked up on the cheap from my brother in law whilst pining away my precious pennies for a Baja or Gobi.
I'm getting ready for the install and am wondering...can I just go 'slatless'?
I'm no engineer, but I'm hard pressed to think that the slats provide any kind of structural integrity to the rack.
I'll be using Thule 450's, cross bars and kayak saddles anyway, so all I really need are the 'tubes' from the rack, not the 'slats' (this reads as vaguely obscene).
I'm thinking it would save some wind noise by leaving them off.
Thoughts?
I'm getting ready for the install and am wondering...can I just go 'slatless'?
I'm no engineer, but I'm hard pressed to think that the slats provide any kind of structural integrity to the rack.
I'll be using Thule 450's, cross bars and kayak saddles anyway, so all I really need are the 'tubes' from the rack, not the 'slats' (this reads as vaguely obscene).
I'm thinking it would save some wind noise by leaving them off.
Thoughts?