sj9011
Member Since: 04 Jun 2011
Location: Southampton
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Just changed my D4 HSE to a commercial, accountant insisted!!! what are people thoughts of the extended roof rails ? useful or not do they create any wind noise??
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Sean
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 3rd Nov 2013 1:52 pm |
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highbayrack
Member Since: 09 Jul 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
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No wind noise with mine, don't know if they are useful but they look better  On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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| 3rd Nov 2013 1:57 pm |
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crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
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I haven't noticed any extra wind noise on mine (compared to the old HSE without), but then I haven't found the extra length useful either... roof box or bike racks are all I put up there.
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| 3rd Nov 2013 2:01 pm |
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DaveT
Member Since: 01 Aug 2005
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 2573
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Slightly more wind noise,
not particularly useful.
On the plus side:
The Expo rack can (just) be fitted to exended rails without the front support posts.
Slightly better choice of positions for cross bars.
Enables two pairs of cross bars to be fitted, or three, which gives support for long things like oz tents, but ... more than 2 cross bars and you get a huge amount of wind noise as they interfere with each other.
Other rack types eg Prospeed probably wont fit. Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
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| 3rd Nov 2013 2:04 pm |
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RichardB
Member Since: 04 May 2010
Location: Hants
Posts: 485
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May be a tad more wind noise but seeing as I've only had this Disco and had them since new it's difficult to be precise. But it's never been a problem/noticeable.
Very useful in my case as we carry long kayaks and canoes so this just allows us to get the cross bars another 30-40cm forward and wider apart. Less overhang at the back and better support.
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| 4th Nov 2013 2:04 pm |
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