Yakima Roof rack

[dOMEmE]

so im wondering if anybody has or uses a yakima roof rack on there 240, i want to put one on my coupe when i go snowboarding because obviously snow boards wont fit in my car. so if any one does can you tell me which one would fit best on a coupe and good or bad expierences please. i wont have it on all the time so i need one that will come off easy and put on easy.

[NeedCAforS13]

My friend has one on his hatch. I can try and get a part # off of it for you since I know Yakima doesn't list a 240sx application.



Edit* and it attaches like this, so it should work for coupe or hatch...

[dOMEmE]

ooooohhhhhh!! that one would be PERFECT!!! please can you get part number from him? oh and your right they dont have a 240sx application list.

[projectRDM]

I always liked the way a roof rack looks for some reason, but they won't work if you have wind visors, just a note. You could just buy a universal one and drill it in though.

[dOMEmE]

Originally Posted by projectRDM

I always liked the way a roof rack looks for some reason, but they won't work if you have wind visors, just a note. You could just buy a universal one and drill it in though.

yea but im not going to keep it on all the time so it would suck to drill it on and drill it off you know...that one on the hatch looks cool and its going to serve it purpose.

[irritatedmax]

i am not sure how much stuff you are hauling when you go snowboarding, but i fit my board (162) in my coupe. just flop down the back seat and slide it through. i had a passenger and the trunk/backseat area was FULL with other stuff.

roof racks are sweet but save yourself some money if it is not necessary. i want one too, but it will be for my bike. sadly, those don't fit too well inside.

[dOMEmE]

Originally Posted by irritatedmax

i am not sure how much stuff you are hauling when you go snowboarding, but i fit my board (162) in my coupe. just flop down the back seat and slide it through. i had a passenger and the trunk/backseat area was FULL with other stuff.

roof racks are sweet but save yourself some money if it is not necessary. i want one too, but it will be for my bike. sadly, those don't fit too well inside.

well i have a custom sub enclosure so when my back seat comes down that whole is covered and has two subs in plain view. so i really don't have another way, plus like you said i could also use it for bikes.

[aoiken3]

Originally Posted by irritatedmax

i am not sure how much stuff you are hauling when you go snowboarding, but i fit my board (162) in my coupe. just flop down the back seat and slide it through. i had a passenger and the trunk/backseat area was FULL with other stuff.

roof racks are sweet but save yourself some money if it is not necessary. i want one too, but it will be for my bike. sadly, those don't fit too well inside.

agreed that snowboards will easily fit in a coupe. but if you want to take bikes with you, why dont you get a tow hitch installed that can be used as to hold bikes with the adaptor?? it'll also serve to conceal some of your license plate if you're into running red lights often

[derek_s13]

Originally Posted by projectRDM

I always liked the way a roof rack looks for some reason,

agreed, not sure what it is.

i guess trying to squeeze every bit of practicality out of our sports cars??


i remember seeing that oem optional (or at least nissan-endorsed) s14 rack get sold
on here a while back. MAN i wanted that

[Slip&Sliden 240]

To put a Yakima rack system on your coupe you would need:

Q Towers - $159.00
Q38 clips - $35.00 x2
48" Crossbars - $70.00

and then the boardmount if only 2 boards
Powderhound -$ 119.00

and I would also suggest the lock cores to stop people from stealing your gear

6 pack of lock cores - $ 75.00
(1 for each Q tower and 1 for each board rack)

Total price $493.00



I deal with racks everyday at work and this by far would be the best setup over any drilling or custom jimmy rigging setup.
This is the same setup the pictured hatch has also.

[dOMEmE]

Originally Posted by Slip&Sliden 240

To put a Yakima rack system on your coupe you would need:

Q Towers - $159.00
Q38 clips - $35.00 x2
48" Crossbars - $70.00

and then the boardmount if only 2 boards
Powderhound -$ 119.00

and I would also suggest the lock cores to stop people from stealing your gear

6 pack of lock cores - $ 75.00
(1 for each Q tower and 1 for each board rack)

Total price $493.00



I deal with racks everyday at work and this by far would be the best setup over any drilling or custom jimmy rigging setup.
This is the same setup the pictured hatch has also.

item #'s???

[I'm Redline]

Originally Posted by Slip&Sliden 240

and I would also suggest the lock cores to stop people from stealing your gear

6 pack of lock cores - $ 75.00
(1 for each Q tower and 1 for each board rack)

% locks

locks are a waste of money because they will NOT STOP a thief from taking your racks or stuff. It literally takes five seconds to lift them off with a pry bar so save your lock money for beer

[nathanong87]

Originally Posted by projectRDM

I always liked the way a roof rack looks for some reason, but they won't work if you have wind visors, just a note. You could just buy a universal one and drill it in though.

u can also modify your visors just a tad and they will work with the Qclips on the yakima rack.

[Pacman]

A snowboard will fit in a 240. I have had them in both my S13 and S14. Put the binding flat, rear seats down, board in sideways. I Have a TEIN bottom mount rear strut bar as well.

[gregfarz78]

roof racks are f'en expensive I'm not sure if a light duty hitch would fit on a 240 but that would be the way to go then just get a hitch rack

[projectRDM]

Originally Posted by gregfarz78

roof racks are f'en expensive I'm not sure if a light duty hitch would fit on a 240 but that would be the way to go then just get a hitch rack

There's several guys who have done custom hitches on their cars. One guy in NC years ago, Frankie Overbey, had one in place of the rear bumper support flushed mounted behind his plate. The plate was set on a flip up swivel so he could raise it and slide the ball into the receiver, but with it down it was completely hidden. it was slick, he towed a trailer with his spare autocross wheels and shit. Better than piling them in the car.

[soreballz]

^That sounds thoroughly radical. lol

[Vatche]

relax people, i am here, i will save you.

the past 2 months i have been researching roof racks and i have had one installed for the past month or more.

its very universal except the Q Clips. which are Q38.

what you need to do is go on craigslist. find a roof rack setup with 48 inch crossbars and 4 q towers. you buy the Q clips on ebay for 35 shipped for all 4.

then you buy what you need or want as options. like a fairing, snowboard mount, bike mount, whatever it is your going to use it for.

if that doesnt help you. go to yakima.com. go to fit your car. put your car in. and it will ring you up at 583$ and you can pay them alot. then take your package to a bike shop and pay them a shit load, and they will install it. or you can just do what i did and spend a total of $150 and install it yourself.

[dub40sx]

Coupe roofs and hatch roofs are basically identical. At least he window frames are witch are the mounting point.

Yakima shows

Q11 clips for the hatch
and
Q38 clips for the coupe


you will need Q towers
Part # 8000124

48" cross bars
Part # 8000408

Q11 clips
Part # 8000611

or
Q38 clips
Part # 8000638


please if you need any other stuff just go to their website
YAKIMA.com

[Devil Man]

mine



that plate hides behinde the lisense plate all you see basically is the receiver. I got this for both hauling my bike around to ride in different places and also for the day i get a trailer to tow my 4wheeler

[aoiken3]

Originally Posted by Devil Man

mine



that plate hides behinde the lisense plate all you see basically is the receiver. I got this for both hauling my bike around to ride in different places and also for the day i get a trailer to tow my 4wheeler

what class hitch is that?? and with how many holes does it bolt up to under the car?

[Devil Man]

Originally Posted by aoiken3

what class hitch is that?? and with how many holes does it bolt up to under the car?

its a class 1 hitch. you cant really have any tonge wieght on it of course i want to say 200lbs. but it can tow a fair amount. my friend which is the only other person that i know that has a hitch like me towed his gsx600 plus alot of other bullshit across from cali to florida twice now and has had no problems what so ever. but let it be known i modifyed my hitch, normaly if you get this hitch its a flat bar style meaning it just has the plate with a hole in it to just drop a ball it in. well i cut that off and bought the square hitch tube from a trailer shop welded it on. i did this so i can use a bike rack that goes into a hitch.

the hitch is made by curt and can be found on alot of places. i think jegs even has them.

[NSR250]

+1 on the hitch. My hitch is made by Dalan. I tow my bike all the time with my S14.

Originally Posted by Devil Man

its a class 1 hitch. you cant really have any tonge wieght on it of course i want to say 200lbs. but it can tow a fair amount. my friend which is the only other person that i know that has a hitch like me towed his gsx600 plus alot of other bullshit across from cali to florida twice now and has had no problems what so ever. but let it be known i modifyed my hitch, normaly if you get this hitch its a flat bar style meaning it just has the plate with a hole in it to just drop a ball it in. well i cut that off and bought the square hitch tube from a trailer shop welded it on. i did this so i can use a bike rack that goes into a hitch.

the hitch is made by curt and can be found on alot of places. i think jegs even has them.

[Beer4Me]

Anyone get a noticeable loss of MPG with the addition of a roof rack or hitch? I currently own an IS300 (saving up for S13), and as soon as I threw the roof rack on- my MPG went down about 5-7mpg with two DH bikes. Each of my bikes weigh 40-50lbs each.

My plan was to run a hitch on the S13- but it looks like very few have done it, so info is limited. Most class 1 hitches have a tongue weight of 200lbs with a 1 1/4'' receiver for cars. Figuring two DH bikes will weigh around 70-115 lbs both plus the weight of the bike rack- it would already be near the maximum limit for the tongue weight. Put that together with a car that has stiff suspension, the bikes would be bouncing around stressing the hitch quite a bit. But from seeing the photos of a 240 towing a street bike on a trailer, I guess DH mountain bikes wouldn't be too bad.

BTW NSR250, That's a sick bike!

[ixfxi]

you guys realize that the a-pillar cover is VERY flimsy piece of metal. I dunno, but I surely wouldnt recommend doing that to an S13.. sure as hell not my S13.

Buy an xterra or use someone elses car

[iMAGE976]

240's were'nt made/designed to have roof racks.....just my $.02

[derek_s13]

Originally Posted by iMAGE976

240's were'nt made/designed to have roof racks.....just my $.02

your 2 cents is wrong.

nissan had an optional roof rack for s13's and 14's fool.

[dOMEmE]

Originally Posted by dub40sx

Coupe roofs and hatch roofs are basically identical. At least he window frames are witch are the mounting point.

Yakima shows

Q11 clips for the hatch
and
Q38 clips for the coupe


you will need Q towers
Part # 8000124

48" cross bars
Part # 8000408

Q11 clips
Part # 8000611

or
Q38 clips
Part # 8000638


please if you need any other stuff just go to their website
YAKIMA.com

thank you very mucho!

Originally Posted by derek_s13

your 2 cents is wrong.

nissan had an optional roof rack for s13's and 14's fool.

ha i was gunna say the same thing.

[landins13]

Originally Posted by iMAGE976

240's were'nt made/designed to have roof racks.....just my $.02

if you look in the 180sx factory parts catalog there is a roof rack





thats directly from nissan

[waynehead05]

^^ If you look closer I don't think it's on the trim. It's a little below it I think.