Hi there,
We've been using a Thule roof box for years on a Rendezvous - Thule box, bar, towers, and 'feet' to connect into the factory tracks.
When I got a Traverse I thought I'd just need to get a new set of 'feet' to connect into the Traverse' roof tracks, since they're a different size than the Rendezvous.
Unfortunately the local Thule dealer told us that both Thule and Yakima strongly recommend against roof mounting systems on Traverse. Something about wind tunnel tests and roof boxes coming off. He said he had one customer who said '**** the torpedoes' and installed anyway and he lost his roof box once he got on the highway.
The weirdest part was that they didn't try to sell us some expensive alternative. They just said we were out of luck and sent us away.
Has anyone else had experience with this situation? Do we have any alternatives?
We've been using a Thule roof box for years on a Rendezvous - Thule box, bar, towers, and 'feet' to connect into the factory tracks.
When I got a Traverse I thought I'd just need to get a new set of 'feet' to connect into the Traverse' roof tracks, since they're a different size than the Rendezvous.
Unfortunately the local Thule dealer told us that both Thule and Yakima strongly recommend against roof mounting systems on Traverse. Something about wind tunnel tests and roof boxes coming off. He said he had one customer who said '**** the torpedoes' and installed anyway and he lost his roof box once he got on the highway.
The weirdest part was that they didn't try to sell us some expensive alternative. They just said we were out of luck and sent us away.
Has anyone else had experience with this situation? Do we have any alternatives?