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All - quick update. A good friend of mine purchased a 2020 G05 and also purchased a nearly identical Thule system to the one that I warned about earlier in this thread. His - no whistle. What changed?
Thule discontinued the Aerobar and now sell what's called "Evo WingBar" (looks like it was released in early 2019). These are nearly identical to the Aerobar - but have a more planar leading edge with a series of flat planes vs a rounded/bull nose. A few other nuances to the shape seemed to have resolved the loud whistling I experienced on my Aerobars. |
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I will say my previous set before those two was quieter, Whispbars (since bought by Yakima, believe that is what their Aero crossbars are from the looks of them). |
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02-10-2020, 01:07 AM | #70 |
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These Thule Wingbars are the same ones I used for my 2015 X5 F15, its a 5-10min job, perfect fit.
Went for a spin, and found they do whistle, but only above 80kph (50mph) and its very subtle. I have an alternative theory as why people are getting different whistling. I think its the curvature of the X5 G05 roof and where you place the rack. If you place them too far back, the wing is angled slightly upwards (not horizontal to travel), so I think it might cause some whistle. I placed mine around 590mm from the front, and separated them by 750mm, and I got very moderate whistling. On the weekend, I'm going to try experimenting with the positioning, including moving it forward to 500...even 450mm from the front, and see what difference it makes, I'll keep you posted. Last edited by James_G0540i; 05-25-2020 at 07:44 AM.. |
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I’m installing the OEM racks on my G05 today and picking up the Thule Motion XT XL roof box from REI that I ordered.
The Thule fit guide online doesn’t allow you to choose the OEM bars so I called their Customer Service yesterday. They will be updating the guide online as they said the Motion line (and he mentioned others but I can’t recall what they were) will fit with the OEM bars. I’ll post some pictures later once I finish. |
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03-06-2020, 03:22 PM | #72 |
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I just bought a pair of Thule Aeroblade Edge crossbars and will probably end up getting the Motion XT XL box to go on top. Any guidance on the best location for the crossbars to minimize any wind noise?
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03-18-2020, 11:44 AM | #73 | |
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does the sunroof work with this roof rack kit?
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And if you could provide the thule part numbers. Would appreciate it. thanks
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The parts I got were the podium fit kit 4023 and the AeroBlade Edge 7603b. When not in use I plan on removing the crossbars and I heard the whistle goes away when you're carrying the cargo box, so I'm not that worried about the whistle anymore. |
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thanks!
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I ordered the ones i think are the best looking roof bars for my X6 or X5!
https://www.vehicle-accessories.com....19-S27WB-K670W Theres 2 links in AU where i have bought before, I don't have them with me yet Bar S7WB Fit Kit K796W https://www.roofrackstore.com.au/whi...-p-585118.html |
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05-25-2020, 01:13 PM | #83 |
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Who is they ? Can you tell us what you have installed ?
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05-25-2020, 01:28 PM | #84 |
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Wingbar EVO 53"
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what do you mount on it ? do you get any whistle noise ?
thank you.
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06-10-2020, 04:39 PM | #86 |
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was about to pull the trigger on the thule aeroblade edge 7603b + fit kit 4023 + locks, but the fit kit 4023 is no longer available. I looked on ebay and found this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fit-for-201...oAAOSwcqFdqCpt for $118.00 Anybody has experience with these or any ebay cross bars? Beats spending $500-$600 dollars for the thule system...
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06-12-2020, 03:21 PM | #87 |
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Finally was able to add Thule rack.
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