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Not sure if the 4023 Fit Kit is the same for Jeep and BMW... check. You may need to buy the right fit kit to transfer them from the jeep to the X5 |
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01-08-2019, 01:06 PM | #25 |
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Compared to the OEM that was in the dealership, the Thule Aero’s are much sleeker and lower. I would have to assume the sunroof still fully operated with both.
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01-09-2019, 06:32 AM | #29 |
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That doesn't look any lower than the BMW rails to me.
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I meant the orange reflector on the front bumper. I thinking of purchasing the painted reflectors from IND, so I've been looking at reflectors for the past 2 days. Trained 👀 eyes
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01-12-2019, 09:20 AM | #34 |
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The kit I specified and linked to earlier in this thread worked perfectly - and yes, sunroof works with plenty of clearance.
Taking it on the highway today and will report back on any noise. Last edited by lumpydog; 01-19-2019 at 05:32 PM.. Reason: typo - again |
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Over 37 MPH the rack whistles in a way that will make you want to stab your eardrums out with a ballpoint pen. I don't exaggerate. I was stubborn about getting to the bottom of the noise and tried moving the bar's locations around - test drive, whistle. Tried only the front bar - test drive, whistle. Only the rear - test drive, whistle. Covered the footings in microfiber cloths - test drive, whistle. Covered the Aerobars in microfiber cloth - the very thing/design that Thule markets as being the answer to quiet cross bars... surely the Aerobars were not the culprit... Test drive, silence. It turns out the Aerobars were the source of the whistle. I'm not sure if it's the air flow of the X5 or the bar's height off the roof... but the whistle/noise they make in any position on the X5's roof will drive you up a wall. Ordered on Amazon and going back to Amazon. Anyone else try and experience a better solution?? |
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Only way I could stop the whistling was to wrap the bar itself (just the section between the footings) in microfiber cloth. I even tried leaving just a one foot section of the center of the bar exposed. Even that one foot section whistled. I spent way too much time testing - only to find it was the bar itself that was the source of the whistle. We’ll see... |
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How are the BMW OEM bars in terms of noise?
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03-10-2019, 07:58 AM | #42 |
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Quick update from me on the Thule setup. I reached out to their support dept and they were useless. I ended up buyin a roll of aluminum finished 3M vinyl and cutting a strip to run across the bottom length of the aerobars (ends too) and that killed the whistling noise immediately. Poor design by Thule, but for those interested in using them, that’s the work around I found to stop the whistling.
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