hi all

i have a 01 v70 wagon. i waanted to put racks on it so i can load the family bikes. i wanted to put the euro style on them. well today i went out and looked. it seems that aat some point it had racks. it looks like there are to clips on each side of the drip rails. what kind of racks can i use with those clips?
thanks for any help.

j

 

Hello, Drip rails on a modern car??? Anyway: I've always read and heard that Thule was in consort with Volvo in the development of the RFRK (roof rack) systems. If I were you I'd determine if the more slender "Euro Rails" have the same option flexibility as the regular rails. Then I'd search salvage yards for a set of the rails I chose. Good Luck. Kira FYI: I put Euro Rails on my 1999 and the crossbars clamped on to them just fine. My 2002 came with thicker rails and the same crossbars fit just fine. The crossbars take a host of Thule and Yakima products. K

 

From my experience; you may mount the long rails on each side (know as Euro-Rails) then use one of several cross bars connected to the rails. There are mounting points built into your roof. There are also stand-alone cross bars that will mount into the mentioned mounting points. This method may be more economical but offers only the one set spacing of the cross bars.
For what it is worth: I went with the cool looking Aero-bars cause I thought they would create less air turbulance - be quieter. Not only are they more expensive but they are very noisy. Quietest bars seem to be Thule's square bars. Go figure.
More info than anybody wanted: For a couple bicycles, the stand-alone cross bars or other bars that terminate at the rails work fine. If you are hauling kayaks or canoes, you should (my opinion) have a wider spacing than that offered by the stand-alone cross bars. You may also want bars that extend past the euro-rails for the extra width.
hope this helps

 

thanks for your help.