Pictured is the full setup with 58" cross bars, gunwale brackets and my 8' fiberglass ladder. I would not recommend the 48" cross bars, the 58" ones extend past the edges of the roof adding some protection and make it easier to load bulky items. I could easily re-space the brackets for a canoe, lumber, plywood, you name it. I also have a ski/snowboard carrier (not pictured). I believe Nissan shows many of the Yakima accessories in their brochure.

What's the price? Where to get? A little help is further appreciated.

-Peter-

The Lowrider clamps are $190 MSRP, the crossbars are between $70-85 MSRP. There are many retailers:

- http://www.rackattack.com has a website as well as a few retail locations throughout Canada and the USA.

- I bought mine from a Canadian retailer: http://www.actiontrucks.com / http://www.vanandtruckworld.com

Check out Yakima's website for other retailers:

http://www.yakima.com

- increased width for larger loads (ie. a sheet of plywood)
- ability to add other attachments. Every Yakima attachment comes with clamps for the round bars. To use the factory crissbars requires buying a set of special clamps... for convenience you would have to buy these clamps for every accessory you add.

BTW, I don't have locks on mine, but they are available. Buy them in sets of 6 or more. You will need 4 for the clamps plus 2 for accessories (ie ski carrier). It's better to buy more locks than you may need as they can be purchased keyed the same. To do add additional locks with your key code after the fact requires ordering them from Yakima directly.

Yes, aftermarket racks are noisy esp. when unloaded. And it's not just on the Rogue. I've put them on Mazda's and other Nissan's and it's the same thing. A fairing does help a fair bit. I only use mine occasionally so I live with it.

Image courtesy Yakima and rackattack.biz

Is this the same thing as the wind deflector for the moon roof? I was about to purchase a deflector because the wind noise with the open moon roof is considerable - even with NO cargo box or other device mounted on top. If the fairing is the same thing, how does it compare in price with the factory deflector?

http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/339528

The fairing pictured mounts to Yakima crossbars and will not work with factory crossbars. Since the crossbars are much further back, it would just end up covering the moonroof anyway. If moonroof noise is your concern, get the OEM deflector.

Here is photo from foedoe350Z with the complete Yakima setup with fairing:

I'm considering purchasing Yakima cross bars and cargo box, and I'm concerned with the amount of noise it will generate but also curious about the implications for fuel economy - has anyone measured this effect?

I still can't get over how expensive it is to put a cargo box on my Rogue's roof, so I want to make sure that if I do spend the money I won't be dissappointed with the results afterward.

Thanks a lot guys.

Member fodoe350Z has a good thread describing his experiences with the Yakima rack and his Kayak. His fuel economy numbers are around 22-25mpg. I would estimate this is a 1-3mpg penalty. Here is his post.

http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/337785

As for noise, you will not be able to completely eliminate it. Most of the noise from the crossbars occurs when they are unloaded... it's actually quite annoying. Fortunately, once loaded, the noise is reduced to what it sounds like when you drive on a very windy day.

I'm looking at getting the same set-up as yourself, but I was wondering: with the 58" bars do you ever bang your head? They look like they stick out quite a bit.

In the summer, I'd only have them on when I need to something bulky up to the cottage so no worries, but in the winter we haul a pair of sleds back-n-forth to pull our stuff across the lake so they'd be on all the time. I'm debating whether the 48" would be less in the way?

Yes, I've done it a couple of times actually. I'm just very careful now.

You can get away with the shorter 48" bars, but you loose capability. Trust me, the time will come when you'll kick yourself for getting the shorter 48" bars.

Just search for "Yakima lowrider Thule crossroad compatible ROOF RACK". They sell these like crazy in their online store according to the sales guy, shipping to Canada is cheap and fast too!

My set arrived today, I'm going to mount them tonight and if anyone wants further info or photos just message me. The bars are silver colored so it matches my Rogue better too.

Now, I am still trying to find a reasonable deal on a roof-top cargo box for the Rogue. I want the Yakima Space Cadet or an equivalent short and wide box with a lower profile. The price tag is $500 Canadian which I think is outrageous but I may end up having to just suck it up and pay for it. There are much cheaper generic "short" boxes but they always have a really high profile and look terrible, and probably have a lot of wind resistence and flex due to the flimsy non-ABS plastic. Any suggestions are welcome!

Silver cross bars, cool!!
Could you show some pics of the installation... should look good.

I have seen this generic version on eBay and I would like to point out some differences:

- The rails are rectangular and made of aluminum. They may fit Thule accessories, but some Yakima stuff may not work as they depend on round bars. Yakima rails are heavy duty 1" dia steel (14ga?) coated with 1/8" plastic to prevent damage to the cargo.

- The clamp system goes underneath the bar. While more secure, it may not fit some irregular crossbar designs. It also make it more time consuming to install the rack.... you have to thread the clamp under the bar each time taking care not to scratch the roof. Portions of the the clamp appear not to have any protective padding to prevent scratching.

The Yakima system has 2 curved 'jaw's that are open at the bottom. Just place on the factory rails and tighten the screw. Very fast, no fiddling, and no risk of scratching as all contact points are covered with a rubber like material.

- Yes, Kakima does not include locks. But thier locks (like the rest of the hardware) are high quality. You can also get matched sets so you only need one key.

- This is probably a good alternative for someone looking for a rack just to carry a cargo box and such. But if you need flexibility and the ability to carry lots of different cargo (kayaks, bikes, skiis, etc), the Yakima system is a better option.

I mounted the rack on my vehicle last night, and you are right, it does take a bit of extra time and care to mount the feet to the main rails. For me, I will only be using it to carry a roof box (if I ever buy one), and the odd ladder or load of 2x4's. The hardware seems to be heavy duty so I'm confident it won't fail or break - it's all galvanized or otherwise coated steel nuts, bolts and bottom clamp, all of which is covered/hidden by a weather-tight plastic cover....but no doubt the Thule and Yakima products are better quality and easier to use.

The bars are square like the Thule bars, very close in demensions if not identical, but I like them better because they are about a 1/4 of the weight of the Thule. They're light-weight aluminum, and since the overall weight load restrictions for the vehicle is only 100 lbs, you won't be dropping any huge loads on the roof anyway, so I'm sure these bars will be more than sufficient.

If you're going to want to put your rack on and off repeatedly on a regular basis, I probably wouldn't recommend this set up - just pay the extra money and get Thule or Yakima for ease of use. If you're only going to use your rack periodically and you want to save money, than I would recommend this rack, as I'm very happy with it so far.

http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/354293

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I've added it to your previous post, click edit to see how it's done.

My immitation Thule square bars make this crazy "wooooo" sound when they're without load and I drive over about 90 kph. I'm not sure if the sound will disappear when I add a roof box, and I wonder if the fairing will eliminate the problem? If nothing else, I think the fairing would give the vehicle a unique look and then you could potentially just leave the rack on all the time, rather than just when you need to haul something.

The fairing has worked on other cars of mine, but haven't tried it on the Rogue yet.

The Yakima crossbars whistle when the car goes over 45mph. With 2 yaks on it the whistle turns into a mild roar.

I plan on buying a fairing and seeing if it quits the ride

Please let me know if you know of any fairing that will work or any mod to get another brand fairing to work. I chose to go with the factory bars and mount the rack to that for simplicity.

THX!

Here is the 3/4 view:

I ran into 2 issues:
#1-The factory crossbars are NOT flat. They have a slight curvature to them, so when you have bikes on them, they are angled out.
#2-The spoiler hits the tray when the tailgate is up.

#3-Because of the bolts in the crossbars, the trays can only be so far apart, and it is a *little* close for 2 bikes. 2 road bikes would be fine, but 2 mountain bikes, the handlebars overlap.

Ah well. I am thinking of cutting a raquet ball in half and capping the ends of the trays. All in all, for simplicity, I would recommend the Rocky Mounts Noose if you are only carrying 1 bike, and don't have the factory spoiler option. For $75 you can't beat it. If you want to carry 2 bikes, I would probably recommend splurging for the Thule set up that other people are showing in this thread.

As far as the fairing that I was wondering about, I tried fitting a Thule fairing in the rack, and didn't fit well. I guess I am going to not get the fairing. If you get the Thule set up, the fairing looks totally smooth. When it attaches to the straight bar, and fits snugly in between the side rails, I dig it.