Yakima roof bars package - S16B black bars with K328 kit
£204.95
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Yakima's Whispbar™ is without any doubt the most advanced roof bar system on the planet. It's easy to fit, is almost silent in use, and has negligible impact on fuel consumption. And because it looks superb you're likely to leave it in place semi-permanently. With 420mm of adjustment on each bar, a SmartFoot™ which allows the same feet to be used for all fixing systems from Fixpoints to roof rails, and fitting kits at only £30 a pop, it's also your best choice for long term value.
Yakima's Whispbar™ is without any doubt the most advanced roof bar system on the planet. It's easy to fit, is almost silent in use, and has negligible impact on fuel consumption. And because it looks superb you're likely to leave it in place semi-permanently. With 420mm of adjustment on each bar, a SmartFoot™ which allows the same feet to be used for all fixing systems from Fixpoints to roof rails, and fitting kits at only £30 a pop, it's also your best choice for long term value.
Yakima's Whispbar roof bars are surely the most stylish, best designed, best engineered and arguably best value quality roof bars on the worldwide market. They are certainly the quietest. The big deal is the cross bar, an aluminium wing-shaped blade which removes almost all the irritating whistle normally associated with exposed roof bars. Not only are Yakima Whispbar roof racks whisper quiet but they create so little drag that they can be left in place without any apparent effect on fuel consumption. This is a serious benefit, especially if you use roof bars frequently and can't always be bothered to remove them when not in use - modern roof bar fixings are very safe but can be fiddly to fit and remove. And if you also agree with us that these bars are likely to enhance the looks of your car, then the point is made. These aren’t cheap bars, so what’s the “best value” claim? Part of the genius of these roof bars is that the same 'SmartFoot' is used for every type of roof type, including raised roof rails, flush mounted roof rails, T-tracks, fixpoints, clamp on systems, even cars with gutters – it’s just a question of which adapter kit you use, and kits only cost £29.95. Unless you move e.g. from a wide vehicle to a narrow one you'll only need to buy a new adapter kit when you change car; there's 420mm of length adjustment on each through bar. No other roof bar system provides such flexibility, and it's unlikely that any other other premium roof bar system will prove to be such good long term value. Other features and specifications:
Yakima is (along with Thule) one of the two largest brands in the global car rack systems sector. Their Whispbar profile was the culmination of many years of design and innovation by Hubco Automotive, whose chief designer transferred his aeronautical design experience and know how to the roof rack sector, working closely with the engineering school at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. The Whispbar aerodynamic profile was launched at the Frankfurt Automechanika trade fair in 2008, since when many other roof bar manufacturers have launched low drag / low noise roof bars. But none of these is as efficient, as low drag, as the Whispbar profile, partly because Hubco Automotive (now owned by Yakima), who created the whole concept and underpinned the designs with serious science, also patented crucial aspects of their design! To summarise, Yakima Whispbar is the bells and whistles system, without the whistles! Important information about roof top tents Raised roof rails, the ones where you can slide your hand under the rail, are normally so different from other roof bar types that you need a completely different foot pack. Not so with Yakima bars - the roof rail adapter kit K328 fits the SmartFoot so neatly that people find it hard to believe that it's the same SmartFoot that's used on all Yakima bars! |