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Hi guys, not sure where to put this post. As you know I love shopping for car accessories.. it's my retail therapy :(

Trying to get some roof racks for my daily, and have been doing some research. Wanted to find one that would suit different cars. Mainly use it to deliver random stuff like furniture from IKEA etc. I figured the delivery costs from 6 different shops would buy me a set of roof racks that I can keep, so I should go down this path.

Had a look around and the one that seemed to fit my needs is the prorack whispbar from NZ. It looks good, is apparently the quietest/most aerodynamic/most fuel economical on the market, lockable and you don't have to buy new ones when changing cars, just new feet.

http://www.prorack-international.com/au/Products/Whispbar/

Just wondering if anyone had any experience with this bar as there are no reviews on the net at all. I'm worried because of it's shape it will sag more easily. It's also pricey at around $330 installed, and the warranty is only 3 instead of 5 years from others (eg., Thule), so I wanted to hear other's opinions before I took the plunge.

Thanks very much.

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i was gona say.. haha.

Racks on a merc, that will use a gutter mount set up from memory. Pro rack issn't a bad brand cheap and does the job. Honestly i wouldnt go with Thule because you're pretty much paying for the brand. We use to deal with Thule at work and still do but we don't stock their stuff we just order by demand.. normally we get more people asking for Rola or Rhino.

So to answer ur question in short the Pro rack would be a cheap and good option. But thats just my 2 cents and opinion :P

Jin

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