UZ214

Hi everyone, i am thinking of buying couple of touring kayaks and was wondering how to put them on top of the RX, i went to lake George in NY and the other lakes there and must have seen every third suv with kayaks and roof racks -

Do our car have roof racks? i know we have the bars on top, so what would i need to buy to transport the kayaks?

i have no clue about these things so asking the more experienced fellow members thanks

RXSF

im not experienced at all. but it is my understanding that the RX does have full functioning kayaks. i believe you can buy kayak holding attachments that connect to the two bars that cross the middle of the roof. im sure if you go to a sporting goods store that sells the kayak module, they can see if its compatible


edit: after doing some research

http://www.kayakfishingstuff.com/art...ak_Articles=76

that might come in handy. scroll down to SUVs. apparently, you can just tie the kayaks onto the roof bars... you might want to look into that

UZ214

great! thanks alot

DakotaRX

As RXSF stated you can probably check with the sporting goods store that sold your kayaks and they would know if mounting adapters are available for the RX. Most racks will use either Thule or Yakima mounts. The big thing is to check the total weight of the mounts and the kayak. I believe the max weight for the RX roof rack is 150 lbs. You can double check your owners manual to find that. Good Luck.

2005 RX330 Thundercloud, Thundercloud Mist, Gray/Black Interior with Black Birdseye Maple, NAV, ML, HID with AFS, Rain Sensing Wipers, Headlight Washers, Tow Package with OEM Hitch, 18" Thundercloud rims with Bridgestone Dueler Alenza's.
1998 GS300 (Previous and first Lexus)

fud

Yakima has some good racks...I've used them on my car before.

http://www.yakima.com/racks/kayak-ra...lyrollers.aspx

catdaddylo

Go to Wal-Mart and buy some nylon straps with the mechanism to cinch them up. Use two straps for each kayak at the front and rear of the roof rack. Run the straps through an area of the kayak on the inside that will let you cinch up the slack to your roof rails. On the RX350 the maximum weight is 165 lbs. I am not sure for the RX330 or 300.

Lextranny

Get the Yakima or Thule. I have the Yakima racks and works great!

Check out this link.....Kayaks.

http://www.yakima.com/racks/kayak-rack/roof-racks.aspx

Who_Me

I have never put a kayak (or anything else) on my roof rack but have a question. How would the air funneling under the kayak affect handling at Freeway speed? Wouldn't it just rip the rack off the roof? I know that is a dumb question but will ask it anyway, before I leave my roof rack along side the road.

catdaddylo

Just curious but did your RX come with a roof rack ? If it did, why would you buy a Thule or Yakima ? If it did not I would also get the Thule or Yaima.

The factory installed roof rack can support up to 165 lbs and if 2 kayaks did not exceed this weight I would not blink an eye on using the OEM roof rack.

The short answer no. That is what straps are for. You need to check your load after a few miles to make sure all is well and then continue. Also secure any strap loose ends so they don't beat your roof to death.