New surf racks

your post is special .....this is why people think surfers are dumb or 24 bong hits straight up retarded

k so here we go:

1. wtf are you attaching your racks to?

2. board inside>board outside

3. if family ...... then boards outside is necessary .... what's the new car/truck/ride etc

4. viva tejas

 

serious question

you put surf racks on a ride that already had luggage racks?

 

At high speeds the tie downs will begin to vibrate due to the air streaming across them...sounds like ur issue...

 

If you twist the straps a few time your problem should be solved

 

if you mean those soft surf racks that strap to the roof and through the inside of the car then PAPERPLATE is correct. i found that it is best to place the racks right in the middle of your roof and twist the straps 2 times before they go under and through. since i have a longboard on top i try to have the pads as far apart as possible.

 

You're breeding...?

 

yes yes twisting works with SOFT RACKS

 

Which will also always vibrate pretty loud at 70mph no matter how secure they are. Just make sure the board isn't moving and you'll be good

 

i would have just used the luggage racks

whatever floats your goat

 

^^^^this guy knows what is up.

a more permanent solution: detatch one side of luggage rack, slide pad onto bar, reattach luggage rack. repeat for front and rear. cut longer atraps off of soft racks but keep the sorter one that actually holds the board on.

 

After I attach my board to the soft racks, I'd wrap the slack around the "reeds".

 

could be me but i cringe when i see roof racks placed sideways;, you know, the way NO SURFER would
put them…and these racks demand that racks be put on them (!!!!!????)

 

ok so a few things, as someone who sells racks for a living, its commonplace for new rack owners to misunderstand the concept of aerodynamics.

First off, the racks that you have, are the fixed point racks, IE thule yakima or the like? or are they soft racks that you string through the doors of the car?

Are these luggage racks you speak of solely runner bars that run the length of the car, or are they cross bars?

Where is the vibration coming from? The straps or the rack itself?

saying that you are hearing vibrations at 70mph and being concerned is like being concerned of your stuff blowing around in a hurricane. Tell us what set up (in detail) your using and maybe you will get some proper info rather than a bunch of dudesons calling you retarded.

 

I don't know why but this made me laugh so freaking hard I was almost crying!

 

it's probably because I used your instead of you're

 

search 'wind fairing' on amazon and look around for one that fits your setup. Racks are obviously an unnatural object on the top of a vehicle so you will never eliminate all noise, but the wind fairing helped me out considerably