Best Product From Thule 872xt Thule Roof Rack Fairing (44-Inches)

Product Description

Great looking accessory reduces wind noise and mounts to any Thule rack system. Updated fairing hardware for a better fit on the Thule square and Rapid Aero bars

Product Details

• Size: 44in, 44 Inches
• Color: One Color
• Brand: Thule
• Model: 872XT
• Released on: 2008-02-28
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 8.00" w x 31.00" l, 3.17 pounds

Features

• Clip on design that works on the Thule square bars and rapid aero bars
• Increased rigidity to alleviate wind slap
• Refer to fit guide for correct size for your vehicle

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

98 of 99 people found the following review helpful.
An easier way to stop roof rack noise
By M M
If you're looking to enhance the look of your roof rack (and are willing to fork out the $$), feel free to buy the Thule fairing (although make sure that you measure correctly). But if noise is your problem, try moving the bars. Better yet, before trying anything else, use a trick that a guy at local camping store told me about. Take a thin utility cord/rope. Tie it to one end of the front crossbar and wrap it repeatedly around the crossbar to the other end of the front crossbar (spaced about an inch or so per loop) where you tie it tight. Can disrupt the airflow enough to break the noise - basically got rid of all of the noise from my rack. I used a 10 foot cord which cost $1.60. Doesn't look as cool as a fairing (esp. if you're stuck with the purple cord which was all they had when I bought it), but much cheaper and no one will steal it from your car. And you don't have to move the bars so that you can't use them.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Works great and looks good
By Andy
I have Thule's square bars and the fairing works as advertised, totally eliminating the howling sound from the bars without creating an additional wind noise. As others have suggested, the assembly is a little complicated; it's very doable, just don't wait until the last second because it takes some time to decipher the pictures in the assembly guide. Included with the fairing is a set of clear plastic stickers that you apply to the roof where the fairing feet touch the roof. This prevents the feet from making rub marks on your paint.

Note on roof boxes: you should remove the fairing when you use a roof box. You want the air to go under the box; the fairing and box together will trap the air, creating wind resistance. Thule doesn't mention this anywhere. Fortunately the fairing is easy to remove and reinstall. Just tilt the fairing upwards and the arms will disengage from the plastic clips. I'd leave the plastic clips on the bars as they'll probably break if you remove them.

Before you buy the fairing though I'd try the trick another reviewer suggested, where you wrap a rope or bungee cord around the front bar to eliminate the wind noise.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Great buy to save your senses from the howling winds
By A. P. Nessel
Great product. It's easy to install (most can be done on the couch without going outside), and it greatly reduces wind noise - it's as if there was no roof rack on your car. Lastly, it looks cool.

I was also hoping for an improvement in gas mileage, but it's bitter winter and I use a lot of heating and drive on snow tires, so I can't tell if it helps or not.

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