We purchased a 2013 model HSE LUX back in April and everything has been going nicely!

Our next hobby / craze / waste of time will involve kayaks, so we have started the process in getting our new car to carry them.

Today's expenditure covered the supply & fit of Roof rails (Part #LR007220), and urrr. I was a little surprised/bewildered that it came standard with a kind of fixed crossbar towards the back of roof rails.

My problem?
- We will be using only the roof rack occasionally and the rear crossbar seems to make a fair bit of wind noise. My plan was to only install and use THULE aero bars when required.

- Is it possible to remove this rear crossbar completely (as I am guessing it is the cause of the noise), and to use THULE crossbars only when required?

Any help , advice would be great

The rear cross bar is for added strength. I would refit it when using the rails. Cant make that much a wind noise in town driving

Heres a couple of links showing installation;






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I have roof rails and center bar, Cant make that much a wind noise,not heard anything below 90
but wife say,s I,m deaf anyway can only tell she is shouting at me when I see here hanging on to the passenger side roof handle ...  Wales
Were the mud is thicker, and the ruts are deeper.
(And we have the water to wash it off, and more on the way..! )
Sd4 and chrome Ar*e piece, Auto box for best fun
09 Xs Gone
12 xs Gone
HSE with Leather seats and 4 years warrenty.. staying for now !

cheers Lernout and mudslinger.

Whilst I appreciate it doesn't make much noise around town, much of our driving would be 100km an hour +
We just did a 5000km trip to ulluru, so we are big long distance travellers!

So if it's noisy on the freeway test I did yesterday, I would possibly go batty on a long drive . especially with nothing connected to the roof rails....

however when I went for a test drive yesterday it was pretty windy, so I might try again today to set my mind straight.

my thoughts are to remove the crossbar and install a permanent Thule wingbar edge ( as they are meant to be quiet)

Might I point you in this direction http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic14430.html?highlight=rin03

I still have not been able to get anything out of Prorack. But yoou can still get the fitting kit so you can take them off whenever you want

Thanks rin93, but I just spent a bazillion dollars on getting these supplied and fitted.
Maybe I could write off the car and choose these

Anyway, I went for another high speed drive today and put on my positive cap, and they are probably not that bad.. Less than the cyclonic wind noise I imagined yesterday, but still add a bit of noise that most definitely wasn't there a day ago.

I spoke to the dealer and was told they they come as a 1 piece kit and can not be dis-assembled. (Basically, the car would implode in on itself if I was to remove the rear fixed crossbar)

I might just take that chance and see what happens (Only if I am not using the rack in any way)

I have the rails with Thule cross bars and no noise at all. I never did put the rear LR cross bar on. Before the rails I had the pedestal style sitting directly on the roof and clipping in the doors. The rails are much better. They aren't a one piece kit. I installed mine myself and would have no hesitation driving around without the rear attached....mine has never been attached.

Thanks mike. this sounds exactly what I was thinking of. I will attack this with a screwdriver on the weekend..