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outcaststudios
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 Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: Thule Airscreen: Anyone have one? |
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ha! im making one right now for my roof rack(it was humming something fierce) does this also cut down on drag? im putting my shop logo on it 
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tjet
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| Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: Thule Airscreen: Anyone have one? |
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Yeah my roof rack was making some noise on my Syncro, like a large guitar string. I had a Thule air deflector on my Jetta and it made it quieter.
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Steve M.
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| Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 5:45 am Post subject: Re: Thule Airscreen: Anyone have one? |
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Anytime you can direct the airflow up & over or around instead of through you are going to get less noise and mpg you'll probably never be able to measure!
For anyone making their own design. It is best to use Lexan instead of Plexiglass. Lexan is 300 times stronger then Plexiglass.
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Ride_On
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| Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 8:15 am Post subject: Re: Thule Airscreen: Anyone have one? |
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Ah, I see they have changed to S, M, L, XL nomenclature - if I recall correctly, it used to always be by width. Anyways... in the details, it gives the width in inches of each size (apologies if you'd seen that already).
We have 38" (M) for our Golf Sportwagen - this goes between the factory rails. Previously, we had a 44" (M) for our rack with feet (as opposed to factory rails). This spanned the roof of our Mazda Protege5.
I suspect you could choose either L (44") or XL (52"), with XL being the most likely. But... get that measuring tape out Also, check your local Craigslist/Kijiji too!
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campism
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| Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Thule Airscreen: Anyone have one? |
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I've used both the Thule and Saris screens on their racks on other vehicles before I got my Westy and they worked to reduce noise. Plexi is kinda brittle and drilling mounting holes will weaken it further.
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