Apologies if there is already a thread for this, but I was wondering if the Thule roof rack kit for the standard Focus would work on the RS. Do any current ST owners have roof racks? What company did you use? Has anyone who has seen a US spec RS in person noticed holes in the roof tracks? I love my roof rack and use it quite a bit for bikes and skis and kayaks so I would hate to have to give that up.
Right, same roof as far as we know as any other 5dr Focus. Not sure why its not on the options list yet, maybe they just want to actually fit one on a production car before saying it will fit.
sadly all I have seen so far is the type that grabs onto the door headers. in the end, they always beat up the door gaskets and wear the paint by trapping road grit.
would be great if there was a better solution.
The Ford accessories site sells the Thule roof rack for the regular and ST Focus, so I assume it would work on the RS as well.
What's interesting though is I saw a preproduction US spec RS yesterday and it had the wholes in the inner roof rails (inside the door opening) for a European style roof rack. All Euro Focii get them and I'm thinking the US RS' will get them too since they're built in Germany.
The Ford accessories site sells the Thule roof rack for the regular and ST Focus, so I assume it would work on the RS as well.
What's interesting though is I saw a preproduction US spec RS yesterday and it had the wholes in the inner roof rails (inside the door opening) for a European style roof rack. All Euro Focii get them and I'm thinking the US RS' will get them too since they're built in Germany.
I have the same thing on my Golf -- Here is what the mounting instructions are for Thule. Looks the same. BUT when I looked at install for fit kits for Ford Focus, it does not have this part of the instructions --
Thule looked like the best option until I looked at Rhino-Rack. Their 2500 RS series fits the car without the bars extending beyond the feet. I think they are a little less expensive too. I would be interested in anyone's experience with the Rhino-Rack on the Focus.
I think if the car doesn't have roof rails from the factory you have to use the door jam. I was looking at Macans before I went with the RS. You can get roof rails from the factory with the Macan. That is one of my disappointments with the RS. I'll get over it for $20,000. If anyone has a better solution, I'm all ears.
PS: I asked the dealer to let the powers that be know that this is a negative for the car. Heck, my 996 has pop-outs in the roof trim to mount a rack. I also asked the dealer to forward my displeasure about no shell seats for the US market. In addition, I couldn't get the block heater because Ford doesn't consider Idaho a cold weather state. Hello, we border Canada.
FYI, the Euro rack has indents around the pins to account for the plug in the door frame (see pic). I do not think standard US fit kits will work correctly for the RS because of this. I'm sure it will still hold or you could move the feet inward a bit, but I want my rack to be perfect when I have a 40lb mtn bike on it.
I keep forgetting to call Yakima to see what they say.
FYI, the Euro rack has indents around the pins to account for the plug in the door frame (see pic). I do not think standard US fit kits will work correctly for the RS because of this. I'm sure it will still hold or you could move the feet inward a bit, but I want my rack to be perfect when I have a 40lb mtn bike on it.
I keep forgetting to call Yakima to see what they say.
Sounds like Thule needs to get up to speed and start selling the Euro rack in the US. I wonder why the dealers aren't offering these as an accessory? My dealership has the Rhino-Racks on display. That's where I learned about them.
I just google searched this. I had never heard of seasucker roof racks before, but now I'm curious. It sounds too good to be true! I can't see any real disadvantages. Seems an ideal solution for those with a moonroof (if big enough). Some people even put them on the hatch(!)
Does anyone have any experience with these? What am I missing?
For those looking for American FoMoCo and Ford Performance swag:
The Ford Merchandise Store | Brand | Ford Performance
Here's the European swag link from the Ford Lifestyle Collection at: https://ford7.cwshops.com/en/special...ctions/ford-rs
Make sure to pick what you'd like to order.
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