Rola ski roof racks
 

I was looking for a ski rack for the svx, and thought I had a good deal with the Rola rack, manufactured in Australia. I have tried the phone number listed for the USA distributer and get the infamous "number no longer in service" canned message. Does anyone have a line on these racks? I am fearing the worst as a google net seach does nothing towards any USA info... suggestions?

I think the US distributor listed in previous posts has folded. There might be a new one. Shoot an email off to sales@rola.com.au as they were the ones that got me in touch with a US distributor a couple of years ago. There are also tons of AU and NZ sites that carry Rola Roof racks. You may be able to find some that ship to the US. If not, try to contact some of the AU members and see if they can help you out.

Your other option is a Barrecrafters roof rack. I think there is another thread right now with some pics of it on a SVX. I prefer the looks of the Rola Roof rack as it doesn't use as many bars to attach it to the car. A much cleaner look from my perspective.

Let me know if you need some pics.

Cheers,
Matt

Here is a picture of the Barrecrafters rack on my SVX. I added a thule fairing also.

Mike

Hi

The website for Rola is http://www.rola.com.au

The details are

Part Number RM063
Number of Crossbars 2
Maximum Load 30 Kg
RRP (incl. GST) $299.00 Aust.

They have an online ordering facility too.

If I can be of assistance, let me know

Regards

James (Sydney, Australia)

barrecrafters
 

I think the Barrecrafters rack is the way to go.
There are some pictures in my locker of my rack on my svx.

Nothing else in the US seems to get the job done.

Do you know any part numbers/prices/where to buy on the Barrecrafters roof racks? And do thule accecories fit on there?

Thanks

I'm not sure if Thule accessories would fit or not.
As for Barrecrafters, let me pull my file...

...Okay, from what I can tell, you will need the
US-220 Mini roof kit
US-1401 unisport rack
US-288 hook kit

You can also order the fairing and other accessories.
I know you can go to www.barrecrafters.com and enter your car info and it will spit back what will fit.

They can also locate a dealer for you.

Let me know if I can be of any more assistance.

Nice, that's some good info. Thanks!

That actually was awesome information. I found everything on thier website, and then I called them up, and found out I can even proform them! (Proform=shop employee purchase=mucho cheapo).

I'm so excited for snowboard season!

never thought
 

I never thought to mention the pro-form. That's how I got all of my stuff. It will save you a ton of money.

how do you proform something, is it available to anyone on this site?

-Alex

Proforms are avail only to people who work at a Store that sells the roof racks. The ski/snowboard shop I work for just happened to sell them.

How well does that rack work for holding a surfboard?

Just an update after calling Rola Australia:

ROLA does not ship overseas, however, one of their resellers does apparently (according to Rola Australia).

Repco Exports
rapoz@repco.com.au

Hope this helps

:)

thanks, this was thier responce to an e-mail of mine

Att Alex
Yes we can send you the Rola Racks , The roof rack number is
RM063 $230.00. LA2 $96.97 set of 2 skis. LA3$107.66 set of 3 skis. LA6 set
of 6 skis $138.54 . I can send the goods by DHL freight to your door
$95.00. All prices are in Australian dollars. These racks are to suit a
Subaru SVX 1992 TO 1997 . If you need any more info drop me a line.

Dallas
Repco Export
Brisbane Australia

so for the rack with LA2 thats about 300 dollars shipped (converted to USD)
not bad