 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  12-18-2006, 11:39 PM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 9 |  roof racks no more
called thule today to order fit kit for my 318ti part is listed in catalouge, but after speaking with the sales rep he informs me that they stopped making the fit kit for 318ti's. I said great now what can i do, he told me trade-in my car. I told him that i would no longer be buying from his company. i have had a thule rack for everyone one of my cars and sold the sets with the car now i have nothing to use and have now idea where to find a quality roof rack
just thought everyone should know to say no to thule! |  |  | | 12-19-2006, 01:15 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SOUTH Jersey Posts: 1,085 |
have you looked on ebay? | | | | | 12-22-2006, 11:57 PM | #3 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 9 |
yeah could not find anything needed it for a trip this week. | | | | | 12-23-2006, 01:36 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bimmerjohn  I said great now what can i do, he told me trade-in my car. | haha that was an asshole response to you...they just lost another customer lol... Did you try Yakima? I think that's another roof rack company. -Randy __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... 
Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker  Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels
and
99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods
Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | | | 12-23-2006, 02:11 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 200 |
Get the Saris Bones rack and use the hatch hugger.
I dig the look of the Saris Bones. | | | | | 12-23-2006, 03:32 AM | #6 | | Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 44 | re thule rack systems
I noticed that Bavauto has a section on ti fit kits for thule - maybe they have one
DnD | | | | | 12-23-2006, 04:27 AM | #7 | | Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NorthEast Posts: 91 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bimmerjohn called thule today to order fit kit for my 318ti part is listed in catalouge, but after speaking with the sales rep he informs me that they stopped making the fit kit for 318ti's. I said great now what can i do, he told me trade-in my car. I told him that i would no longer be buying from his company. i have had a thule rack for everyone one of my cars and sold the sets with the car now i have nothing to use and have now idea where to find a quality roof rack
just thought everyone should know to say no to thule! | John, What exactly are you requiring a rack for? Bike, skis????? Saris worrks really well for a bike. I have one as well. Depending on what part of the country you are in, you can go to just about any sporting good store and get what you want. Sure, it might not be Thule. Good Luck in finding what you want.  | | | | | 12-23-2006, 11:37 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
My experience with companies, groups of friends, anything in life is that there's always somebody having a bad day. In the past, Thule has done nothing but help me out.
Try calling again to get somebody else. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 12-24-2006, 12:24 AM | #9 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 24 |
try here
[URL="http://www.thuleracks.com/thule/fg_choices.asp?car_id=286&sport=23,27,28&factory_roof_rack=&year=1997&roof_id=275&option_number=1""] | | | | | 12-30-2006, 04:50 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 151 |
I recently bought some thule roofbars off ebay for the coupé, Halford over here in the UK do the kits, I ended up getting one from a small auto parts place after a search on the Thule website for nearest dealers. After ringing te dealer mentioned they checked round and told me which branch had a set.
Maybe worth importing a set? The fixing kit is for both saloon and compact as it has the rubber feet and brackets needed for both. __________________ E36/5 '95 318ti Auto. Boston Green, Sand Grey Leather.
 | | | | | 12-30-2006, 11:03 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
Well it sounds like Thule is teh way to go. Hey what brand is this rack?  | | | | | 12-30-2006, 02:20 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 3DGE Well it sounds like Thule is teh way to go. Hey what brand is this rack? | It's an OE BMW rack. Cheers, __________________ 
Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | | | 12-30-2006, 10:50 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
Really, I have seen this type on hummers and landrovers, I really like it! | | | | | 12-30-2006, 11:27 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
It's really well designed and the fit is just like an OE part.
I use it without a fairing with 2 OE bike racks for our 2 MTBs and believe it or not it's much quieter than my associates Yakima rack which has a fairing.
Cheers, __________________
Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | | | 12-30-2006, 11:32 PM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 |
Here's a pic: __________________
Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... Performance BMW Magazine feature car March 2003 www.vitessetuning.com | | | | |
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