bedellympian Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I have a Thule roof rack (bars/towers) for an Isuzu Trooper. They are not supposed to fit on a Hyundai Accent but the dimensions seem similar. Anyone tried to put a roof rack on a car its not meant for? What was your experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I don't know about Thule, but Yakima has different tower clips for different cars. I have clips for both my 1991 civic and 2000 CR-V and have moved the rack towers and bars between the two with good result. But you definitely want it to fit per the manufacturer's specs. I've seen too many racks on the side of the highway over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Agree with what Jason is saying, but it also depends on what your are carrying, sometimes even with a rack that is "designed" for a vehicle or a gutter mount. Lost an aluminum Grumman and another canoe coming back from the Bowron years back...huge bummer. Big crosswinds got us and overwhelmed the gutters, the canoes were basically kites. Luckily the vanagon (with my son and his friend in it) didn't tip over too...was scary to watch that unfold, the vanagon up on two wheels in the wind. Luckily the gutters did fail and the canoes found the ditch. Anyway yeah you might be able to make it work, but shit may also end up in the ditch depending on conditions or the load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gertlush Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 The Hyundai Accenté, a discerning choice, I drove one for many years. Mine was the 3CPO Golden hue as shown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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