Hello!
New member here from Montreal, Canada!
We bought our 2007 Vibe seven years ago, used of course, crossing our finger that it would hold together for five years. Our car topped at 299 999 Km this summer and the last checkup did not reveal any problems!
It's the first car I got really attached to. It traveled, lugged countless loads of construction supplies during our big renovations... While it did not actually witness the conception of our kids, it drove us to the maternity twice!
Enough sentimentality! *I know there was talk about ski racks before on the forum, but it did not provide a solution for the problem I'm facing* We took up cross-country skiing a few years back and we need to load five pairs of skis on the roof of our car. We have the factory rack that would not allow us to open the hatch if we installed anything long enough to hold skis. I got hold of a Vibe-adapted Thule Square bar set. Because of the factory rack, I can only use the front square bar thing... I thought of using a ski cargo box that can be fastened to the two different types of bars (Thule in the front, factory rack in the back), but I worry that it would'nt work well as the bars are at different heights (front would be higher).
Does somebody here ever found a workaround that allows the schleping of skis on the roof of a factory-racked Vibe while permitting hatch aperture?
I wondered if its possible to remove the factory bars... I would install the Thule stuff.
Happy Halloween, a peaceful election to our american bethren and a great day to all!
Jf