Complete ski carrier for vehicles with Raised Side Rail Factory Racks – no need for load carrierGet it now!just only $215.95,buy it Now！click here!
- Ski carrier specifically designed for vehicles with factory installed side rails
- Four loading platforms that accommodate up to 6 pair of skis or 4 snowboards
- The carrier holds skis and boards securely with rubber arms that grip without scratching the surfaces
- Push button mechanism is easy to open and close while wearing gloves
- Four One-Key locks included to lock the skis to the carrier and the carrier to the vehicle
- Size: One Size
- Color: One Color
- Brand: Thule
- Model: 5401
- Released on: 2007-08-04
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.00″ h x
11.00″ w x
25.00″ l,
17.80 pounds
Customer Reviews
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Skicarrier
By R. Pickens
This product was perfect for my application, I did not have cross bars on my 2003 Mercades ML350 roof rack. The 5401 Snowcat did not require them, it saved me $300.00 from my Dealer. I have never installed anything like this before and it only took 15 minutes.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Great solution for small car with side rails only
By S.A.
I am very happy with this rack. I got it for my daughter’s Chevy Tracker. She drives to ski practice every day and had been putting her skis inside the back and letting them stretch across the seats up to the front. Not good and really, really bad on a snowy day when the skis are covered in snow and wet. The roof of her car is quite small and has side rails. This was one of the few racks advertised to attach to side rails. I have had bad experiences with racks advertised as “universal” before so I was nervous. This rack is working beautifully on her car now. I (non-engineer, hater of reading directions) spent some time staring blankly at the picture only instructions on this, before handing over the controls to my (engineer, doesn’t like reading directions much either, but will if pressed) husband. He had it on in about a half an hour, and said the instructions were fine for him. Bottom line: great solution for a car with side rails.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Good snowboard rack solution
By D. Angelos
I bought this for a 2008 Ford Escape with regular side rails. Assembling the parts before attaching it to the SUV was pretty simple. The instructions were detailed enough and there weren’t that many parts to make it confusing. Attaching it to the SUV, on the other hand, was not as pleasant. The allen key provided can only turn 1/4 to 1/3 a revolution at a time, making the process slow and painful, especially when done with your bare hands outside in the middle of the winter.
I was a little wary when attaching it to my SUV. It didn’t seem like the clamps would hold firmly, but after tightening each side enough, they stayed in place. I probably over-tightened them, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.
I put it to use for the first time carrying four snowboards from Boston, MA to Bretton Woods, NH, and it did its job. I did notice not all the snowboard bindings could fold down far enough to prevent from touching the roof when face down. Despite this, I couldn’t hear anything from the roof when driving on the highway and there weren’t any scratches afterwards.
For the price, I’d recommend this as long as you only intend to carry skis or snowboards.
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