Picture of Yakima or Thule on a Civic Hybrid
 

Anyone have some pictures of either a Thule or Yakima roof rack on a second generation (06-07) Civic Hybrid?

I need something for surfing and wanted to see how the racks look on the car. Thanks.

Re: Picture of Yakima or Thule on a Civic Hybrid
 

I don't have any pictures, but my Yakima looks quite good (although, I'm a sucker for a car with a bike rack on it :)). Expect a slight decrease in FE when the rack is on though. I take mine off except for when we are going to use it which is a 5 minute job to take it off/put it on with the ski rack because the cross bars are not connected. It takes a little longer with bike trays connecting the two cross bars. Do surfboard carriers go between the cross bars, or are they independent on each bar?

Re: Picture of Yakima or Thule on a Civic Hybrid
 

They are independant of each other.

Did you get the q99 and q131 clips? What size are your crossbars?

Re: Picture of Yakima or Thule on a Civic Hybrid
 

Yes, I'm 99% sure it was the 99 and 131. Any Yakima dealer or a call to Yakima directly should be able to confirm this. It calls for a wide (52" I think) cross bar for the front but the back does not need one quite that long. The store I bought the bars at didn't have any 52" in stock so I bought a ridiculously long 60" set and cut off the excess bar with a hack saw. They were the same price and I knew I was going to cut some off the 60" bar anyway.

I had 48" bars on the previous car so I used the 48" bar on the rear of the HCH so I could put a wider bar 60" on my Subaru.

Re: Picture of Yakima or Thule on a Civic Hybrid
 

Here is the rack I just put on two days ago. Hope it helps:
http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...view=slideshow