Lower Priced Roof Rack for 2006 Honda Accord for Thule Hullavator

Question:

Hi, I have a 2006 Honda Accord 4 dr. and am wondering if the 50inch length of the SR1002 load bar will accommodate the Hullavators? The Hullavator instructions say a minimum of 4inch on both ends of the load bar must protrude past the roof mounts in order for the Hullavators to work on any roof rack. As you can imagine Id rather buy this Sportrack system than pay about twice as much for a Thule roof rack. Can you help? Thanks,

asked by: Ernie O

Expert Reply:

The price of the Sportrack roof racks makes them very tempting but due to our experiences with them I don't ever recommend them. Since they are semi-custom and were intended to fit as many vehicles as possible we've found that more often than not they don't fit very well and would not be the best choice for a Hullavator # TH898 which due to it's design really does not a very solid base to fit and work well.

For a similar square bar rack that is much higher in quality, is custom fit for your Accord, is priced still pretty good, and will work great with the Hullavator I would recommend the Inno rack part # INB127, # INSUT, and # INK294. I wouldn't feel confident telling you that the Sportrack would work fine, but the Inno I can confidently recommend it for your application.

expert reply by: Jameson C