Best aero style roofrack?

Have had whispbar HD's for 18 months or so. No catastrophic failures with my boards (some 10ft+) attached. Didn't notice any extra noise at 100km/h after installation so I guess they are doing the job as advertised.

I have Rhino's on the 4x4 and only had slight increase in wind noise. I also have Rola's on my Mazda 3, which made a noise like being chased by a tornado. I have since changed the rubber in the strip to the bumpy one used in the Rhino racks and it reduced the noise considerably but now whistles at 60kph. Might just be the particular aerodynamics of my car that causes the issues with the Rola's, but I wish I went the Rhino's.

Funny you say that about rhino racks Mark. I had some Proracks (yes cheap) and had continuous issues not holding. Lashed out on Rhino and kicked myself for wasting money on the Pro racks. Rhinos rock for me. well anchored and wouldn't budge.

Maybe the feet on the racks were not compatible for the roof.

Thule wingbar, haven't used them just herd from people with dual cab 4wd utes they are good. Not saying buy them just add them to your list to look at.

^^ just going by my own experience. I would tighten the racks, load up and drive to location and they would come loose. Perhaps it was the syle. But they kept coming loose and I was not cool with that. Especially having all my kit strapped to the racks on my roof doing 100km/h

I'm pro Rhino

Another happy Rhinoceros poacher here. No props with Rola's either on Gen 3 subies.
Can only comment on this model , Don't forget to plug the little plastic strips underneath otherwise you'll be flying a giant sex toy

There was this guy the other day at our local rockin out the push bike tube tie downs.
haven't seen them for years

One of the best looking roof rack systems that I bought for my vehicle is Rugged Ridge roof rack. Got it from 4wheelonline.com/ Will try to post some photos asap.

I should add RAK is part of the Goldspar Group. I believe they were involved in the design and production of the Sea Skip Sailboard in the 1980s and yachtspars. I can't remember who designed the Sea Skip but I seem to remember it was possibly Frank Latta or Gary Birdsall ?

The website says: "RAK IS AUSTRALIA'S LEADING MANUFACTURER OF AERODYNAMIC SPORT ROOF RACKS, WITH AUSTRALIAN DESIGN COUNCIL AWARDS IN STYLE, CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTION"

The telescoping part looks a a bit **** too....

I just knocked some brackets up out of 6mm flatbar n some pipe with the mig welder at work . drilled m8 clearence holes straight thru the roof. My roofrack outlasted the car. Infact you could sling the roof rack on all fours and crane it anywhere you want as a bonus

It is a robust rack and fit for the purpose of what I carry on it. The plastic arms do enable you to tie down around them if I understand your question correctly. I have carried a 1964 16 kg Cordingley longboard without issue at 110 km per hour down the freeway to Mandurah and return and with it another modern volane glass longboard on top (9kg extra). Windsurfing Equipment is childsplay. Watch the videos on the website which show more details for fitting and robustness. Under the FAQ it states that apparently RAK makes roof racks for Toyota and Daewoo and others: "RAK has been quietly exporting its roof racks for almost ten years to companies like Toyota South Africa and Daewoo UK. It has also been selling made-to-measure roof racks to car companies in Australia for many years. Chances are that the roof racks you see on a Audi, Jeep, Kia, Daihatsu or Daewoo were made by Rak..." Check out the FAQ and videos. I hope this helps.

I have the Thule Wingbar which is similar to the whispbar. One thing I would say with this style of rack is that because it doesn't stick out the sides for some types of loads you've got less practical carrying width. I carry bikes and paddle boards. With the bikes I can only fit two whereas on the other less efficient style people can squeeze a third on there. Paddle boards doesn't matter so much. Otherwise it's a great lockable bar.