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Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes

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This fairing for Yakima car racks reduces wind noise and increases fuel efficiency by making your rack more aerodynamic.

Tool-free installation; integrated snaparounds make installation onto round bars a breeze
Protective bumpers won't damage car's paint
Lockable with SKS lock housings and cores (sold separately)
Car rack sold separately

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Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes Customer Reviews

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Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes

4.4

(based on 24 reviews)

92%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to install (18)
Durable (15)
Lightweight (15)
Easy to use (13)
Stable (13)

Cons

Best Uses

Small cars (9)
Large cars (7)
Suv's (7)
Trucks (7)
Luxury cars (5)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Intermediate (6), Advanced (5), Casual/ recreational (5), Beginner (3)
- Was this a gift?:
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May

2013

5.0

Did the Job

By Swingfly

from Vancouver, WA

About Me Intermediate

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Pros

Easy To Install

Cons

Weak Construction

Best Uses

Large Cars
Luxury Cars
Small Cars
SUV's
Trucks

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

Stopped the noise and vibration. If it helps the gas mileage , the jurys still out. Mounted on 2013 4runner

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Mar

2013

5.0

looks good and actually works

By ChrisBrownFL

from Berkeley, CA

About Me Beginner

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Install
Easy To Use
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

Easy to install and does not scratch your car. I got this because I thought it would improve the look of my car but have been surprised to find that it actually does improve wind noise and *maybe* my MPGs.

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Jul

2012

5.0

Yakima Fairing

By bdunn01

from Ann Arbor, MI

About Me Intermediate

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Pros

Easy To Install
Less windnoise
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Large Cars
Luxury Cars
Small Cars
SUV's
Trucks

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

I travel alot for work and I always bring my bike with. Without the fairing the wind noise would just drive me insane!! I was skeptical at first but once I installed it on my roof rack, it made a big difference with the rack noise. Now I dont have a loud irritating hum. I give it 5 out of 5 stars. lol!

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Apr

2012

2.0

Less Noisy But Still Noisy

By arvi

from Monterey Park, cA

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Easy To Install

Cons

Still Noisy

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

This is my second set of roof racks from Yakima. But I wish I still had my old fairing, the version with the lower edge lined with a rubber insert. It not only protects the vehicle's paint, the design also keeps the fairing flush to the vehicle's roof. No gaps into which the air can pass through and make additional noise. Yakima probably thought to redesign the fairing so that assembly is quicker and easier to assemble, and also cheaper to manufacture. From a business stand point, these reasons make sense. But the product deserves a better design. The plastic support structure behind the fairing need not have gone all the way to the bottom of the product, which necessitated the use of 'pods' and sticky foam shoes, needed to keep it from scratching the paint. It could have just ended 1 inch above the lower edge of the fairing. And would have kept the gap out of the design equation. Maybe we'll see this in the next revision. For now, the fairing helps reduce noise, but it's still quite disappointing for the money.

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Mar

2012

5.0

Great product

By Ironman Dan

from Raleigh, NC

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Easy To Install
Easy To Use
Great MPG
Stable

Cons

Lock Housing not included

Best Uses

Large Cars
Luxury Cars
Small Cars
SUV's
Trucks

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

Bought this for my Yakima system. Why did I wait so long? Great product. Only complaint is that the SKS housing for locks was not with it. Already had the core locks. But a must have for your car rack. Thanks again Yakima

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Jan

2012

4.0

Goodish

By a3ng25

from Rockville, Md

About Me Beginner

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Pros

Easy To Install
Easy To Use
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

I have a 2003 Acura 3.2TL which uses the Q towers and two sets of clips to put a system on the roof. I pretty much solely use my racks for carrying snowboards... so I have the fat cat system (that carries upto 4 snowboards) pretty much permanently attached to my racks.

I was running around without the fairing for a little while and you would get this midrange whistling noise from the racks when you got upto around 65mph... and it would be pronounced by 70mph and you couldnt ignore it by the time you hit 75-80mph.
The fairing pretty much completely cured this whistling noise. Every once in a while you'll be in a curve on the high way and the wind will hit it just right such that you hear the whistle for a second or two.

But it does seem to create its own noise. Rather than whistling, I now have more wind noise....that noise you get on super windy days...days where you can feel the wind pushing your car. I get that type of wind noise more so with the fairing up than with it not installed.
But I would MUCH rather have a little extra wind noise to get rid of the whistling. The whistling would drive me insane.

And I can't comment much on whether it helps or kills gas mileage because I've never run a full tank of gas with the fairing off. But with no racks at all my car does about 25mpg highway. With the racks, fairing, and 3 snowboards up top my car does about 20mpg highway. So take it for what it's worth... sorry I couldn't give a number for racks up without the fairing.

this thing locks but you have to buy a SPECIAL attachment. JUST THE SKS LOCKS WONT LOCK THE FAIRING ALONE.

but in terms of durable I would say this things fine. it didnt seem to move at all or have any problems at highway speeds. i even went excess of 90mph at one point... so no worries about it not securing properly etc.

side note: the thing is expensive

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Dec

2011

3.0

Good for about 3 years

By Trail Mix

from San Francisco Bay Area

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Easy To Install
Easy To Use
Lightweight

Cons

Scratches Car
Weak Construction

Best Uses

Trucks

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

This does the job. It reduces the noise. You'll notice the difference. Unfortunately it's not very durable. I've gone through two of these in the past 6 years. It is made out of plastic and the ends crack from wind stress and then it starts to make a banging noise. If you travel out in the desert, the hot temperatures will melt the adhesive for the foam guards which supposed to protect the paint. The best thing to do is to modify it with some tubing that will not be affected by the heat. I tried repairing the flarings each time the ends cracked but to no luck. I wish Yakima made these things out of sheet metal instead of plastic. But they do work to reduce the noise. If you plan to own the same vehicle for more than three years you should think about getting at least two of these - but then they'll probably start making them out of sheet metal. I got to get on line and order my third one. Good luck.

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Dec

2011

3.0

Great product

By Octavio

from Brea, Ca.

About Me Intermediate

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Install
Easy To Use
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Over priced

Best Uses

Small Cars

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

I would given it 5 stars If it wasnt for the price. It keeps the rack from whistling. It's a bit over priced for a piece of stamped out plastic.

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Sep

2011

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Does it's job!

By Krad

from Denver, CO

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Install
Easy To Use
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Large Cars
Luxury Cars
Small Cars
SUV's
Trucks

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

I've used a number of different rack setups on past cars, and I'd definitely recommend this Yakima fairing as an add-on to your setup. It greatly cut down on wind noise/whistle when I recently bought a setup for my new car. It's stable, does it's job well, fits perfectly based on the size in the fit guide, and I haven't noticed much of a drop in mpg (without bikes on board). It's pretty easy to install, the only tricky part was getting the little rubber sticker pads to line up correctly, and it adds some sticker space!

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Jun

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great

By Rosco P Coltrain

from Boise, ID

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Install
Easy To Use
Fixes Vibration
Reduces Noise

Cons

Best Uses

Works for my truck

Comments about Yakima Fairing - Standard Sizes:

I had heard that the fairing would reduce noise. Noise wasn't really my concern, but rather a lot of vibration. Air was coming up over the windhsield and about 40 mph the roofrack was vibrating like crazy. I added the fairing, and all the sudden, no vibration, much less noise, looks great. happy.