The Thule rack finder says: BASE PRODUCT 450 Crossroad | LB50 Load Bars. The Thule bars come in 50", 58" 65" and 78" lengths.

 

Coolsurf
Your crossbars look very nice. I like them because they don't mess up the lines of the HHR Roof much and they look real simple. I was just surfing thru the Gallery and saw them. Right now I am working on a larger fairing for the front of my basket. I got a piece a scrap 1/8" aluminum and I am adding it to the front. The Thule fairing didn't go down close enough to the roof. I am going to do a trial fit tonight. Nice job on the cross bars. You might want to post some of your pictures to share

 

As I promised a picture of the revised fairing I have been working on for my Thule Basket and Cross Bars. I still have some fine tuning but it is much quieter than before. We will see on our trip at the end of next week when it is loaded down.

 

Thanks john, If I could figure how to post larger pictures i would.

 

Here ya go coolsurf. Those look really good too.

If you need instructions, there is a sticky on the Site Development board that explains how to POST PICTURES,
but I'm happy to do this for you.

 

Thanks courthouseded, that was quick!

 

Coolsurf.. Could I see some closer pics of the attachments to the rack. Although I really love that Thule setup too.

 

Back to kayaks. I have a sit-on-top that weighs about 40 lbs and is 11' long. The dealer assured me the HHR roof could handle that weight. I have a $400 Thule roof rack system on my Windstar van. The bars and rollers are so heavy, I didn't think it would be wise to try to convert them to fitting on the HHR. I was going to buy the foam block kayak racks. Do you experts think they will work? Also, the dealer told me the antenna is removable for when I want to transport the kayak. Is that correct?

I already bought the bicycle rack that fits on the rear door. I will try it out in a few weeks when I take my son back to college. I'll also get a good read on what kind of mileage I can get, loaded and unloaded.

 

Do you mean the antenna on the rear? I think it is, but the way it snaps in I'm not sure you want to be popping it in and out. I think you turn it counterclockwise though. Hope that helps.

 

front antenna unscrews and the back one uscrews like half a turn and it comes off.

the back one for the XM is so short that it is hard to believe it would get in the way of anything. you could also get a stubby for the front and that would probably make it short enough to no be in the way as well