jslerner

I have lots of Thule rack accessories (bike, ski, canoe, etc.). I'm not crazy about the fit of the Thule feet on my A6. If I get the Audi carrier bars, can I use Thule accessories? The base bars appear to be very similar to Thule.

Looch

Why do you ask....I have the Thule rack and stuff and I thought it fit fine....but maybe I don't know what to compare it to.

Are the Audi racks better? I thought they were the same ones as Thule?

edhu

I have thule stuff also and got the door jam fittings with the feet on the roof. I have no problems at all with the fitting..you just have to do each side little by little, so as not to tighten one side too much before you start tightening the other side. cause then you will raise the foot on an angle.

Hope that helps.

jslerner

I've used Thule foot kits on my two previous cars, and they fit much better. While the kit for the Audi seems to be a perfect fit, the feet kept scooting forward a bit every time I closed the doors. I had them carefully measured and exactly in place. The Audi bars seem to be the same as the Thule bars - maybe I'll see if the dealer has one I can look at, and I'll take some measurements.