Skidoor

Has anyone traveled with a canoe on top of their RDX? It looks to me like the roof is just too short (front to back) to provide adequate support using the typical 4 foam support blocks you can buy ...any feedback would be appreciated. Are there any aftermarket rails which attach to the factory rails and run across the vehicle from one side to the other?

chickdr

Did you buy the factory rails? We bought the rails and crossbars for ours, but have not put anything up there yet. I would think a canoe would sit well up there if desired. We got them to carry kayaks.

Skidoor

I assume my rails are factory-installed. The previous owner is not the kinda guy that would have put them on after the fact.

I now see there are cross rails available from Acura.

chickdr

Unless the 13-15 models had them as standard - they were added. The 16/17's have nothing standard on the roof which is funny to me as the CRV has them standard for a lot less $$$.

rosen39

Look at the Yakima and Thule web sites. You can get crossbars which are removable, and then get canoe attachments that connect to the crossbars.

Look on sites like CraigsList as many people sell their roof racks and accessories after they get out of some sports.

https://www.thule.com/en-us/us/sport...noe-roof-racks

Skidoor

Yup, my dealer records show rails were installed at dealer, when the vehicle was being prepped for initial sale. List price P&L was $708 Canadian. Even with the cross rails I don't think it will be wide enough for a canoe.

rosen39

I have Yakima cross bars. The round crossbars come in different lengths from 48" to 86". The bars sit above the side rails. How wide do you need?

Skidoor

Thats good to know., thanks....I had been looking at the Thule page and that wasn't the case. Their cross rails appear to go between the roof rails, and they have canoe support pads that clamp onto the Thule or factory cross bars. So I thoroughly checked the Yakima website, but it doesn't answer this question: Do their cross bars attach to the factory roof rails?

rosen39

Yes. See the attached picture (mine are an older version). This allows the use of the various length bars. The bars slides on the "rail mounts" which grab the roof rail as you tighten down on them. Here is the link to the rail towers you will need.:

https://www.yakima.com/timberline

Skidoor

Awesome, thanks very much!

rosen39

You are welcome. It may seem like a lot of money, but you can take them from car to car. The fixed crossbars (and even the Yakima & Thule) are noisy if left in place.