Flaring size for the Thule Fit kit

[CuTeBoi]

I just purchased a 38" one, it seemed like the right one. Please tell me I made the right choice....


I didn't think about it, until I did a little more research on it.

[manxman]

I just purchased a 38" one, it seemed like the right one. Please tell me I made the right choice....


I didn't think about it, until I did a little more research on it.
Anthony,

38" is the width of the faring (no "L" in the word) that I bought with my Thule roof rack for my GD, back in '07. It works great.

[CuTeBoi]

My package just got shipped last night.... I had ordered this.... almost 2 weeks ago, do they normally take this long to ship out of their warehouse in MO? They could have emailed me saying "Hey, this may take a bit of time, we have to wait for the manufacturer to make the parts you're looking to attach to your car"

[manxman]

My package just got shipped last night.... I had ordered this.... almost 2 weeks ago, do they normally take this long to ship out of their warehouse in MO? They could have emailed me saying "Hey, this may take a bit of time, we have to wait for the manufacturer to make the parts you're looking to attach to your car"
I don't know Anthony. I got mine from stock at the Thule dealer in Campbell (CA) just next to San Jose------Rack 'N Road on Hamilton Ave (IIRC).

[CuTeBoi]

Guess I forgot to mention I ordered it along with my hidden hitch and wiring harness from the site you had given me.

:P

[macbuddy]

I was looking to get a towing package put on our Odyssey. Honda recomended adding both a transmission cooler AND a powersterring cooler. Do cars usually need both? If Anyone has any input, please LMK.
-macbuddy-
BTW, CuTeBoi did you have any luck selling the RPF1 rims?

[manxman]

Mike,
The trans. cooler makes sense, but I'm not so sure about the benefit of the power steering cooler. If you have room under the hood for the p/s unit, they are certainly cheap enough. The Ebay vendor with the best quality and prices on trans coolers is speedunlimited_sales, and B&M makes really superior trans. coolers.

[CuTeBoi]

@Michael:
Yeah, sold them, got 500, and the guy picked them up at my work, thought I sent you a text about it...

Think I need a trans cooler at some point for my car? or is it not that important for our Fits? I never thought to ask about that.

[macbuddy]

I spoke with a hitch installer at U-Haul today. He didn't seem to think that I really needed a transmission cooler, since I wasn't planning to haul more than 3500 lbs. with the Odyssey. I also told him that I was only planning to haul once or twice a year, from San Diego to the Central Valley. Regardless, I am prolly gonna put one on since it will benefit even when not pulling a trailer.
I forgot to mention that the Honda dealer quoted $1700 (installed) for the "Honda" towing package. I am forced to install one myself, U-Haul quoted $160 for a Class 3 hitch. I dunno the make of their hitch, nor do I know if that is a good price. I am researching now.
-macbuddy-
PS-CuTeBoi, you texted me your intentions to sell to a co-worker, but you did not say whether, or not he went through with the deal. Anyway, I am glad that you got the price that you wanted, thanks for the offer though.

[EXWRX]

Since our cars have electric powersteering, does that mean that you'd put some heat sinks on them?
I would say that the oil and transmission coolers are pretty normal for towing duty, but the P/S cooler is less so.

[manxman]

If a service tech tells the owner of a car that has electric power steering that he should install a power steering cooler, that car owner should immediately stop listening to the guy who is pretending to be a tech. P/S coolers are only used on hydraulic systems.