Nothing found yet. My dealer said they will have factory cross bars for me in 7-10 days.

 

I got my factory crossbars last Thursday. The wind noise they generate at highway speeds is horrendous. One of the very few disappointing aspects of my purchase so far. I’ll probably remove them and reinstall only when I need my Thule carrier for trips or those rare occasions when my wife wants to paddle board. If anyone comes across a quiet aftermarket set at some point, I’ll be eager to hear about them.

 

I spoke with both a Thule and Yakima rep and they had similar answers on when they think a crossbar solution from them will come to market for the CX-50. "End of second or beginning of third quarter this year". So late June thru Sep is the best guess.

 

I heard something similar from Thule today, but they said they were still working on in finishing 2022 models and it would be a while before they got to 2023’s!

 

Luckily I don't use crossbars until winter so waiting on a non-OEM option isn't a problem. I want all black, so when the Meridian gets released this fall, perhaps those will be an option as well.

 

I watched a Mazda dealer salesman's Youtube video recently. If you want to look him up on Youtube his name is Jonathon Sewell. He is very informative and has provided great content. He took the CX-50 for his first drive and had to remove the crossbars while making the video due to the howling noise. I really respect him for posting the video.

Hope Mazda comes up with a solution.

 

I have existing Yakima Ridgeline towers (bases) and Jetstream bars from my CX-5, and am hoping that Yakima will either point to an existing base clip kit that works with the factor side rails or then manufactures a new one. Yakima recently updated their vehicle fit selection to include the CX-50, but it then asks someone local to them in Oregon to come in so they can figure out what clip kit will work. Here's hoping a CX-50 owner will do so soon.

But, I'm fairly confident that an existing clip kit should fit, given how many they already have. In fact, the outer clip that works on the CX-5 seems to also work on the CX-50 rail. But the CX-5 rail has backside holes unlike ours and the inside clip has a pin, plus the angles on that clip also don't seem to align well with the CX-50.

 

I have the factroy cross bars install as well. However, I replaced the rubber strips with the vortex strips from the rihno racks. The replacement strips are a prefect fit and cut the noise by 80-90%.

You'll need 6 to do both bars and it'll take only minutes to swap out.

https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Rhino-Rack/RRM626.html

 

I have the factroy cross bars install as well. However, I replaced the rubber strips with the vortex strips from the rihno racks. The replacement strips are a prefect fit and cut the noise by 80-90%.

You'll need 6 to do both bars and it'll take only minutes to swap out.

https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Rhino-Rack/RRM626.html

Great news!
I am driving around with styrofoam with zip ties. This is worth a try.
I visited the Yakima website and the cross bars were listed for the CX50 but nothing to mount the cross bars. After 30 minutes on hold to confirm how these cross bars would mount I gave up. With 80 to 90% reduced noise it's worth a try without making the car look ugly.....My cross bars look terrible with styrofoam!

 

Around 75 mph you’ll here some noise. But it doesn’t it doesn’t howl like before and I tune it out with a little music.

 

I just installed the RHINO strips and it does help....a lot. Very helpful for the time being. I am starting to think there will always be noise. eTrailer.com was easy to use and the strips were delivered in a few days. Thanks again!

 

I wonder if a moonroof deflector would help any with noise?

I did just complete a trip from Tampa to Blue Ridge, GA and the noise with the vortex strips wasn’t an issue.

 

There are some on Amazon

 

I'm selling my OEM cross bars. Send me a message if interested.

 

I'm selling my OEM cross bars. Send me a message if interested.

I want to buy them

 

I’m all factory, cross bars and Thule basket with a cargo net, I have no wind noise that I can hear

 

Hi all, I found a Thule Crossbar setup that works for my CX-50 and wanted to share. After trying the factory roof rails I was shocked how much wind noise they created so returned them and decided to try and re-use some older Thule Aero Blade (53") bars I had from a previous car.

Since Thule hasn't certified a specific foot-pack and rail mounting kit I did some trial and error, and after trying two foot-packs and three mounting kits I finally found a solution that seems to work pretty well. It's probably not exactly perfect fit but pretty close. I ended up with the Thule Flush Rail Evo Foot Pack (item: 710601) and the Kit: 186045. The hardest part was finding the mounting kit that fits the profile of the CX-50 flush rails. The kit I ended up using is for an Audi Q5 - which appear to be a similar rail profile. I just installed them today so haven't taken them for a drive yet, but I'll report back on how wind noise is.

 

I drove a few hours with the cross-bars on the freeway and I'm happy to report they are much quieter than the factory cross-bars! Still a little noise but much more similar to other cross-bars.

 

@cxFitty - It's working out well. I've only tied light weight things like Surfboards to the cross bars so far, but everything feels solid and works well. There's still a small amount of wind noise from the bars (to be expected) but a lot less than the OEM cross-bars. I'm going to stick with this set up and am happy with it!

 

Thule has a rail mount and clip kit listed for the CX-50 with factory rails. This example is for the Wingbar crossbars. They also have the other styles of cross bars listed as well.


Thule Wingbar Evo | 711320
Thule Flush Rail Evo | 710601
Kit 186147

 

The clip kit from Thule is not available until February of 2023. The only other reputable brand that has anything available is Yakima.

 

glad to see Thule finally released an official clip kit for the CX-50....too bad it's out of stock until February. I'll continue to use my setup as it's working well.

 

Visit rokiotoex.com for high quality crossbars for your cx50 or cx90. Very good price as well.

 

Has anyone tried crossbars off current Audi Q5 models? It looks similar and many owners are reselling them online

 

To me, all crossbars "look similar"!! I purchased the Snailfly brand from Amazon, around $123 with their coupon. They look nice and supported my cartop carrier from MT to CO and back just fine. I see the Audi ones on eBay for less and more in cost. But I don't understand why one would want to do that!

Tom

 

Okay.
I will look at the Amazon options.
Thanks 👍