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Volvo 850 Roof Rack Wind Deflector/Fairing

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Baptiste1106
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Volvo 850 Roof Rack Wind Deflector/Fairing

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Just purchased a used thule roof rack for my 850 for $50 (winning). While driving on the highway i notice this awful wind noise from above. Do they sell universal deflector/fairing for these racks and from who & where ?
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Post by TrstnBrtt »

I know the Thule and Yakima ones are stupid expensive. I have the same racks on my S70. Keep forgetting to call Volvo to see if they know. A Thule one should work theoretically, that's who made the oem racks
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Post by instarx »

you mean this?
http://www.sportsauthority.com/Thule-Fa ... 00565846-2

Google "thule wind deflector". many hits. Nice grab - I paid $50 for a single used Volvo crossbar last year. By the way, leaving those bars on all the time will probably reduce your mileage 10+%.
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Post by abscate »

Not in Brooklyn city traffic....... :D
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