Roof rack for 987.2 - which of these two?

I went down the rabbit hole looking for a roof rack for a 987.2 . Porsche hasn't sold one for some time, and ebay has been dry. I found several posts that claim the 996 rack is the same as the one for the Cayman , and a few have installed them with success. Yakima is highly regarded, and they make a nice rack that has locks. Where the Porsche bars are integrated with towers and have a sleek look, the Yakima cross bars extend out beyond the towers. That may make them more useful as they have more area. Price wise they are similar enough not to be a deciding factor. My main reason for wanting this is we make a monthly trip to SoCal (400+ miles) and I would like to drive my Porsche . What are your thoughts on these two, and what would you choose? FYI, I will also use the cargo carrier below.

I have used Yakima racks for decades (bike, ski, cargo box) and they have always been high quality items that are very secure on the car. (I have used them on other Porsches, but not my Cayman , however.) Assuming the kit you show is designed specifically for the Porsche mounting points , I'm sure it will be great. The 996 Porsche kit looks to be more sleek, and (assuming it fits on the Cayman ) will guarantee a good attachment. Given the similar prices, I would probably base my decision on which is easier/quicker to mount and dismount. Also be sure the 996 bars are wide enough to reach the attachment points of your cargo carrier.

I am using the Porsche Tequipment 987 specific roof rack with the Yakima Load Warrior basket, and I have the Yakima Skyrise tent. I forget which brand of bike rack I have. I have seen people use the 996 Tequipment rack but I hear that the fitment is not as good as the 987 one, and it takes additional work to mount it. I would recommend the Yakima Load Warrior as I make the Bay to SoCal drive several times a year and the car handles luggage, boxes, and other stuff on the rack like a champ. I use it to take grills, coolers, and a spare wheel/tire to the track too.

Thanks for replying, I was beginning to think it was a bad idea (comments on another site). Nice looking car and setup! Good to hear from people who actually use it and have real world experience. My trip this month is cancelled, so I have time to figure it out. Unfortunately, they discontinued the Porsche Tequipment 987 long ago and are not easy to find used. I've been looking. So, the 996 will have to do.

Thanks for replying! I agree the Porsche setup look better. I'll likely go with that.

I made my own rack out of carbon fiber and foam. Works great for me but it’s more for a waterski or for the emergency need to carry something. I curved them to match the roof line which would make a flat box or tent not work. I keep them in the trunk all the time. It would be easy to make your own if you can’t find what you want.

Sounds pretty cool to make your own out of carbon fiber. Show us!

Here’s a photo. I just set them on the car and took the picture so they are not bolted down. Plus a photo of construction.

Very impressive work. If you are experienced with CF layups I would love a YouTube DIY tutorial on how to accomplish this. I'd love to make some custom CF parts for my 987.

I am not an expert by any means but the crossbars are pretty easy. I cut strips of foam tile board and then wrapped carbon fiber around them like a burrito. Wet the carbon with epoxy with each roll of the burrito. Then wrap the whole thing in plastic to help pull it tight. If you were making a straight bar rather than following the roof curve you could put the whole thing a long food saver vacuum bag and vacuum compress it. Making the towers is the harder part. I used foam clay to pack under the bars and then wrapped those with carbon fiber after the foam clay dried. That’s how I bonded the towers to the crossbars by wrapping them together with carbon. If I were to do it again I would 3D print towers and then wrap those in carbon fiber. But you could make your own roof rack with some ingenuity and YouTube research.

Longtime reader first time responding. Hey guys! 🤚 Traversed the roof rack path for our beloved car myself. As in my case the use would be just quite incidentally I ended up with the variant I stumbled upon on Aliexpress (and yes I know, of all places right . Did not know what to expect but have to admit that they seem to be very solid, well build and would say they can hold up against the known alternatives, and of course just for a fraction of the price. Was easily confident enough to strap on an aluminium little boat I picked up through Craig’s List (and driving 80 like it was just business as usual . Just shot an incidental photo on two occasion but can make more next time I use them and add pix later. Grz from Amsterdam .

Nice. Do you have any details for the link you purchased? Does it have a weight rating?

Porsche 997 roof rack alie ✌

I found a post on ******** ( https://********.com/forums/987-forum/1250731-roof-rack-recommendations.html ) indicating that a 987.1 owner used the rack for the 996, which is available here: https://www.importpartssupply.com/o...BhBtEiwAbKg6fiXcHIGq2UWWxtT4odaewt6bn_gyBUigNdBJ5El3g0fEMIZco1NiHBoCnq8QAvD_BwE The photo he posted showed that it fit just like my 987.1 rack.

Bonjour Je recherche aussi une galerie de toit pour ma 987 de 2008

Salut peux tu nous donner le lien aliexpress Merci

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Hi are you still looking for roof bars? I have a set of OEM ones to sell. Rob