Hello All!

I wanted to see if anyone has used a soft rack to put 2 surfboards on their mini. I have a '06 coupe and I use to have roof racks (which I only used for bikes) but those were stolen a couple months ago . (They were thule racks I had placed on there myself, but they were locked, so the creep who stole them left a couple dents in my roof from when he crow-barred them off)
Anyways, I need to move some boards this weekend and was hoping to use a soft rack, but I'm afraid they won't fit on the roof with the antenna. Or even worse I get the boards on there and then they mess up the antenna while I'm driving. I appreciate any advice.
Thanks!

 

I do and I have straps for them. I don't really care for it but it works as long as you get it tight.

 

Just wondering, what kind of soft racks do you have for it and do you like them? i figured since my r56 does not have 4 doors that soft racks cant be used.

 

if you unscrew the antenna, will the boards on the soft rack clear the antenna base?

i transport a paddleboard on my roof using the factory racks, i removed the antenna and replaced it with a stainless steel acorn nut.

 

I'm not sure if it will clear but it probably will. If it doesn't, you could easily make it work by rapping a towel around the soft rack so it gets more clearance. I will be buying a soft rack soon and I will report back to here on clearance and how it works et cetera.