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Originally Posted by caillou
Rails are only negative according to what I heard, especially with a side wind which occurs the majority of the drives
On this forum, roof rack are studied, bars from side to side, but I didn't find a topic about rails from front to rear
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Members who've been able to easily remove the rails and seal the openings have done so.
When removing the headliner is required to access the attachment hardware, most owners just 'live' with the rails.
To date, I know of no research which has actually quantified any drag, or crosswind effect attributed to just the rails, sans crossmembers.