How to carry 4x8' on PT cruiser top?

[gychang]

I have a roof rack but somewhat curved (original accessory) on my 2001PT cruiser.

Love the car, anyone have experience whether I can carry 4x8' plywood panel?

thanks,

gychang

[crokett]

I would get a trailer. Or pay the 20 bucks for the BORG rental truck before I tied a 4x8 sheet of plywood to ANY car. Either the trailer, truck or have them cut it into pieces that fit inside the car.

[Cheeky]

Thule Roof rack:

430 Tracker II Foot Pack | LB50 Load Bars | TK1 Tracker Kit

or

430R Rapid Tracker | RB43 Rapid Load Bars | TK1 Tracker Kit

fits into the factory rails on your car. the load bars will be steel and straight.

check the weight limit from Chrysler, you should be able to transport at least a couple sheets (believe my Civic's weight limit is over 125lbs).

with cam straps, i'm out of the parking lot in about 7 minutes.

[cabinetman]

A trailer would be the easiest and safest way. HF has this folding trailer, if you're interested.

If you prefer to make something to improve your roof rack, one of our members "aiyou" sent me this:
.

[gychang]

A trailer would be the easiest and safest way. HF has this folding trailer, if you're interested.

If you prefer to make something to improve your roof rack, one of our members "aiyou" sent me this:
.

thanks, this is what I was looking for, great tip.

gychang

[messmaker]

Sheet goods can catch a lot of air as your speed increases. It is easy to underestimate how much it takes to secure your load well enough to hold it in place.

[kramer katt]

Remembering back to how much uplift a piece of 4'' abs pipe tugged on my arm that I was trying to carry resting on the side mirrors at only 30 mph I cringe at thinking at what a sheet of plywood could do. Also I bet the manufactur's rating in the manual only lists the dead load on those factory racks and not an uplifting force. Anyway a 25 LB sheet of plywood may actually be uplifted by a couple hundred pounds due to wind.