![]() On the bottom, where the clamp hinges and closes onto the rails, it only contacts the rails on the edge of the clamp. Lastly, the clamp part that grasps the rails on your Forester's roof is only a good fit on the top. Normally I wouldn't let this bother me much, but the printed manual that came with these cross bars had directions that matched a product similar to the Subaru bars, NOT the bars that I received. These are two pretty important things when you're installing it. The other difference is that this product has no labelling on it telling you which bar is the front/back or which side faces the front of the car. This product has what appears to be a symmetrical profile (but I can't quite tell). Two differences though are that the Subaru bars have a profile that is thicker on the front facing side and thinner in the rear (much like the aerodynamics of a plane wing). ![]() I noticed that these pretty much look the same. ![]() My parents' own a Forester as well and I was able to compare this product with the OEM cross bars that came with theirs. Everything went well and I have no complaints about functionality. Just got this a couple weeks ago and drove halfway across the country with a large cargo box on top of my Forester. ![]()
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