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BUICKWhatyoucan carry....
Year madeTower TypeAccessoryCrossbar length (suggested)Clips-type neededMaximum Crossbar spreadSki/Snow Boards?Bicycles?Kayaks?Canoes?Basket Case?Space Cadet?Rocket Box?Space Case?See these reference fit notes
Century79/811A Raingutter-58"-36", 40", 75"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes4, 37
Century 2dr.82/94Q Tower-48"2pr. of Q3118"YesYes--YesYes--37, 113
Q TowerQ Stretch Kit48"2pr. of Q3136"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
Century 4dr.82/96Q Tower-48"2pr. of Q3036"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
Century Wagon82/93Q Tower-48"2pr. of Q3170"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes41
84/93Mighty Mount SkiwingFor Factory Racks---Yes--------
SkiwingFor Factory Racks---Yes--------
Electra 2dr.85/901C SST-58"2pr. of Y1136"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes9, 37
79/841A Raingutter-58"-26"YesYesPossiblyPossiblyYesYes--37
Electra Sedan85/90Q Tower-58"1pr. of Q30 & 1 pr. of Q3144"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
79/841A Raingutter-58"-38"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
Estate Wagon79/901A Raingutter-58"-38"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes-
Mighty Mount SkiwingFor Factory Racks---Yes--------
SkiwingFor Factory Racks---Yes--------
Le Sabre79/851A Raingutter-58"-38"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
Le Sabre 2dr.86/89Q Tower-58"2 pr. of Q24 36"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
Le Sabre 4dr.92/96Q Tower-58"2 pf. of Q533"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes113,114
90/91Q Tower-58"1pr. of Q30 & 1 pr. of Q3143"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes-
86/89Q Tower-58"2 pr. of Q24 46"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes 37, 113
Park Avenue 2dr.85/901C SST-58"2pr. of Y1136"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes9, 37
79/841A Raingutter-58"-26"YesYesPossiblyPossiblyYesYes--37
Park Avenue 4dr.91/96Q Tower-58"2pr. of Q532"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes113, 114
85/90Q Tower-58"1pr. of Q30 & 1 pr. of Q3144"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
79/841A Raingutter-58"-38"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
Reatta88/911C SST-58"2pr. of Y1918"YesYes--YesYes--36, 61,63
1C SST1C Stretch Kit58"2pr. of Y1924"YesYesPossiblyPossiblyYesYes--36, 61,63
1C SST-58"2pr. of Y1518"----Yes---17, 34
Regal 2dr.88/951C SST-48"2pr. of Y2018"YesYes--YesYes--44,78
1C SST1C Stretch Kit48"2pr. of Y2036"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes44,78
79/871A Raingutter-58"-18"YesYes--YesYes--36, 37
Regal 4dr.90/961C SST-48"2pr. of Y2730"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes44, 78
79/87Q Tower-48"2pr. of Q3143"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
1A Raingutter-58"-38"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
Regal Wagon79/871A Raingutter-58"-75"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes-
Riveira95/96Check For Update------------39
86/93Q Tower-48"2pr. of Q2018"Yes-------37, 73, 78
79/851A Raingutter-58"-30"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
Roadmaster Wagon91/96Rail Rider1For Factory Rack48"-30"YesYesYesYesYesYes--81
Roadmaster Sedan92/961C SST-58"2pr. of Y1328"YesYesPossiblyPossiblyYesYesYesYes45, 66, 78
1C SST1C Stretch Kit58"2pr. of Y1336"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes45, 66, 78
Skyhawk79/801C SST-48"2pr. of Y624"YesYesPossiblyPossiblyYes---78
1C SST1C Stretch Kit48"2pr. of Y632"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes78
Skyhawk 2dr.82/891A Raingutter-48"-34"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes10, 37
Skyhawk 4dr.82/89Q Tower-48"1 pr. of Q30 & 1 pr. of 3136"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
1A Raingutter-48"-34"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37
Skyhawk Wagon82/891A Raingutter-48"-65"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes-
83/89Mighty Mount 1VFor Factory Rack---Yes---Yes----
Skylark 2dr.92/951C SST-48"2pr. of Y2418"YesYes--YesYes--45, 61, 78
1C SST1C Stretch Kit48"2pr. of Y2432"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes45, 61, 78
Skylark/Somerset 2dr.85/911A Raingutter-48"-18"YesYes--YesYes---
Skylark 4dr.92/96Q Tower-48"2pr. of Q2836"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes78
Skylark/Somerset 4dr.85/91Q Tower-48"1 pr. of Q10 & 1 pr. of Q534"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes114
1A Raingutter-48"-32"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes-
80/841A Raingutter-48"-36"YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes37





In-depth Information About Metals

Aluminum
Aluminum is extracted electrolytically from bauxite ore. It is made by the electrolysis of aluminum oxide which is found in larger concentrations within bauxite ore. Bauxite is a mixture of the hydroxides of aluminum, together with other impurities such as oxides of iron, titanium, and silicon. Bauxite is produced by the weathering and change of aluminum silicate rocks usually found in tropical and semitropical regions where climate has produced an accelerated weathering process. Bauxite is not a rare ore and is widely available in the US, the Caribbean, and Europe. Approximately 4 pounds of read the full article...

Beryllium
Beryllium is a specialty metal that is steel-grey metal in color, with an extremely low density, making it very light weight. At 1.85 grams to the cubic centimeter, its density compares to that of magnesium. It is also a high strength metal, making it possible to design light weight, thin membered parts with ahigh stiffness. A column made of beryllium to support a load placed directly downward on top of it, will have a greater load carrying capacity, and be lower in weight than any other metal of equal size.

Until the 1950's beryllium was used read the full article...

Titanium
The element titanium was discovered in 1763 by an English cleric, William Gregor who was an amateur chemist with an inquiring mind. It was in the black sands of Cornwall that he discovered the new element that had up to that time, attracted little scientific interest. A few years later, an Austrian, Klaproth, extracted the same element from an ore widely known as "rutile", which is a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide (one titanium atom, two oxygen atoms), that is a reddish-brown substance with a slight metallic luster. While rutile is the highest grade read the full article...

Metallurgic Hardness Testing
There are three types of tests used with accuracy by the metals industry,they are the Brinell hardness test, the Rockwell hardness test, and the Vickers hardness test. Hardness is the property of a metal which gives it the ability to resist being permanently deformed (bent, broken, or have its shape changed), when a load is applied. The greater the hardness of the metal, the greater resistance it has to deformation. Since the definitions of metallurgic ultimate strength and hardness are rather similar, it can generally be assumed read the full article...


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