Yakima now sells a roof rack that mounts on the Model S. It works only with cars equipped with the Panoramic roof option, which includes specific roof rack mounting points.
I suspect that any roof rack system designed to work with modern BMW roof mounting points would work on the S, as the mounting bolt holes look identical. These are located under little flip-up access doors on the roof on BMWs and the Model S.
The Yakima rack can be found here, but is a bit tricky to locate:
http://yakima.com/fit/Information
To find the rack, you must select "Tesla", "2012", and "Model S With Panoramic Sunroof". Do NOT select the 2013 model year, as the Yakima online selector is apparently not updated for 2013 and will not locate a fitment option.
I do not plan to purchase one, but found it when considering options to carry bicycles. We went with a rear hitch mounted rack instead (covered under a separate forum thread), but thought some might find this information useful for carrying longer things like skis, kayaks and tandem bikes.
Great find Pungoteague_Dave! Thanks for sharing!
I called Yakima and confirmed it will work on the 2013 and that it is the same as for all BMW's. So the message is that you should be able to select any rack from any manufacturer that is designed to fit on the built-in late model BMW roof mounting points.
Apparently you can also fit a trailer "YAKIMA RACKANDROLL 66 TRAILER SYSTEM", so thats really good news ;)
Has anyone tried the Yakima roof rack? If so, it would be great to hear feedback on the fit.
We ride a tandem bike and have a very convenient ATOC Tandem Topper that fits on Yakima cross bars.
Thanks
@gwhol1
See http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/6795-roof-rack?p=292489&vi... for a pics & feedback
I use the SeaSucker mounts. They stick very well to the glass of the pano roof. Of course, I can't open the roof with the bike on...
@rbergquist
Thanks for the link. That was very useful -- sounds like the Yakima fittings will work fine.
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