can i somehow attach yakima hullraiser to volvo v70 roof rack crossbars

[howlingmoon]

I bought a Yakima HullRaiser kayak rack a couple of years ago, before they came out with the universal Hullraiser Aero version. I have my yakima HullRiaser attached to a Q Tower base rack on my Toyota Matrix. I'm getting ready for a trip and taking my buddy's Volvo v70 XC which has a factory rack with crossbars but no Yakima rack round bars. Can I somehow attach my current HullRaiser to the Volvo v70 roof rack crossbars or do I have to buy the new Aero version?

[mc sparks]

No need to scrap your HullRaiser and pay out to get the new HullRaiser Aero. Just get a set of the Yakima Universal MightyMount adapters. These clamp onto just about any factory rack crossbars, including Volvo V70 XC roof rack bars. You can then connect your HullRaiser right to the MightyMounts. The cool thing is the universal mighty mounts will work on virtually any crossbar configuration. Before Yakima Racks came out with the Universal MightyMounts, they only had the horizontal Mighty Mounts. There are dozens of these so that they can fit specific vehicle year/make/model factory rack configurations. Yakima still offers the horizontal MM as an alternative to the Universal Mighty mounts. Usually you use the Yakima online fit guide to find out what Horizontal MM number fits your car. I'm not sure what year your friend's Volvo v70 XC is but I don't think Yakima even has one made for it so you'd have to go with the Universal MM anyway. Also if you did get the Horizontal version you would also need to be sure the dealer also included the longer bolts (part# 8860007).