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@jzchen thanks, yes, I already have the fit kit, I purchased it along with the feet from someone who's dad had a C-Max in the past (feet + fit kit were a grand total of $40 CAD) I also purchased aeroblades for $200 CAD, I had to play ball with what the seller wanted because I wanted to avoid new, and it's not easy getting the specific length of 53" on used sites, so if something comes along, you grab it! I finally picked up the vehicle yesterday (yay!) and have only attempted a perfuntory attempt to slide the feet onto the bar.. as you can see from the side shot (posted above), the interface between the foot and the bar doesn't seem to rely on the smaller slot under the bar, but instead struggles to slot into the larger channel above this slot. Photos of the feet in some manuals show a smaller interface that I assume fits the channel, I am now wondering if: there were either multiple versions of the 480R feet (and/or) I can lube up the existing interface and bang it on with a rubber mallet (and/or) I can purchase a different interface for the existing feet that fits the channel (or) I need to purchase an updated set of feet I will continue to test and report back as I continue this complicated journey!

I have experience with buying parts for the now old Thule system. Yes I believe the foot kit you got was the 480R which I vaguely recall use the aero blades. Thank you for sharing that instruction it looks like the newer Wing blade Evos also fit (pardon me if I got the exact name wrong. These feet are usually available for a long time past the “expiration” of the specific vehicle fitting, if you’ll just humor me for a second. The foot attaches to the roof of each specific vehicle with what is called a “Fit Kit”. This kit is vehicle specific and tends to disappear from production and then Thule will delist an available solution for the car. Did what you were sold include this kit? Basically it’ll be like a “L” to attach to the door frame. Those 4 pieces aka fit kit are/is probably the most difficult part to find…

I'll do you one way better. I've been writing up notes here. https://github.com/Cellivar/ford-c-max If you have any questions not answered in the docs already there, please open an issue and ask it. I'll do my best to add to the docs there with whatever you need. For any future travellers to this thread, the information from cr08's spreadsheet has been copied to my repository. Much more information has been copied there too. @bookemdano FYI as well, that might be relevant to your interests and you might have things to contribute ? @cr08 already found my shenanigans and added some details. I'm very open to adding as much as we can scrape together there in one spot so it's easier to find than digging through a bunch of slowly dying forums...