Originally Posted by
eja_ bottecchia
Those built-in locks, such as the Thule, Saris, Kuat and similar racks are useless.
+1. I had two Thule rack systems stolen off my car roof in the span of less than 6 months. They were both locked on. Checked on Craig's List after the second time. Found a post by someone else in the city who had it happen. It was a thing at the time. Likely sold the metal parts for scrap.
I now have a Forester. Problem solved.