I just put a new Thule roof rack on. I went with the Aerobars in silver (ARB53) and overall I am happy with it, however, I am not convinced the fit kit Thule designed for the A3 is perfect. The clearance of the bracket's is tight, with only a very narrow gap between the painted body and the metal clip. I may adjust the location of the tower to see if it is better. Also, the directions/specs for the width of the rear rack were completely off. the distance between the two rear towers was much narrower than the spec'd, so I had to adjust it to fit by at least 2 inches.