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Old 03-19-2008, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by babynum2
whats the best place to get this roof rack^^^^?
www.rackattack.com
Awesome service / shipping / price!
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Old 03-27-2008, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by trivialchow
i want a yakima rack soooooo bad. lol
They are the best! I love my rack!!!
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Old 03-30-2008, 03:41 AM
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Parted the xB out back to stock

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Old 03-30-2008, 04:28 AM
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^^WHY!?!?!?!
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Old 04-29-2008, 09:21 PM
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Installed my Thule rail kit and cross bars last night. I'll post up some pics soon.
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Old 04-30-2008, 12:11 AM
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Pics as promised.... My Thule roof rack the hard (mount) way... Looks like a factory rack which is the look I wanted. Using the flare nuts that came with it, I was able to install w/o even removing the headliner.

- Rail Kit (includes flare nuts)
- Tracker mount
- Tracker II foot kit
- Standard rails

I meant to use the rapid rails I bought which are oval, aluminum rails but I ordered the wrong foot kit so I used some bars from a kit I had from a car I don't even own anymore. BTW - I'm selling the foot kit and square bars in these photos. PM me if interested. All you would need to buy is the tracker mount and the rail kit to get this same look. Also, you would probably want locks but I would throw the locks in for a little extra change too. I haven't seen any other photos of a hard mount kit like this so it's cool having something that looks factory.

Anyway, the hard mount rails makes for a much cleaner looking install than the typical gutter mount foot kits. IMHO, it's worth the extra time to do it this way. Thanks to houseofgrafx for posting up his pic of a removed headliner from this thread:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...528&highlight=
I needed it to figure out where the cross beams were.

The roof box comes in later this week. It's the Thule Atlantis. Strange that the roof "BOX" will be way less BOX shaped than the vehicle hauling it!



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Old 05-05-2008, 04:08 PM
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u guys make me want to get a roof rack...
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Old 07-11-2008, 05:04 AM
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getting this thread going again with some pics i took prior to our bike ride........





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This thread needs a bump.
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Old 08-22-2008, 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
This thread needs a bump.
Looks good makes me wanna buy a bike and a rack.
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Old 09-05-2008, 01:02 AM
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What size fairing is everyone using 50?

i have inno racks on the way to my casa but need a fairing since inno doesn't make one

thinking of ordering the yakima 50"

THANKS!
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The yakima 50 inch is what you will need.

I still need to get some daytime pics of my rack.
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Old 09-05-2008, 03:45 AM
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Yea, you need the 50".
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Old 09-10-2008, 04:42 PM
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I love the look of the modded box with the rack.. very good thread!!
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Old 09-13-2008, 07:57 PM
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My friends xB had a roof rack... until he drove in a parking garage at school with the bike on top and ripped the thing off O_O
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Old 09-13-2008, 08:11 PM
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Went camping 2 weeks ago


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Old 09-13-2008, 11:51 PM
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I've got pics of mine here already. I dig the bow line anchors EZ.
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Just got mine, photos soon.
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Old 11-07-2008, 08:21 AM
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Anybody notice any problems with the door weather stripping after using the rack for a while? I notice it bends the rubber strips some, wind, water leaks?
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Old 11-07-2008, 09:30 AM
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man i am uber jealous...ive been looking for a good price on a roof rack..and i ahvent found one yet...so people...if u wanna help me out here...hahahaha
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