Alright, gotten tired of groceries nearly falling out of the cargo area. First mod, two Office Depot paper boxes. Second (today, 04-17-04), Highland Ratching Cargo Bar (40"- 70").

Where I got em from:
1. Office Depot box from my job
2. Advance Auto Parts store. Cost before tax $28.99 in the Truck Accesories section.

Review:
I like how it ratches instead of some other bars. The flat ends hold by a ball mechanism so it can fit on curvy surfaces. Holds pretty tight. During installation there's a bunch of noise. Because it's all metal. But during driving and driving over not so smooth roads, I could barely hear anything. Hmm, I wonder if this can be classified as a suspension upgrade. Yeah, corner carver, woohoo.. :D

Don't over do the ratching action though. If the bar is placed too tight, the area you are clamping it may bow or flex.

Material. Well, Highland is well known as a truck accesories company. Nice finish. Love the silver, matches my TCM nicely. BLING! :D

Pics: http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/348709/2

 

that looks nifty. i might need something like that in the future.

 

Nice item. Looks like it will do the job.

The "groceries falling out" problem is unique to the US market xB, since the bB has a deeper cargo area without the spare.

George

 

ooh

i like that

keep my Dj speakers from banging the rear door :oops:

 

You can just take out the spare and all the foam pieces if you want, you end up with a well about 5" deep.

 

Yeah, I thought about that too. My other option was to remove the spare and place it in the rear foot area. Maybe push the front seats closer to the dashboard. I don't carry people in the rear. Not asthetically pleasing but should suffice.

 

Looks handy, good find! What I want to know is where to get the cargo cover that the xA has for the xB, THAT would be nice! I hate the cargo cover they offer for the xB... :?

 

Ask for paper instead of plastic. Paper won't slide around and you will make less trips because they fit 15 bags worth of plastic in 3 papers bags.