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Old Mar 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!
Old Mar 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!!!
Old Mar 30, 2008 | 03:41 AM
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Parted the xB out back to stock

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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 04:28 AM
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^^WHY!?!?!?!
Old Apr 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.
Old Apr 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!



Old May 5, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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u guys make me want to get a roof rack...
Old Jul 11, 2008 | 05:04 AM
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getting this thread going again with some pics i took prior to our bike ride........





Old Aug 21, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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This thread needs a bump.
Old Aug 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.
Old Sep 5, 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!
Old Sep 5, 2008 | 02:01 AM
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The yakima 50 inch is what you will need.

I still need to get some daytime pics of my rack.
Old Sep 5, 2008 | 03:45 AM
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Yea, you need the 50".
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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I love the look of the modded box with the rack.. very good thread!!
Old Sep 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
Old Sep 13, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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Went camping 2 weeks ago


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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 11:51 PM
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I've got pics of mine here already. I dig the bow line anchors EZ.
Old Nov 7, 2008 | 06:45 AM
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Just got mine, photos soon.
Old Nov 7, 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?
Old Nov 7, 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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