ditto

 

Thanks for the help. I'm going after work today to grab the parts, and I'm just going to put them in this weekend.

 

Anybody got photos of a Yakima rack on an xB?

 

YAKIMA.COM.. OH, BY THE WAY.. THE BASKETS LIKE THE LOADWARRIER LOOK REALLY GOOD.

 

^^yeah i am very interested in getting one, would like to see i forst though

and i went to that site, how do u know which one is for the xB?
and does it have the wind deflector?

 

On the Yakima site click "Choose My Rack" and you will be prompted for make, model, etc. - From there you can choose all the options you will want.

 

YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT FARING GOES ON YOUR VEHICLE.. YOU CAN PUT ANY BASKET YOU WANT ON THERE..

 

YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT FARING GOES ON YOUR VEHICLE.. YOU CAN PUT ANY BASKET YOU WANT ON THERE..

 

If you let the Yakima site select a rack for the xB, you end up with their generic basic $235 Q Tower bars and supports that rests on the edge of the roof and clamps to the door frame. Then you add special accessories like the fairing, ski or bike or box attachments, etc. The cost really adds up.

I had a similar LLBean Easy Off rack for years on my BMW 2002 - just the plain bars with supports clamped to the rain gutters. Very practical and strong, carried 2x lumber, mattresses, plywood, ladders.

Also added a JC Whitney permanent screwed-on rack to my Toyota wagon. I did not like penetrating the roof, but it did not leak in the 2 years I had the car. But it the bars and the roof sheet metal were not strong enough to support much of a load. I would not use screwed on racks again.

 

Heres a pic of my xB with the Yakima rack and a the Basketcase basket: