BajaRack on my 100

[dukerules]

So I needed a roof rack, and decided to go with the MegaMule from http://bajarack.com. This is a new company, and I haven't heard much feedback about their products. I've got it on the factory roof rails (for now). The rack is steel, lightweight, and was easy to install. I had about 350# of pea gravel and topsoil on top this weekend (far overloading the factory rack capacity!), and it did great.

Here are some pics:

[sseaman]

looks good, you had what on it??? gravel and topsoil?

[dukerules]

Just gravel and dirt (in bags) from the hardware store for my wife's garden.

[Rattler]

I just installed a Bajarack on my '04 Taco. I will have a thread soon with pics. I really haven't loaded it down with much but so far I am happy with it.

[J_Lothringer]

How much?

[Rattler]

I just have the Mule. I believe it was around $310 shipped. I got mine from racksforall.com.

[dukerules]

I believe it was $380 from racksforall (for the megamule).

[calamaridog]

The rack looks awesome and so does your 100 series.

I just don't like the rack on top of the factory rails. I wish there was an affordable "lower profile" aftermarket set-up one could use.

That is what I was thinking about doing with mine, anyways.

[dukerules]

I agree, I actually hate it on the factory rack. It looks not right. The 100 factory rack is a PITA though. I don't really want to go to all of the trouble of ripping out the factory rack after reading threads on it. And I don't believe there's any way to just remove the factory cross bars alone to replace them with aftermarket bars (say Yakima). Maybe I'll get around to taking off the factory rack eventually, but it really would just be for looks. Those factory racks on the 100s are pretty stout, and support whatever I put on the rack without a problem.

[Topmounter]

I thought you could undo the allen bolts and take the factory x-bars off pretty easily? I've been meaning to try it, but it'd be good to know I couldn't do it before I tried.

I have the Yakima low-riders w/ 78" bars and it works well, but I don't have an aversion to the factory rails. Mainly because I'm used to running add-on towers which stick-up higher and aren't the sexiest looking things themselves.

[Mickldo]

Aussie 100's don't have the factory bars but still have the mounts on the roof. I have a set of Rola roof bars on mine that the PO fitted. I plan on making my own rack from aluminium and mounting it to the factory mounts on the roof.