Hey guys,
I have been hitting up a bunch of different threads and finally pulled the trigger on a tip by @87warrior and got the Lock n Load | Yakima roof rack.
Apparently Yakima/Thule don't sell fixed point racks for the 100 Series in the US, and I needed to get bars rather than a platform rack, so Rhino Rack was the only available option. Didn't love how the Rhino kit looked up close, and I have Yakima accessories and like their stuff, so I wanted to go with these. If you're in the same boat, hope you find this useful.
This kit sells in Australia and New Zealand only. Not all of their online sites offer shipping to the US, but this site said they would do it: roofrack.com.au. Total cost was around $620, including expedited shipping, it got here in 3 days.
There was a random glitch - the kit they sent me was packaged incorrectly at the factory. There are supposed to be 6 unique pieces in the kit, but the one they sent me had two front adapters, and was missing a middle one. First time in 20+ years of modding cars that something like this happened. Maybe some Australian dude had too much Fosters the night before and packaged the kit wrong. I wrote an email to the vendor and to Yakima Australia's help line. Yakima Australia ended up taking care of it, the support guy I was emailing with went to a shop down the street, grabbed the right part, and drop shipped it to me. Dude went above and beyond and helped me sort stuff out when the package was stuck in customs. All he asked for in return was to take a picture of the truck with the rack in front of some famous US landmark. Pretty good way to promote customer loyalty if you ask me
Once I had the right part, the install was quick thanks to the many threads on this site - you guys rock! Factory rack removal was a breeze with all the instructions on here. This kit is three bars across, bolts into the B, C and D mount points, and produces a level plane across the three bars so can use for RTT, etc. There is also a platform option that attaches to the same feet. The feet/adapters bolt into the roof mounting points and the bars attached to these. My factory rack was mounted to A,C,D mounting points, so I had to cover up the A mount with the P/N (75557-60010) cover, and cut out a new hole in the gutter cover with a Dremel tool (spent a lot of cut off wheels cutting this out).
The kit comes with foam pads that stick onto the bottoms of the adapter feet to keep the water out. I still dabbed silicone into all of the mount holes for extra insurance to prevent leaks. Overall looks good and super well made, like all other Yakima stuff. Bonus part, the ends of the bars have bottle openers in them. Seriously. I didn't take any pics that show these, but will take some tomorrow.
Special thanks to @ga89hoss @geanes @azzaLX for answering a bunch of my n00b questions
Here are some pics.
I have been hitting up a bunch of different threads and finally pulled the trigger on a tip by @87warrior and got the Lock n Load | Yakima roof rack.
Apparently Yakima/Thule don't sell fixed point racks for the 100 Series in the US, and I needed to get bars rather than a platform rack, so Rhino Rack was the only available option. Didn't love how the Rhino kit looked up close, and I have Yakima accessories and like their stuff, so I wanted to go with these. If you're in the same boat, hope you find this useful.
This kit sells in Australia and New Zealand only. Not all of their online sites offer shipping to the US, but this site said they would do it: roofrack.com.au. Total cost was around $620, including expedited shipping, it got here in 3 days.
There was a random glitch - the kit they sent me was packaged incorrectly at the factory. There are supposed to be 6 unique pieces in the kit, but the one they sent me had two front adapters, and was missing a middle one. First time in 20+ years of modding cars that something like this happened. Maybe some Australian dude had too much Fosters the night before and packaged the kit wrong. I wrote an email to the vendor and to Yakima Australia's help line. Yakima Australia ended up taking care of it, the support guy I was emailing with went to a shop down the street, grabbed the right part, and drop shipped it to me. Dude went above and beyond and helped me sort stuff out when the package was stuck in customs. All he asked for in return was to take a picture of the truck with the rack in front of some famous US landmark. Pretty good way to promote customer loyalty if you ask me
Once I had the right part, the install was quick thanks to the many threads on this site - you guys rock! Factory rack removal was a breeze with all the instructions on here. This kit is three bars across, bolts into the B, C and D mount points, and produces a level plane across the three bars so can use for RTT, etc. There is also a platform option that attaches to the same feet. The feet/adapters bolt into the roof mounting points and the bars attached to these. My factory rack was mounted to A,C,D mounting points, so I had to cover up the A mount with the P/N (75557-60010) cover, and cut out a new hole in the gutter cover with a Dremel tool (spent a lot of cut off wheels cutting this out).
The kit comes with foam pads that stick onto the bottoms of the adapter feet to keep the water out. I still dabbed silicone into all of the mount holes for extra insurance to prevent leaks. Overall looks good and super well made, like all other Yakima stuff. Bonus part, the ends of the bars have bottle openers in them. Seriously. I didn't take any pics that show these, but will take some tomorrow.
Special thanks to @ga89hoss @geanes @azzaLX for answering a bunch of my n00b questions
Here are some pics.
