Sorry Groucho, I forgot to report in about those crossbars... they arrived a few days after the sale.
And for anyone doing a roofrack build and interested in weight... two clamps and one 53" 14 Ga. crossbar is about 8 pounds even.
Great! Wish I had an explanation for you about why the first try went wrong. Could have easily just been me getting busy with work and failing to hit a "confirm" button or something. I've done way more bonehead things than that in my day.
I attempted to buy four 14G, 53" crossbars. I'm going to try it again in a few minutes here. Obviously, if it shows up as two separate orders, we'll need to correct it.
Just received my 8 clamps today. For anyone attempting to justify the cost to themselves, let me tell you that these are probably the last roofrack clamps you will ever need to buy. :D I'm pretty sure I'll wear out a lifetime of roofracks and still be using the same clamps. Very pleased, and...
Excellent! So the site indicates that the black clamps are in, correct?
Edit: no matter, I just bought 8! Good call on the website, Groucho. Ordering was a snap. Can't wait to get started on this project.
Can anyone who has experience with these on a 60-series chime in about the amount needed for a full-length rack? I keep going back and forth between 6 and 8 clamps. I'd hate to make a mistake and bend my rain gutters one day with two few clamps and a heavy load, but also don't want to have...
Interested in a set of eight, preferably by March or April of 2009 if anyone else is on board.
Ever figure out a weight for these clamps? They look pretty sturdy!