this post is a longtime coming. i have promised many i would get this posted, and here it finally is.
first off, there are many rack options and gutter mount available out there. i looked and researched them all extensively and even bought one of the more popular brands to start off with. after mounting that up i decided first and foremost that it was not going to be strong enough to carry what i was planning on hauling. and second, i did not like the way they fit in the gutters and tweaked the area it was mounted on. the span was to wide and did not fit in between the rivets on the bottom half and the top part was way to narrow and did not butt up to raingutter lip like i thought it should. once mounted up if i started rocking it back and forth the bottom would slip off the rivets and become loose. they were returned.
that said i started looking again and came across aatlas1x post and eventually his vendor page. i immediately liked what i saw. full contact on both top and bottom that fit in between the rivets of the raingutter. and they looked to be well built. i contacted shane with a few questions and got immediate reply answering my questions. let me say that shane was great to deal with and was there to help with any question i had. he sent detailed instructions on mounting including pictures for people like me.
i decided to order a set of four with the mounting bracket for my yakima bars i had from a previous vehicle. ordering was easy as can be. i told shane what i would like, he invoiced me with link to pay thru paypal. quick, simple, easy. just what i like.
i few days later, this is what i received in the mail
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=676308&stc=1&d=1348072200
here is how they were packed in the box
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=676309&stc=1&d=1348072200
and here is how they were individually packed. someone is a little OCD about proper packing!!
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=676310&stc=1&d=1348072200
first off, there are many rack options and gutter mount available out there. i looked and researched them all extensively and even bought one of the more popular brands to start off with. after mounting that up i decided first and foremost that it was not going to be strong enough to carry what i was planning on hauling. and second, i did not like the way they fit in the gutters and tweaked the area it was mounted on. the span was to wide and did not fit in between the rivets on the bottom half and the top part was way to narrow and did not butt up to raingutter lip like i thought it should. once mounted up if i started rocking it back and forth the bottom would slip off the rivets and become loose. they were returned.
that said i started looking again and came across aatlas1x post and eventually his vendor page. i immediately liked what i saw. full contact on both top and bottom that fit in between the rivets of the raingutter. and they looked to be well built. i contacted shane with a few questions and got immediate reply answering my questions. let me say that shane was great to deal with and was there to help with any question i had. he sent detailed instructions on mounting including pictures for people like me.
i decided to order a set of four with the mounting bracket for my yakima bars i had from a previous vehicle. ordering was easy as can be. i told shane what i would like, he invoiced me with link to pay thru paypal. quick, simple, easy. just what i like.
i few days later, this is what i received in the mail
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=676308&stc=1&d=1348072200
here is how they were packed in the box
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=676309&stc=1&d=1348072200
and here is how they were individually packed. someone is a little OCD about proper packing!!
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=676310&stc=1&d=1348072200
