this would be cool if the previous 200 series roof rack fitting kit could be used with the new base rack.
New ARB "BASE Rack" Roof Rack
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From ARB catalog / retail price list. Looks like those numbers are correct for full size rack.
These part numbers are correct. They can also be ordered as a group from ARB using the single part number Base11.
Ordered mine. It's drop ship from ARB, so no eta on timing yet. I'll post up pics of course when it's on
Glad I procrastinated long enough on my roof rack upgrade til a modern low profile option finally came out. I'd almost ordered the Frontrunner several times over the years, just couldn't ever get on board with the tall mounts on them. Otherwise looks like a great rack. The Base rack reminds me more of the K9, which i always liked how clean looking it was compared to others.
FYI. I heard back from ARB about mounting my Yakima cargo box to the Base Rack. I also asked if the rack would interfere with the Sat Radio fin. Here is what I heard back. Note that they are "redesigning the rack so that the mounts will stand taller and lift the rack above the antenna." This may impact some people's decision. Interfering with the antenna may not be an issue for some. A higher rack may be an issue. Maybe someone will want to wait for the "redesign". I suspect the AUS models don't have the "fin" and therefore don't need to avoid it. I would have preferred that they keep the rack low profile and provide a cutout for the fin. But maybe those who need the roller bar so as to put kayak's or such on the rack would prefer that the rack sit above the fin.
"Thanks for reaching out. I'm unsure how your Yakima cargo box is to mount. We offer a Eye Bolt Tie-Down if you're able to fasten the box to a single securing point, if your cargo boxes use U-bolts to be secured I do believe you could connect them around the BASE Rack slats.
The BASE Rack does not have a cutout to avoid the shark fin antenna on the roof of the vehicle. We are redesigning the rack so that the mounts will stand taller and lift the rack above the antenna."
"Thanks for reaching out. I'm unsure how your Yakima cargo box is to mount. We offer a Eye Bolt Tie-Down if you're able to fasten the box to a single securing point, if your cargo boxes use U-bolts to be secured I do believe you could connect them around the BASE Rack slats.
The BASE Rack does not have a cutout to avoid the shark fin antenna on the roof of the vehicle. We are redesigning the rack so that the mounts will stand taller and lift the rack above the antenna."
Well as Homer Simpson would say “doh”
I was just holding off on my purchase because I was wanted to see what it looked like on others, but now not sure if this is the “one” for me.
thanks for reaching out to ARB
Are they actually saying that the currently available version selling/shipping in the US for US spec vehicles interferes with the shark fin? Like, you can mount the rack because it contacts the antenna?
That’s a serious issue for those that have already purchased the rack...would love some clarification from someone that has received and mounted their rack.
I am only passing on the answer to my question, "Does the rack interfere with the antenna fin on a US spec 200 series Land Cruiser?" What I posted above was the extent of the answer. Like you I would like to know what that means. Is there any flexibility in where the rack is mounted? Can you move it forward in front of the fin? But even if you could, would you want to. I like to be able to access the rack from the lowered tailgate so I like the rack mounted as far back as is possible without interfering with the raised tailgate.
Just a guess but maybe the "fix" is to change the mounting system to raise the rack. The rack still works, just the mounting "towers" need to be changed. But it would make it higher. A couple people appear to have ordered theirs from Mainline Overland. Maybe MO would know. I am still a ways off from ordering a new rack.
Anyone out there installed this Base Rack on a US spec LC?
Just a guess but maybe the "fix" is to change the mounting system to raise the rack. The rack still works, just the mounting "towers" need to be changed. But it would make it higher. A couple people appear to have ordered theirs from Mainline Overland. Maybe MO would know. I am still a ways off from ordering a new rack.
Anyone out there installed this Base Rack on a US spec LC?
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My inclination is that when I first reached out to ARB directly by phone late last year they said “the delay with the rack release in the US was because of the mounting plates (I think that’s what she referred to them)” and would be released early 2021 before Easter she said. I would be shocked that a company as big as ARB and with all the R&D they put into these new racks, that they wouldn’t account for the US spec antenna fin. So, I’m thinking we (US spec) get a different mounts for the rack.
thoughts?
I’ll be touching base with MO on Monday. The last thing I want is to receive something I can’t use. It would be a major fail on ARB’s part to find this wasn’t thought out. Hopefully your ARB contact was “misinformed”. I’ve actually had to educate them on their own product in the past...
Yikes, I'll reach out to the shop I ordered mine from on Monday also see if I can get any info. I'm thinking along the lines that @FerzLC , with all the R&D of a company this big it'd be highly unlikely to ship a rack that hadn't been fit on a US spec truck. Now the part that concerns me ...myself and I'm sure many others had the #1 selling point on this rack was how low profile it was. Did they already adjust the mounts and we're all going to get arack that sits ??? inches further from the roof. Hmmmmm. can't say I'd cancel my order, but def would not be as happy.
I would prefer ARB to keep the rack as low as possible and include a low profile replacement antenna to be fitted for US spec Cruisers. Charge another $50 and call it good. The lower the profile the better. Raising the mounts would also require changing the wind deflector, otherwise it will no longer be effective.
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I agree. I also didn't even think of the wind deflector. On another note, does anybody have a pic of this "fin"? I never had or used satellite radio. I just climbed up to look on my 08 roof and didnt see a fin of any sort. Was this an option...or some 2016+ thing? I want as low as possible, really probably 75% of what instantly attracted me to this rack.
CharlieS
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It was on both my '13 and my '16. It is at the rear, and sticks up like a shark fin.
Picture here: Get more from your factory roof rack with t-slotted aluminum (8020) - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/get-more-from-your-factory-roof-rack-with-t-slotted-aluminum-8020.1129809/post-13089021
Picture here: Get more from your factory roof rack with t-slotted aluminum (8020) - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/get-more-from-your-factory-roof-rack-with-t-slotted-aluminum-8020.1129809/post-13089021
Thx for the pic. Yeah no fin on my 08
Wonder when this will be available the rest of the world...
If push comes to shove, I will take a dremel to the shark fin. I can’t see me sending this back after waiting nearly 2 months since placing the order.
