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No offense taken whatsoever. Thank you so much for the kindly suggestion. Do you sir, have any special recommendation for an Adventure roof rack? Thank you and best regardsPlease do not take any offense to this at all, but it is recommended you remove the rack and get something more secure. They are old. have rust under them (no matter where you are at ) and the sun has been deteriorating the plastic on them for a long time by now. Only rust i found on mine was when removing the rack and found some of the bolts weren't even still "attached" anymore. If you need a rack, please consider removal and replace with just about anything else out there that clamps to the gutters.
Thanks for the vibes, I hope it works out, I was getting it cleaned for a meet up tonight, so at least i can have a beer with people that understand.Paydday: That is awful. Bummer. Positive vibes your way. Please let us know how that gets resolved.
Oh man I’m so sorry to see this. I will be sure to be extra careful.Easy fix, just take it through a car wash in Fort Worth, they have a new roof rack removal option.
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Thanks for the solid suggestions. I have a similar large Thule roof box which i plan on mounting, but don’t want it to interfere with the swing of the rear clamshell opening and the air dam that is mounted there. Does your setup provide for plenty of clearance there?@mDobro
Lots of great options for racks as stated above.
Probably already known on your end, but for the fun of discussion there are a number of rack selection decision points including:
Once I had the factory rack off my 80 I really liked that there was less wind noise and concern about random city parking garage heights. Those benefits pushed me towards Thule (Yakima, etc. are equivalent) cross bars/feet so that I can easily have a clean roof whenever I want. If I do have anything on the roof it's typically the cross bars and a large rooftop box which is pretty quiet, holds all sorts of gear (great for bulky lightweight stuff) and is secure for urban parking.
- what you want/need to carry on the roof
- the look you are going for
- budget
- availability
- compatibility with add-ons you want to use
- weight (these rigs can get top heavy)
- wind noise
- height / parking clearance
- etc. etc.
You can partially see my current roof setup here (next to my old VW that a friend now owns):
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If you do anything fun with the rack share a few photos and updates.