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The kids are about to go down for bed, and I may be pulling an all-nighter
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Here's a good view of the satin finish against the comeup gloss:
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How'd the allnighter go?
Did you order the 8020 bare so you can coat them matching? Or are you going to just roll with them however they show up?
That pressurized water tank solution looks great. I will say that I now rarely carry liquids on the roof anymore and when I do, I try to ensure that there is very little room for sloshing around. The reason is that liquid isn’t a static load. Let’s say that you use 4 gallons and then get on the road. You have 6 gallons which is ~42 lbs moving from side to side at a high point on your rig. Although it isn’t enough to cause any major issues, you definitely will feel it. Even full, it will have movement that you will need to account for in your driving.
Looks sweet as usual for your stuff. How did you hide all the securing fasteners?
Looks sweet as usual for your stuff. How did you hide all the securing fasteners?
I finally put the resonator out of its misery. I know this might be "illegal", but are there any real safety concerns? I mean, how much CO do modern cars really put out these days? And are we not sealed up enough to where fumes could actually seep up into the cab during idle?
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(It's just jammed on there -not welded. Will duct tape if it meets everyone's approval)
(It's just jammed on there -not welded. Will duct tape if it meets everyone's approval)
Hope you have better luck with the box. Mine is absolutely destroyed from 3 years of being loaded heavy + corrugations. 3 of 4 internal mounts have snapped loose and the bottom of the box has stress cracks. I'm moving to either a rugged hard case or soft-sided roof bags.It cost me $40 to have a muffler shop bend a 3" pipe and weld on my stock resonator tip. Had them go a tiny bit long in case I decide to change out the tip. Totally worth not having to sweat outside in 100 degree heat.
I also finally snagged a cargo box. Some rich folk put up an $800 (barley used) Showcase20 for $250 and I picked it up within an hour of it being posted. Not sure what makes a box $200 more than a $600 one, but i figured it would work out. Was also hoping to get a black one, but no problemo. I let the kids plasti-dip it black. Plasti-dip all the things!!
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Interesting bit of info. As we are expecting our third, I had planned on a cargo box. Possibly the Rhino Rack version to match the roof rack I just ordered. But may end up going with something a bit wider. I certainly enjoy hitting the bumpy stuff. Are there any "rugged" cargo boxes? Or more "aero" versions of the hard cases?Hope you have better luck with the box. Mine is absolutely destroyed from 3 years of being loaded heavy + corrugations. 3 of 4 internal mounts have snapped loose and the bottom of the box has stress cracks. I'm moving to either a rugged hard case or soft-sided roof bags.
Mine is absolutely destroyed from 3 years of being loaded heavy + corrugations. 3 of 4 internal mounts have snapped loose and the bottom of the box has stress cracks.
Did it live on your roof or on/off as needed? Yakima won't cover it? Apparently it has a lifetime warranty
We picked it up in the burban and used the "feet" it came with, but I switched to SS 1/4" carriage bolts into the Prinsu t-rails. I used the stock brackets for 4 of the bolts, and now I'll find some larger washers for the other 4 after your experience.
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