Rola 59501 Roof Top Cargo Basket Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought a pair of Rola roof racks for our Hyundai Elantra (which didn't fit well at all) and ordered this roof rack thinking it would fit to their own racks. Boy was I wrong. This is the biggest engineering fail I've ever seen. The u-brackets included aren't long enough to fit the mounting brackets they include *when used with their own roof rack*!I had to go to Lowe's to buy washer and nuts to replace the wing nuts they included that would not grab the threads (the supplied wing nuts, by the way, had they fit, would have stuck up about 1/2" below the bottom of the rack, resulting in four "posts" I would have had to pack around) . On top of that, once I finally got the nuts on (I had MYABE 1/4" of thread for them to "grab"), tightening the brackets down only served to deform the bottom of the roof rack, instead of settling nicely into place.

However, after some creative engineering to get it to stay on tightly, I was able to load it up with a fair amount of gear and bungee it down. It seemed reasonably sturdy and held up well to a 2,000 mile trip through some rain and wet snow.Overall, I liked the rack but was supremely frustrated by the poor execution of the mounting system.

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This roof top cargo basket is designed for wagons, minivans, or SUV's and mounts to round or square factory racks to carry extra cargo and gear. It has a black powder coat finish for attractive styling and a long lasting durable finish and is easy to install and remove.

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Lund 601012 Black 37.5" x 56.6" Roof Top Cargo Rack Review

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(More customer reviews)When I first went to assemble the two pieces to make a whole basket, the tubes going from one piece (male) into the other (female) did not fit.Further investigation showed that the tubing on the female side was bent (not from shipping), and to make it work, I had to spend about 1/2 hour re-opening the tubes.

After finally putting the basket together, it came time to mount it on the roof of my 2008 Highlander.Keep in mind, before I bought this rack I contacted the company to inqire whether or not it would fit my car.I was told that yes, it had universal fittings so it would fit all car roof racks.

Well it did have universal fittings, but they were so simplistic that I had to spend 1 1/2 days, and trips back and forth to hardware stores, to make it work.The reason, even when the clamps were tightened as tight as they would go, the rack slid back and forth and would not tighten firmly.

To make it work (and I never did get it "tight"), I had to use a metal cutting saw to cut parts of it away, put jerryrigged blocks between the basket and the crossbar, and tape it tightly to the crossbar.

These problems would have been more acceptable if I had paid half as much.I can live with the imperfections in the tubes (since at this price I didn't expect the quality of a Thule or a Yakima), but to have to spend the time and money to make this product safe to travel on my roof at up to 80 miles per hour, is unaccepable.

The only way I would recommend this product to anyone is if Lund puts a truly universal clamping system with it that is uncomplicated and easy to understand.Otherwise, be prepared to use extraordinary measures to safely attach it to your roof.

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Lund's roof top cargo rack provides plenty of storage space for luggage, cargo bags, and just about anything.The basket attaches to factory or aftermarket roof racks without drilling or lots of extra tools.The thin-wall steel construction makes it lightweight and easy to handle.

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Lund 601011 Black 37.5" x 51" Roof Top Cargo Rack Review

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(More customer reviews)Assembly is very easy however that's the only nice thing.I only had this on top of my Jeep for 2 months before it started to rust at it's assembly points.The rust then leaked ontop of my jeep creating havoc on my paint.Will not recommend this unit.Spend the extra money and get something nicer.

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Lund's roof top cargo rack provides plenty of storage space for luggage, cargo bags, and just about anything.The basket attaches to factory or aftermarket roof racks without drilling or lots of extra tools.The thin-wall steel construction makes it lightweight and easy to handle.

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Surco ST100 Spare Tire Carrier Review

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(More customer reviews)This spare holder is very high quality.Is is made so that it stradles the cross bars to support the rack and the spare tire.Has a chain setup to utilize a pad lock to secure the tie down handle to the rack.

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Spare Tire Carrier - store your spare on top of your roof

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