(Yet another) roof rack question

[Moncha]

Once you have the actual VX uprights and crossbars, you can pretty much add any one you want.. I personally like the Load Warrior from Yakima but that is a choice you'll have to make.

[Mikeys00vx]

I use the Thule 881 Top Deck racks as an addition to my factory VX roof racks to carry my whitewater kayak.

Mikey

[thedutchguy]

Do what I did : go to the nearest thule dealer.
They have all the info you need, take measurements and order one for you.
If it doesn't fit, you don't have to buy it.
In my case it fitted perfectly,I'll try to recover the numbers of my rack.
But since there are none on the rack itsself, it may take a while.

[VehiGAZ]

On this note, does anyone know which Thule or Yakima mounts fit the extra-wide VX cross bars?

I usually use my Yakima carbo box, but I'd like to put a powderhound ski rack on it since it woudl be more compact, and as noted above, they are cheap and plentiful on eBay.

[mrlegoman]

Once you have the actual VX uprights and crossbars, you can pretty much add any one you want.. I personally like the Load Warrior from Yakima but that is a choice you'll have to make.

So there are no substitutes for the VX uprights?

[JAFO]

So there are no substitutes for the VX uprights?

I have not tried it myself but I would think that the gutter style rack feet/towers would work. Where the factory rack towers mount is a flat base with a ledge under it to afix the mounting clip. Just like a rain gutter.

I believe at least one of the following, if not all, would work. Just measure the width of the base, thickness of the base, and you may have to use trial and error to find the right clip size.

Yakima - www.yakima.com
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1A Raingutter (part # 00101)
1A Highrise Towers (part # 00104).


Thule - www.thule.com
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Gutter Foot Pack (300)
High Foot Gutter Mount Foot Pack (387)
Specialty Foot Pack (368) - designed for thin gutters
BMW Specialty Carrier (763)
Load Carrier (305) - VW Specialty
Super High Foot Gutter (953)

[mbeach]

Yakima's website isn't working right now. I've looked for the mounts that fit our crossbars without success in the past.

This was the next best thing.

Oh, I fixed my gallery -there are 9 photographs (look for the #s) worth of rack-mod goodness.

[VehiGAZ]

I talked to Yakima yesterday, and the mounts that fit our crossbars are called "winged vertical mighty mounts" but they do not have them for direct sale, which the guy said means that either they are discontinued, or they are part of the exclusive-selling-rights agreement with Isuzu on this roof rack system.

On the other hand, when I talked to my local Isuzu parts guy, he said that he could not find just the mounts as a separate part set, and that according to the diagrams he was looking at, it appeared that the ski rack purchased through Isuzu attaches directly to the crossbars. Well, that probably means that the rack comes with the mighty mounts, but who knows? If JAFO posts his part numbers, I can check it out for sure.

Nevertheless, I think mbeach's solution is the best... cheap, easy, and secure. Thanks for getting the pictures posted!

[Moncha]

Not sure if you did see it or not but I posted the rack literature and it shows individual part numbers (Isuzu). Unfortunately, it does not show the accessories available for the rack

[mrlegoman]

Has anyone tryed one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT