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    Did you try contacting Yakima directly, they are the ones that made the rack for Isuzu.......plan F maybe........
    plan G, you could probably rig up one of the popluar racks (like yakima, Thule, etc.) to fit the stock mounting points.
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    Do a search on the board. A while back someone listed the part#'s for a round bar rack (either a thule or yakima) and posted pictures.
    As far as the parts for 10 years I don't think that applies to optional equipment, which the rack was.
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    Other options...

    yesterday after work I went to RackAttack here in Golden, CO.

    They tried to fit several racks, and the only thing that remotely came close was the Thule 300 (new version of the 1A). It simply didn't fit right at all (not secure enough).

    I haven't tried to contact Yakima directly... Good point! I'll letcha know what I find out...

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    So what would happen in the event you had an accident with your roof rack or it was stolen. Insurance wise, I'm sure a body shop could hunt one down for ya
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    If it gets stolen or crushed, you get a check to buy yourself dinner with.

    At some point, this had to happen, I guess.

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    Here's the Rack Manual it has the part numbers.
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    Technically you're talking about accessories here and not actual mechanicals or body parts. I kind of thought that this would happen when the mats started appearing on eBay cheap last year as Old Stock - the excess was probably dumped from the warehouses as the demand was so minimal. If you plan to keep your VX, you may want to start collecting some of the harder-to-get parts as well.

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    I work in the rv industry and the rule for parts is 6 years for oem manufacturers to carry parts before they can be discontinued, but that is in America. IE Ford,Chevy,Dodge, etc...

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