MY Yakima Megawarrior Basket/Rack on the OEM Roof Cross Bars

[docindahouze]

There was this place about 30 miles away from where i live that was closing down and had a clearance sale going on. I called, and they had one more Yakima Megawarrior rack left so i quickly went after class and picked it up for $320. When i got home i mounted it. The mounts that it came with didnt fit proper in the back so i had to modify them a little with a dremmel tool.

Edit: I will also be getting the lockable mounting brackets in a while so it stays secure up there.

Here are the pics, let me know what you think :

















I had to modify the back ones so it could work proper. There is a specific mount kit that i think i need to get to make it work perfect. Also that the fact that the OEM roof cross bars are so far apart so it is almost like the basket isnt long enough.

[boone]

I think you missed an angle.

Looks good. What are you going to put in there?

[BillBrasky]

Originally Posted by boone

I think you missed an angle.

HAHA. Halfway thru the pics I was thinking the same thing.

Looks good, Doc. You just need some bed rails and you can move it wherever whenever.

[lotust]

Does it make allot of racket when your going down the hwy ?

[docindahouze]

Lotust: My roof is sound deadened and ensolited so I hear nothing up there even when rain hits the roof.

Bill: I will get some cross bars in the future.

Boone: Shit.

Edit: i forget the angle yeah, you can love with it.

[teamblend]

only reason i havent gone with the OEM rack and am sticking with yakima bar tower setup is the OEM is soooo far apart! eeek!

[kas1275]

What kind of car is in the background of the first pic? It looks like a limo with red and blue flames.

[Adventure North]

Doc what the heck did you do to that mount? You have it installed wrong.

[docindahouze]

Originally Posted by kas1275

What kind of car is in the background of the first pic? It looks like a limo with red and blue flames.

worlds first stretch Chevy Monte Carlo. It's a company called Racing Limos. My uncle has the rights to the Atlanta Area. he keeps it on our backyard. http://www.racinglimos.com/

[docindahouze]

Originally Posted by Adventure North

Doc what the heck did you do to that mount? You have it installed wrong.

sorry, tell me what to do.

[Calculus]

Looks great. With the exception of my truck I've had aftermarket rack on all my cars. Two questions. How much weight can it handle and, after some time can you let us know how it affects your milage?

[Adventure North]

Originally Posted by docindahouze

sorry, tell me what to do.

Before we go any further I should probably ask, is the reason you had to mod the mount so you couldmount it outside the inner frame? Could you not get the mounts fixed to the small bars?

[docindahouze]

Originally Posted by Adventure North

Before we go any further I should probably ask, is the reason you had to mod the mount so you couldmount it outside the inner frame? Could you not get the mounts fixed to the small bars?

could not get mounts fixed to the smaller bars cause there was not 2 small bars directly over the OEM cross bar after i did the front. man i hope this makes sense. i aint good at explaining things.

what happens was, things lined up in the front. but because the OEM crossbars are so far apart and the rack isnt long enough so things did not line up in the back so i had to mod them and i placed them differently just so they would fit. I think there is a specific set of mounts i need to buy, but i dont know.

[Adventure North]

OK gotcha! That's kinda dumb that the Toyota roof bars don't slide, that would make mounting lots of things difficult as many items have fixed mount positions and require the cargo bars to move.

[docindahouze]

Originally Posted by Adventure North

OK gotcha! That's kinda dumb that the Toyota roof bars don't slide, that would make mounting lots of things difficult as many items have fixed mount positions and require the cargo bars to move.

exactly and they are so far apart so it just didnt work and i had to modify. i think there is suppose o be a specific mounting bracket for our truck but i cant find it. dunno. you have any idea.