I have an XV with a sunroof and want to do a roof basket. Have any of you with sunroofs installed one on your XV? Do you have pics? And has anyone tried to move their basket further back to accommodate? If love to hear ideas and thoughts.
I have an XV with a sunroof and want to do a roof basket. Have any of you with sunroofs installed one on your XV? Do you have pics? And has anyone tried to move their basket further back to accommodate? If love to hear ideas and thoughts.
if you use the factory bars, there isnt a way to mount them further back. They are 2 different length bars since the rails are at an angle, requiring a set location for installing them.
I am not sure how other aftermarket bars are, such as thules.
That's good to know, I'm going to have to shop around a little and see if I can find some that will mount further back, like the Thule or Yakima maybe.
yakima round bars wouldn't give you an issue. they come in all different lengths, so you can have much more control over where you mount them on your rails
You might also consider what another forum member (addictedtopowerwheels) bought instead of the roof rack. Scroll down the thread and you will see some pics of it mounted and how it swings out for hatch access. The big plus IMO is you do not have a wind drag.
Not really liking the look of the hitch mounted boxes, also adds too much weight too far behind the rear wheels. I'd be worried about adverse handling.
Any other ideas folks? I thought about buying a basket that is 2 pieces( the extendable kind) and shortening it in the middle to get it to the size that I want, just not sure how it will look.
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