oem roof rack (and navi/head unit) alternative
 

got hooked up on a roof rail system from yakima. i personally like it much more than oem. http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6919/dscn0390l.jpg

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6808/dscn0391d.jpg.

and then i was going to settle for a reg head unit but since its double din i went for the upgrade...
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3051/dscn0389j.jpg

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I've been wanting to use my old Yakima bike rack for almost four years now! Is that a Yakima-approved application now for their track/tower system? Do you have any problems moving the towers around on the curved roof? Where did you drill the holes?

the system is a whole... the towers slide along the rails. to do that just unlock each tower and it easily slides wherever you want it. you can also take the rack off just leaving the rails. the only down side to me is that the rails are permanently drilled into the roof. i don't know exactly where the holes are because i got free installation. but i put on bike and kayaks with no problems. any questions ill be happy to answer or give you pics.

B/c with the double din, you can't take out the face, so it will always be there in plain view. My Avic-D2 got stolen that way from my Vibe. I'll never go DD again!

did you at least have tinted windows?

If you could post pics of the top of the rails, looking down, that would be great. I'm just curious how many of the holes your installer used and where they were drilled. A measurement from the tailgate to the end of the rail would be very helpful, along with the measurement of the spread between the rails. Thank you so much!

Will these rails install into the existing roof rack holes or at least cover them up? I like the lower profile of these mounting rails.


Steve

i agree
 

i would think that the same holes could be used. but i am not sure. i agree that it looks better , that is without the top pieces (cross rails). i think i would like to change out mine. also , i think that with the cross rails on , that the oem looks better.

Yeah, and fairly dark as well, but they are illegal here in CA, and even though I had TX, when I went back there to get my reg/insp I had to remove the black tint I had b/c it was too dark there as well.

where do i get the double din from!?!?!