Yet again another product from NWparts. I actually have this basket on the rig right now and it looks great. It feels very sturdy, but have yet to load it w/gear. It mounts to the rack by using the rear 2 bolts of the factory basket and 4 more holes that need to be drilled into the rack. They supply you w/jacknuts to secure it to the rack. here's some pics. I have the first basket made, the production baskets will be 2 pieces. Making the rack 2 pieces will dramatically decrease shipping costs as shipping a 1 piece would cost in the ballpark of $100. Anyways here's some pics:

Sweet!!! I may have to ditch my Loadwarrior as if my X gets any higher it won't fit in my garage and this would be an awesome replacement!! What is the cost and when will they be available?

Very, very (very) nice.

I'm a soon-to-be-ex-LoadWarrior-owner! That basket looks great and I will surely save up for it!

I'm glad that you guys like what you see. contact northwestparts, or email jason@getrhino.com w/any specific questions. oh yeah url is www.northwestparts.com

Thanks for the address. What's the part number?
Also, thanks again, this things will really fit the bill.

will it work with the basket still in place?

jparf i'm not sure if it will or not. I'll check it out and let you know

Probably not, the basket goes almost againt the middle post and that roof rack seem to extend over that.

Ideally, it should either be short enough to handle the basket as well or the full length, but it is still a sweet rack.

yea, taking a closer look at the second pic, it will most likely not. thats a shame, i really like that one better than the load warrior but i want to keep my basket in place. if they adjusted it and made it a bit shorter i would definatly get one...

The couple things I dont like comapred to my load warrior is the less depth and the overall size. My load warrior has the extension which nearly runs my full stock bar lenght plus it is much wider than the in between the bar rack show. Plus the added depth to the load warrior makes taller loads more stable. But if height is your concearn the sunken mounting is definatley a cool idea.

I think its a great idea, my roof rack hits most parking garage roofs as it is.

just a suggestion but it might be a good idea to make one where you can keep the basket. lost of people like their baskets and it might be a bit of an issue w/ the 05'rs our there.

I would buy one if i didn't have to take off the basket.

We each have different preferences. I would prefer that it would run the entire lenght of the rack that way I would use the front and rear of it to support my canoe.

What is the diameter of the main tubes? Will Yakima bike racks fit onto them?

Tom

It looks like there is still room for you to put one of your crossbars in front of that for such purposes.

What will the cost of that rack be? I am very interested in this rack!!!

tom all yak accessories should fit from my understanding. Email jason@get-rhino.com or contact northwestparts for more details

Still haven't gotten a reply from these guys...I'd really like to know what the cost of the rack is.

Tom

tom who did you email? i'll try and contact someone and find out what the deal is

They are on vacation.

I have a full length one on order (first one.)
One piece because I am local.
Should be ready about June 18th.

The one like Nutz has lets you use your sun roof (if you have one)

Toy man

Hey Toy Man, if you don't mind how much did you pay for it? And how much longer is the "full length" one?
Thanks for the help.

Casper

the full length one is just that, basically from the front of the rack to the back

I just gave them my credit card and said 'build it'. Est. price is about $200.

Length is as Nutz reported.

Toy Man

tabs for lights would be nice.. or clamps to mount them..

Think they couuld build one that lets you keep your basket?

Tom