I see they are working on a rear bumper as well..Any idea on what it looks like?

about the tabs, i think the racks will either have an option to have them, or already come with them. Mine is the first one and doesn't have them on it.

Here's a full length version of the rack

Clicky

I really like the look of the full length basket.....what was the final cost for that?.....their Discovery racks are pretty pricey, so if in that $500-600 range, I will have to pass for the old loadwarrior...

realize their discovery racks are full replacement racks not just baskets like the picture above.... I'm guessing that the price will be significantly cheaper than those. Email jason@get-rhino.com and he'll be able to provide you with more details. I only helped them build it, i'm not selling it :p

Ok I just got some pricing info. For the standard length it will be 299 and the full length is 369. Email jason@get-rhino.com he should be able to help you out with any questions

Has anyone gotten one of these yet?

I have the prototype full length (one piece). My understanding is that the production racks will be 2 piece to facilitate shipping.

I love it.

You cannot use the basket with it.

I was going to use the baskets rear mount bolt for the front hold down but decided it was too small. I originally positioned the front mounting tabs ahead of the rear basket mount (which I kept to use as a tie down) but then I had a 'singing' noise above 50 mph. Moved the rack so the front mounting tab was behind the basket rear mounting 'bolt' and no more 'singing'.

I have not gotten around to drilling holes in the roof rails to install the mounting hardware. I am using 175 lb nylon ties to fasten the rack to the rails. They work so well I may not install the mounting hardware.

I also added a 1/4" rubber 'pad' on the bottom of the mounting tabs.

The first picture is looking towards the front of the Xterra.









Toy Man

OHHHHH...Me Likey!

I used a Yakima Basketcase suspended between the rails by Mighty Mounts and a couple pieces of angle.. This looks sooo much nicer!

Looks nice, but I'm cheap. So if any of ya'll in the South West are getting rid of a Yakima for one of these, let me know and I might take it off of your hands.

I just received this email from the manufacturer:

Email Andy at Northwest Parts - customerservice@northwestparts.com

Any new info?

I just sent them my comments...their website seems to be down right now...I want one but I also want to be able to keep the stock basket since I use it all the time for my dirty smelly biking stuff...

Tom

Is it held in place by zip ties?

I like the look of this rack, but I'm not into drilling holes in my rails or holding it down with zip ties. It would be great if they could come up with some clamping mechanism like what's on the OEM crossbars.

Toy Man!

NICE RACK!

BTW - WTH is in your garage? The blue thing looks like a personal pontoon for fishing I suppose, but WTH is the thing on the right? It looks like some antlers from hell, or maybe an entire tree? WTF?

The blue thing is our new 15' cataraft. The antler 'thing' is a twisted juniper tree I am making into a cat tree.

Toy Man

anyone ever get an update on a basket that fits with the stock gear box?

Looks decent, but...

1. The holes in the bottomw are WAY too large. It needs about tree more pipes running lengthwise.

2. It's too short. If I was to take off my cargo box, I would want this basket to fill the entire space. Since this is a custom design for the X, there's no reason for them to leave a gap.

3. The price should be 1/2 to 2/3 of the quoted price. Otherwise, I'll just buy a real safari basket.

Anyway, it's a great idea, but it needs some serious work before I would even consider it.

Hey Toyman, could it be possible to fix the rack with this: http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=7064

Dear Fellow Xer's... I sent an email to northwestparts asking if they made a smaller roof rack that would fit between the rails and still let you keep the OEM roof bin on. Well, he said he had one left, and posted a few pictures on the slightly revised web site. A picture shows it fitting tight up against the roof bin, but without the bin top on. It looks like there is NO room for the roof top to close what with the handle it has. Back to the drawing board for them. So close... to making the perfect little roof rack too. He wants 299 for it. Somewhat expensive if you ask me. Gosh, if some company could make this little roof basket for us weekend adventurers they might make some good money.

http://www.northwestparts.com/

This would be perfect for me as the X will not fit in the garage with any other kind of rack. I hope they can come up with a modified version that would accomodate the handles on the bins on the newer X's - I'd buy it in a flash...

Beats me. I am happy with the zip ties. Might get ambitious some day and install the bolts that came with it.

Toy Man

Hi All -

Just wanted to add that I got the last one-piece model from NW Parts a few days ago. They have 1 (one) two-piece bolt together model still available, so give them a call if you want it. I am planning on "installing" the basket this weekend (will take about 20 minutes from what I can tell). I'll take some pics of the completed project when I'm done. Right now it's just held in place with stock screws from the air dam, but it looks great, and it's very sturdy. Couple things:

I wanted...

• A low profile basket to haul a heavy cooler, some camping gear, and firewood.
• I want to be able to open my sunroof
• I want to use the stock air dam
• I don't care about the gear basket (see "opening sunroof")
• I need to remove it from time to time
• I don't want to spend more than $300, and I want it to be good quality

I got...

• Cost: $314.00 (regularly $349, I got 10% off for paying cash and picking it up locally). Little more than I wanted to spend, but worth it.
• I can open my sunroof
• The stock air dam will fit
• Will the gear basket fit? I'm not sure yet, will let ya'll know.
• Installs with 6 jack bolts, drilled into stock rack tubes. I will probably only use 4, the mounting tabs are super strong 1/8th inch steel.
• It will be easy to remove, almost too easy. I'll probably get some locking mechanism to prevent theft.
• Powder coating is very good
• Welds are good, but not *quite* as good as the Calmini rack. Still, the plastic ends of the stock rack will fail long before these welds give out.

The one I got is the 3/4 length model advertised on their website, http://www.northwestparts.com I hope to be done with the install tomorrow morning, provided I don't have to work.