OK, me. I took them off as soon as I got it home from the dealer. They haven't been back on since. And I love it that way. But each to their own.

Besides I've recently realized that it allows you room to move the cross bars further forward if needed. This works out nicely to tie down my kayak. On bar is all the way back, the other is a couple inches forward of the center supports.

So come forth and join the brotherhood of basketless, deflectorless XTerras!

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Rob
**2000 Super Black SE 4x4, 5spd**
"not all those who wander are lost" -J.R.R. Tolkien