Recent content by RavEnVy

I'm not clear where you are seeing a gap, but on mine, the plastic end rail covers sit on the rubber gaskets without a gap, but if I remove the covers, there is a gap between the metal rail mount and the rubber, and the car's roof, in the centers. Also, there is a gap between the rubber and...

Installation was straight forward. No special tools required. Metric socket set and Phillips screwdriver, as I recall. I bought the same ones, and while I did not note increased noise (maybe the radio always being on covered it up), I found the cross bars, which are held in place by friction...

A friend of mine who is a battery expert explained to me that the reason flooded lead acid batteries fail prematurely is the lead sulphates formed on the plates during charge/discharge cycling drop to the bottom and short out the plates of the battery. Sometimes you can resurrect the battery...

Either of those racks should work fine. You might also consider purchasing on EBay. I bought these at about 1/2 the price of Amazon, and have been very happy with them...