My stationwagon has crossbars attached to the roof rails. Do I need to remove the crossbars in order to put this bag on the roof?
523598
Sorry Im not sure. I used mine with 2012 acadia without crossbars. As long as the crossbar dimension is larger than the carrier dimension you should be fine
523599
I remove the front crossbar on my Pilot as the bag fits between the side bars but not the front and rear crossbars. By removing on the front one, the back one is still there to prevent the bag from sliding backwards.
523600
Only if the space between the crossbars is small and the sherpak doesn't fit between them. Otherwise it's actually better to have them since you secure it to them. My guess is that it will fit fine in the square created by all 4 "bars".
523601
You might want too, but I do not think it is necessary. The goal is to get the pack as close to the car as possible as there are not support under the pack just the roof of your car. The pack ties down to your rack...the crossbars may get in the way of your luggage...depends how much you are planning to pack. :)
523602
We didn't remove ours, but all the luggage we used were soft bags and sleeping bags, so everything just molded around them. If you are using hard suitcases, it might not be great.
1068320
I just looked on their website at their fitguide: https://cdn.shptrn.com/media/mfg/572/media_document/7975/SRGuide_short.pdf?1366740487 They don't seem to have any roofracks for your vehicle. Only storage boxes and bags. They have a note about those for your vehicle stating: Factory crossbars are required to fit boxes and bags to this vehicle. Please contact your auto manufacturer to purchase these crossbars.
59880
My SUV came with the roof racks already installed. The cross bars were extra and thats what I purchased from Amazon and installed them myself.
792488
Might take the chrome bar off saddle bags measure bags to your bolts for fender rail then bolt them right to your fender rails don't use the chrome rails that come with them they will bounce around
2205164
They do not come with bags. The box for the crossbars is 46"X8"X8" and the roof rails is 64"X8"X7". Thank you.
1879140
Racks are not required. The bag comes with straps and even instructions on how to secure with or with out a roof rack.
695953
I did you a roof rack along with the sheet I purchased to keep it from slipping. The straps they included are pretty useless - I used bungie cords to strap it down. I also put the contents in plastic garbage bags to keep them dry if it rained. It did rain and because of the bags, everything inside remained dry.
2228032
I attached it to my side rails without a roof rack. I did have some good straps that I had previously purchased. The topper has loops that you can use.
136784
This roof rack comes with 2 lightweight crossbars and mounts to them. It does not come with the mounts to mount to any specific vehicle. You will need to purchase those separately.
211005
I used mine on my Toyota Sienna which had the rack and two cross bars. We spaced the cross bars just enough so the carrier would fit just inside and laid it directly onto the roof surface. The clips attached to all four sides of the rails/racks. Unfortunately, we returned it as it didn't even make it the whole trip. We used ours in the summer and the zipper tabs completely broke even though we had them locked together.
1158714
It all depends on where your roof rack crossbars are positioned and how far forward/aft you place the carrier.
311642
I have a vehical with a roof rack and crossbars. For vehicles without, you have to run the straps inside your vehicle, whether its a 2 or 4 door.
1988365
I purchased a Yakima Load Warrior cargo rack to provide strapping points all around and to keep the bag off the roof of the car with a heavy load. I have a 2010 Outback (no strappable side rails) and this system works great.
342933
Yes, this attaches to the cross bars on an existing roof rack, but what I love about this system is that it works just fine on factory racks, no need to buy an aftermarket one. They do make a system that does not require a rack, it is simply foam pads you put directly on the roof with straps and tie downs. Just a thought if you don't have a rack and don't want to buy one.
1396196
It should fit. You will need to purchase the metal c-channel that fits in the rail before you can install the roof rack. Works great and very easy to install. Took less than an hour to install c-channel and crossbars.
1078089
Unless you have cross bars you won't be able to mount it on top of the side rails. The soft bottom will rest on the roof and is best stabilized by having a pad of some sort. It would be very difficult to secure to the straps to the rails if the carrier overhung the rails since you have to loop the strap around the rail before securing one side to the other.
1457283
Yes, these are locked onto the rails using a clamping system on the cross bar and an Allen head screw that tightens them down and squeezes them on the side rails. The crossbar system securely holds our Thule roof coffin on top of our CrossTrek at speeds of 80 miles an hour