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Custom Permanent Racks

2010 Honda CrossTour Roof Rack

by rackdawg on March 10, 2010

Q: I’ve been looking around online but haven’t had any luck yet in locating a compatible 2010 Honda Crosstour roof rack. Does a car rack for the 2010 Honda CrossTour exist?

A: If your 2010 Honda CrossTour came with the optional factory rack with cross rails option then you can mount most Thule and Yakima gear carriers directly to the Honda CrossTour roof rack cross bars. However if there is nothing on the roof top currently, you’ll need to install the Thule or Yakima 42” or 54” Tracks onto the Honda CrossTour roof top. If mounting the Yakima Tracks, you can then connect the Yakima Control Towers car rack system to the Tracks (choose the Yakima LP1 Landing Pads, you will need two pairs of these, for mounting the Control Towers to the Tracks). You can then attach any Yakima gear carriers directly to the Control Tower cross bars.  Similarly you can use the Thule Tracks and the Thule 430 Tracker II car rack system (choose the set of four Thule TK1 Tracker Kits for connecting the 430 Tracker II to the Tracks. This Thule Racks solution is very similar to the Yakima Racks system outlined above. Remember, however, if your 2010 Honda CrossTour came with the option factory rack and cross rails then you can attach most Yakima and Thule gear carriers to the Honda CrossTour roof rack.

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Nissan Titan Custom Truck Bed Rail Bike Rack System

by Rack James on October 28, 2009

Nissan Titan bed rail bike rack system using Thule 42" tracks and Thule 430 Tracker II base system with Thule 517 Peloton bike rack

Nissan Titan bed rail bike rack system using Thule 42" tracks and Thule 430 Tracker II base system with Thule 517 Peloton bike rack

Here’s a great alternative rack system for truck owners.  Instead of a rooftop system, like the Thule 400XT complete base system, or a truck rack, like the Thule 422XT Xsporter, this Nissan Titan is rocking a pair of Thule 42″ tracks permanently mounted to the bed rails which allows the use of the Thule 430 Tracker II base system.  The great thing about this set up is that the feet and bars can be taken off when not needed with the push of a button.  You can also see a Thule 517 Peloton bike rack attached to the crossbars with plenty of bar space left for a Thule cargo box or other attachment.  The other nice thing about this set up is how it doesn’t interfere with the Tonneau cover.  If you’re thinking of mounting racks to your Tonneau cover, consider this solution first.

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Sweet customer installation of a 2009 Jeep Wrangler Sahara roof rack and rear spare tire mount bike rack.

Sweet customer installation of a 2009 Jeep Wrangler Sahara roof rack and rear spare tire mount bike rack.

An excellent demonstration of how nicely the Thule 387 Gutter High Foot roof rack system works as a 2009 Jeep Wrangler Sahara roof rack mounted to the Hard Top using the Thule 542 Artificial Raingutters. A kayak carrier is connected to the 387 roof rack cross bars. Also the Thule 963 Spare Me spare tire mount bike rack is mounted to the 2009 Jeep Wrangler Sahara spare tire.

Thule 387 Gutter High Foot roof rack system

Thule 542 Artificial Raingutters Brackets

Thule 963 Spare Me spare tire mount bike rack

2009 Jeep Wrangler Sahara roof rack installation page

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