MAXXHAUL 50506 64" x 39" x 6" Heavy-Duty Universal Steel Roof Rack , Black

5 stars to offset the 1 star reviews. This rack is worth every penny. Pros: It's easy to assemble It's affordable It's sturdy and well made It's sleek without looking "space shipish", I appreciate it's lower profile Cons: it's heavier than expected, but that speaks to how well it's made. It was incredibly simple to assemble. Several reviews mentioned water getting in the tubes and screws being too short, so I sealed the tube unions with butyl rubber tape (for sealing metal roofs) and the screws I used the butyl tape instead of the washers. Even then with the rubber sleeves installed I don't see water being an issue... Rust? It's has pretty thick powder coat, I don't expect that to be an issue...and if it is...big deal, it's a $100 rack. If it rusts I'll take it off, clean it up and coat it in truck bed liner U bolts were a bit long, but were easy to cut flush with the finger nuts used to secure it. As for excessive wind noise...all racks are going to cause noise, but frankly I didn't really notice anything extra. Very happy with it

First off, I bought this a little worried off some of the one star reviews. But I figured I’d give it a try for how cheap it is. The one star reviews say some of the following: Leaks water into pipes Rack makes A LOT of noise Rack rusts and doesn’t seal Rack is very hard to put together All of the above is wrong flat out. First off, it’s insanely easy to put together with a screwdriver and a rubber mallet. I was able to put this rack together by myself in 30 minutes. The only reason it took 30 minutes is because I didn’t read the directions at first and had to put the rubber slips on. Which leads me to, the people that said it doesn’t seal, must have failed to put it together correctly. The rubber slips seal the parts of the rods that go together, so water can’t get inside the tubes. The screws come with rubber washers, which also do the above. Now I did also seal the connections between tubes with silicone as well, because why not have extra protection. The rack does make some noise, but it’s not so loud you can’t have a conversation. If you think strapping a rack to your roof, that catches the wind won’t make any noise, you have a lot more issues with yourself than this rack. People saying their rack flew off literally didnt tighten the rack down correctly. I placed the rack on my Subaru crosstrek, and hand tightened all the nuts. Came back the next day, and then winched down the nuts with channel locks after the threads of the bolts and nuts relaxed and loosened up, as all threads do. After a 1200 mile trip, with rain and snow in some areas, the rack is still one with the car. I can grab it and literally try to move it and the car just moves instead. As for water, I broke the silicone seals when I get home and took it apart just to see, and the internals are bone dry. No water at all even through moderate rain storms driving 80 mph. Another review mentioned bolts being so long they scratched the tip of the car. First off if the bolts scratched the top, you put the bolts on upside down. Watch the YouTube video or read the directions, the bolts face upward away from your car. That being said they are long for my roof rack cross bars. But remember this is a universal roof rack basket, it has to accommodate very thick cross bars also. If the length bothers you, simply go to Home Depot and buy shorter bolts for $2. Or angle grind off the excess as I did. That being said, you have to keep in mind this is a rack that’s less than $100. It’s going to be a $100 rack. That doesn’t mean it’s junk, just simply don’t compare it to a $400 Thule, because it’s not a $400 Thule. It’s a very strong roof rack for under $100. And it does everything that you will use it for, just so long as you don’t try and overload it past it’s weight rating. To sum it all up, for less than $100, this rack is amazing. It’s strong, extremely light, super easy to put together, and with a little extra silicone and time very easy to seal up for poor weather. Remember, hand tighten nuts, wait a day for the threads to settle, then Chanel lock them down. Buy this rack, and enjoy your cars MPG, while still having great cargo space.

For the price it does the job. I drove 4K miles of dirty wet winter riding after installing it and it has held up well. The basket fits my 2021 Audi Q3 with factory bars with ease. I was able to easily add three decent size pieces of luggage and I used a dry bag. My qualms is that the screws supplied are crap and easily strip so be careful. I haven’t had any signs of rust but many people have shown the basket starts developing surface rust along the welds. The basket is light which makes it easy to lift. The aerodynamics I would say are bad. Too many open spots that create a ton of wind noise. The noise is bearable when at 50mph but anything greater the noise becomes very loud but this will depend on your noise tolerance. The rack fits on my aero bars but the hardware has no locking mechanism if that matters and I found the clamping hardware to be a but tedious to install trying to clamp each side evenly. Once installed though the rack is rock solid and isn’t going anywhere. Again for the price this costs a fraction of what a high end Yakima or Thule basket would cost yet essentially does the same job. The 150lb weight limit is fine for me but might be limited for others.

I really needed a roof rack to accommodate my belongings for a long trip. I checked out several and decided on this Maxxhaul. I noticed one used in excellent shape and picked it up for $86. It arrived quickly, in great shape and all parts still packaged and there. Within fifteen minutes of dragging box inside I started to put it together. I had watched one video on here 2 times before ordering and it went together quickly as the printed instructions are terrible. I didn't even have to use a rubber mallet, it slid together like it was supposed to. I took it outside and lifted it up onto my Rogue, stepped back looking at it from front and back and repositioning a little to get centered. I then put the wedges and straps on but not tight, stepped back again and made sure it was still centered then began tightening everything up. I had 2 issues, the first was the rubber washers putting sides together pushed up over the screws so I just took it off and screw went in a little tighter, the second issue was the rubber plugs wouldn't fit all the way down. I will recheck them in a couple of days and see if I can push down further. All around pretty pleased with it and myself. I am a 74 year old female and did this all by myself.

Fits On 2020 Subaru Forester roof. Be sure to have it painted with rustproofing paint. Easy to install.

I read the other reviews first and concur with almost all that was mentioned. For the price, this is a great rack. First thing I did was cover all welds with black silicone. Next I put on a few coats of flat black chassis coat rubberized spray on. Next I assembled - and was ready thanks to other reviewers - two holes did not line up properly, so I drilled and finished connecting (of note, I put locktite on each screw prior to installing). Next up, I slid the sleeves over and sealed each sleeve with black silicone to ensure water stays out. I then removed the factory decal, which was already peeling (used adhesive remover- cane right off). I then removed the front plate, rubberized front rails, then cleaned the plate area with alcohol and sprayed the front plate). I let all dry for around 16 hours, then reinstalled front plate and put black silicone over those screws. I then sprayed over the screws and silicone with rubberized spray. Let’s that fray a few hours, then put the rack on the vehicle. All in, 1.5 cans of spray was used (I was generous when painting). Factor in the cost of paint and silicone added around $30 and at this price point, it is an incredible deal (you would most likely need to do to any rack purchased (i have had to do to others I’ve had on other vehicles, and those were nearly 5 times this price). I plan to add a decal at some point (weighing my options). Installing on vehicle was straightforward and simple. I used a lot of strength pulling on rack and also drove with a cooler on roof as a test run - seems very stable. Is all of the aforementioned necessary - not sure, but I want to take preventive measures against rust (paint out of the box was definitely lower quality, but at this price, I didn’t mind doing a little work and was prepared thanks to other reviews). Yes, I recommend. Take your time, don’t rush, and with a little work, you’ll have a rack well worth the time and starting price.

I bought and installed this on my two door 2021 Jeep Wrangler (hardtop) for a week long camping trip to Big Bend National park. Installation was very straight forward and went together with no issues. I read a few reviews of people complaining about the front mounting brackets interfered with the door top when it closed. I did not experience that. It’s close, but it clears with no contact at all. I did have to have a second person help me install it since it’s a little awkward to lift onto the roof. Also had to have a friend help me make sure the back window of the hardtop stayed secure because you have to remove the hinge bolts for the back window to install the rear brackets. Note that with the rack installed, you cannot remove the freedom panels on the hardtop but I don’t really care about that. I never removed them anyway. I haven’t noticed any excessive wind noise from the rack itself at highway speeds of 80 mph. The rack is very sturdy and had no problems with all of the gear including some 5 gallon water jugs. Lastly, so far the finish still looks great. No rust at all. I would buy this one again.

I bought this cargo basket in 2021 and forgot to ever make a review. 1st off it does the job I throw my cargo bag on it and put all our suitcases in it with a cargo net over it to hold it down. Installation is easy. After 4 years it started to have rust pop up so I just cleaned up those spots and painted it. I use it every year for our trip to the outer banks it’s about 1300 miles round trip and never had it come loose on me. It’s light weight so one person can put it on top by themselves. The only downfall I’ve found is that I lost 2 of the brackets to hold it down and I can’t seem to find replacement ones. Overall though it’s definitely worth the money.

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Got this for a fiat doblo xl, works a treat. Well made and easy to install. Does a great job.

Exactly as described. Strong and stylish. Very simple to put together. Great price . Would highly recommend.

Bought this summer for our VW Atlas Cross Sport and it fits great and is very well made. We were able to put a carry case and several camp chairs in it and had no issues. You do get a bit of road noise from it, but it didn't bother us. We put a piece of plywood between our carry case and the basket so that the bolts wouldn't damage our bag. It worked great.