CHPMustang
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• Plano, TX, USA |
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 Posted:1/28/2005 09:47 |
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yes i have. the only drawback to that is that some of these trips i will be towing a boat. How do i know whichof the roof top models from A-1 Autoracks will work with my X?
They all say "most models"? |
I know for the Excursions take the Thule factory rail kit(TK1)
Bill
2002 Excursion XLT-P 4x4 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel
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Marshall Foley
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• Dayton, OH, USA |
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• Registered on 1/24/2005 |
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Posted:1/28/2005 12:11 |
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Do any of these use the existing rails? I need to know cause i was getting ready to replace the factory ones.
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birdman127
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• baltimore, MD, USA |
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• Registered on 10/13/2002 |
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Posted:1/28/2005 12:56 |
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My Yakima rack also uses the factory rails
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Scott
2000 ltd 6.8 V10*4.30LS*
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CHPMustang
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• Plano, TX, USA |
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Posted:1/28/2005 16:27 |
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Scott you recall the part number for the Yakima rack you have on your X?
Bill
Bill
2002 Excursion XLT-P 4x4 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel
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Andy Anderson
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• Jacksonville, FL, USA |
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• Registered on 1/17/2005 |
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Posted:1/28/2005 19:09 |
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I was just looking through this months OFF Road Adventures mag from four wheel parts and saw one their advertisements for roof top carriers, two models, two different side heights, one under $200 and the other I believe under $250, both deffinately for our X's. Andy |
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Hillbillie
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• Anchorage-Valdez-Willow, AK, USA |
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• Registered on 1/28/2005 |
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Posted:1/29/2005 05:44 |
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I bought a warrior products rack for my X and bolted it right on to the factory "bows". This worked well ran the Haul road up here 1500+ miles with some rubbermaid totes and fuel cans in it- No problem. . It was not right however and scratched up the top of the X a little. tracks and the rack If it has a weight limit I can usually exceed it  . On our trip from Valdez a couple of months ago we drove through some 70 mph winds A gust hit us head on at highway speed and the "bows" slide in the tracks and the rack almost came off.  I just bought the tk1 kit from Thule and attached the warrior rack much the way that the pic of the Yakima rack shows my basket is 80 inches long and as wide as the X. I put the totes in it and drove through some 80 mph wind on our last trip out of Valdez. It held  I will try to get a pic up I have not figured that whole thing out yet. The tk1 kit and the bases are made for the factory rails. I am happy with them.
Here is a link to a pic of the first mounting that did not hold up-http://www.supermotors.org/mygarage/section.php?id=7283
I will get som pics of the current set up soon. |
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JohnBoy
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• DFW, TX, USA |
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• Registered on 9/3/2002 |
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Posted:1/29/2005 10:25 |
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Good looking X there HB !!! 
(click on my name and look at my pics to see why I think so !!!)
but the background of your pic REALLY distracts you from the view of the X !!!
Where was that pic taken - gorgeous !
OBTW - your link didin't work, I got to your pic by clicking on your name and scrolling down to see ii...
Maybe what u did is copy the link on the same page as you posted the link ?
Same thing I did at first... gotta go out and view it from the same path we will - THEN copy the url...
2005 6.0L 4x4 Eddie Bauer Ex
2003 6.0L 4x4 Limited Ex - traded in (BooHoo )
"The Republicans should back off and let men marry men, women marry women, and legalize abortion. In three generations there would be no Democrats." |
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Hillbillie
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• Anchorage-Valdez-Willow, AK, USA |
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Posted:1/30/2005 08:10 |
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http://www.fordexcursions.com/registry/vehicles/showmedia.php?id=173686
Maybe this will work I went and looked at the pic then copied the url.
The pic was taken in Valdez,AK so were the next two It can be the most buetiful and the nastiest place in the world in the spce of a couple of hours.
Hope this helps on seeing the rack optons, y'all have a good day. |
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MONGO
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• Sandwich, IL, USA |
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• Registered on 1/3/2003 |
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Posted:1/30/2005 10:44 |
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Check out Surco Roof Racks. I`ve got my spare(35"x14.5 on a rock crawler rim) 136 lbs. a Hi lift jack , axe and shovel and lights on my X. Been running for a year now and the only problem I`ve had was to replace some of the rivets to larger ones but I`m also kinda beat my X. It`s my workhorse.
I`ve got pic`s in my gallery, but no real closeup`s. 
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